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<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the
<br />Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, April 9, 1990, at 7:00
<br />p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given.
<br />ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Luecke, Niezgodski,
<br />Soderberg, Puzzello, Slavinskas,
<br />Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda and Voorde
<br />Absent: None
<br />REPORT FROM THE SUB- COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />-- The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the March 26, 1990 meeting of the
<br />Council and found them correct.
<br />Therefore, we recommend the same be approved.
<br />/s/ Tom Zakrzewski
<br />/s/ Ann Puzzello
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the March 26, 1990,
<br />meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member
<br />Niezgodski. The motion carried.
<br />SPECIAL BUSINESS
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 1774 -90 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IN FORMAL RECOGNITION OF
<br />LITHUANIA'S RE- DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND
<br />SUPPORT FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE
<br />REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA IN THEIR DRIVE FOR
<br />REESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENCE.
<br />WHEREAS, the nation of Lithuania is the home of a vigorous culture that traces its
<br />existence to the 13th century and whose people have long struggled to preserve
<br />their culture, heritage and autonomy; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Republic of Lithuania declared its independence on February 16, 1918
<br />and functioned as a free nation until 1940; and
<br />WHEREAS, Lithuania, along with the other Baltic republics of Latvia and Estonia,
<br />were forcibly occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940 and have been, for the past
<br />fifty years, unlawfully subjugated by the Soviet Union; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Red Army has been an unwanted oppressive force in Lithuania as a
<br />result of the secret and illegal MOLOTOV - Ribbentrop pact between Germany and the
<br />soviet Union in 1940; and
<br />WHEREAS, the United States government, spanning every administration since
<br />President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has never recognized the illegal annexation of
<br />Lithuania by the Soviet Union; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Republic of Lithuania has always maintained diplomatic relations with
<br />the United States and its other Western allies; and
<br />WHEREAS, the people of Lithuania, through a free, democratic and multi -party
<br />election, gave a clear mandate to their elected representatives on February 24,
<br />1990; and
<br />WHEREAS, these freely - elected representatives voted, by a count of 124 to 0, to
<br />reconstitute the Republic of Lithuania by redeclaring independence from the Soviet
<br />Union on March 11, 1990; and
<br />WHEREAS, the new President of the legislature of Lithuania, Vytautas Landsbergis,
<br />has appealed for formal diplomatic recognition by democratic nations; and
<br />WHEREAS, these democratic development in Lithuania represent the accomplishment of
<br />goals and aspirations long supported by the government as well as the people of the
<br />United States of America; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Soviet government has recently undertaken overt and aggressive actions
<br />- including military takeovers of key government buildings and the expulsion of all
<br />press from Lithuania - designed to intimidate the Lithuanian leaders;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby commends
<br />Lithuania on her efforts to regain independence.
<br />SECTION II. The Council recommends that the Soviet Union negotiate with Luthuania
<br />on an equal basis without economic intimidation.
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