HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.b. Arbor Day Celebration and Tree GiveawayAGENDA ITEM: Arbor Day Proclamation
AGENDA SECTION:
Department Head Report
PREPARED BY Dan Schultz, Parks Recreation Director
AGE
ATTACHMENTS: Proclamation
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the proclamation identifying ay 7, 2005
as Arbor Day
ACTION:
City Council Meeting Date: April 19, 2005
SUMMARY
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
As part of our participation in the Tree City USA program, we must meet standards set by the
National Arbor Day Foundation. One of the standards includes the observance of Arbor Day.
Attached is the proclamation by the City of Rosemount identifying May 7, 2005, to be Arbor
Day. The Parks and Recreation Department will work in conjunction with the Public Works
staff and Dakota Electric to coordinate an Arbor Day program and tree give away. The Arbor
Day program and tree give away will take place on May 7 at 10:00 am and will be held at
Central Park.
P
®CST4AMATION
Whereas, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of
Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees,
and
Whereas, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of
more than a million trees in Nebraska, and
Whereas, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
Whereas, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and
water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean
the air, produce life giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife,
and
Whereas, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes,
fuel for our fires, and beautifying our community, and
Whereas, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community, and
Whereas, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual
renewal.
Now, Therefore, I, William Droste, Mayor of the City of Rosemount, do hereby proclaim
May 7, 2005 as Arbor Day in the City of Rosemount and I urge all citizens
to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
well -being of this and future generations.
Dated this day of
Mayor