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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
ORIGINATING DEPT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk DEPT HEAD: Dave Anderson
SUBJECT: Commendation Honoring the Saratoga High School Chess Team
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Read and present commendation.
REPORT SUMMARY:
The attached commendation recognizes and commends the Saratoga High School Chess Team.
The Chess Team competed in the Northern California CalChess State Chess Championship
Tournament on April 17 and 18, 2010, and won the team championship for the varsity section.
The Chess Championship was the sixth consecutive championship for the Saratoga High School
Chess Team, which is a record for the State of California.
National Master Michael Aigner was the professional coach for the team and trained them in
chess technique and also imparted on the team a deep appreciation of the benefits of strategic
thinking, hard work and training for all efforts in life.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION:
N/A
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
None
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
Commendation