Resolution 10315CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 10315
ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL FLAG FOR THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that a City Flag
would contribute to Alameda's civic pride; and
WHEREAS, a contest was held in which there were 266 entries;
and
WHEREAS, a panel of judges has reviewed and selected the
submittal which most reflects the image the City wishes to convey;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA that the Council expresses appreciation to the judges,
the many citizens who participated in this worthwhile effort
to enhance the community, and to the service clubs who donated
monies to finance the City's endeavors; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council
of Alameda do hereby adopt the selected flag, designed by
Donald Ingraham, as the official flag of the City of Alameda.
The flag of Alameda recognizes our distinctive nautical
orientation in various ways: basically an adaptation of
the international signal flag for the letter A, added
to the white field is a red star from the flag of the
state of California, and the blue side is balanced
with a white star from the American flag. A corresponding
and balancing water motif runs along the bottom,
In the center is a monogram, intertwining a victorian
era capital letter A with an anchor, a symbol not only
of things maritime but also of stability and home and
faith. Incidentally, the swallow tail of the flag is
not only distinctive, but could well evoke memories of
the flag of the Alaska Packers of our turn of the century.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 1st of May, 1984,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Gorman, Hanna, Lucas, Monsef and President Diament - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 2nd day of May, 1984.
City Clerk of the Ci,' of meda