HomeMy WebLinkAboutArbor Day ProclamationCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
City Council Meeting Date: April 20, 2004
AGENDA ITEM: Arbor Day Proclamation AGENDA SECTION: Department Head Report
SUMMARY
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 1, 2004, to be Arbor
Day and the month of May to be Arbor Month. 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.
PREPARED BY:
Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director
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ATTACHMENTS:
Proclamation
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED
ACTION: Motion to approve the proclamation identifying May 1, 2004
as Arbor Day and the month of May as Arbor Month.
ACTION:
SUMMARY
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 1, 2004, to be Arbor
Day and the month of May to be Arbor Month. 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.
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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 beautify 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 claim May 1, 2004 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