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19685-3834r~`~ 3 RESOLUTION ~~~~ RES('9LUTION REIA TING TO MBMORIAY. ZO BIT.I. MAS TERTDN WHERIEAS, Biii Ma,sterton was among the finest to contract with the Minnesota, North~n Mars Hockey Team, and WHER]F~1S, he scored the first goal for the Minnesotan North Stars, and WHEREPrB,. in life he gage widely and unself ishiy of his time and talents to youtY~ and particularly to those interested in hockey, and WI'~REAS, hQ was the kind of mars worthy of emulation by youth, and WHERBAS, he was the first and only National League hockey player to die fro~a injuries recc~i~ed during a National Yeague hockey game, and VVHERI~AS, throughout history in all lands, mankind has named its civic m®nume~nts after fallen heroes a.nd Bill Master ton as such a fallen hero; Nil TI-lBRBBORE, BE IT RSSOLVEY? by the City Council of the City of Richfield, as ~'o l lows r 1® This council re ~mmends that suitable steps be taken to change the ns.me of the Metropolitan Sp®rts Center to Masterton Arena, as a memorial to Bi11 Mastc~rtona 20 If such acti®n is not feasible9 this council requests that other suitable acti~s~ be taken by the Metropolitan Sports Area Commission or by the Minnesota North Stars Hockey Ciub, or b®th, to establish a similar suitable memorial to M'a°~ Ms,stc~rtonm :~~. The city manager is hereby authorised to send a copy of this resolution to the Me~ropoiitan Sports Area Commission and the Minnesota North Stars Hockey Club m . 1}'assed by the city coun~:il of tP~ City ®f Richfield this 22nd day of Janum ary9 .1~~Bm W • ~~~--ate-. Stanley W. Olson, Mayor AT1"~ST; v~~ T©m Moran, pity Clerk ~- 1