HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.c. Arbor Day and Arbor Month ProclamationCITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 17, 2003
AGENDA ITEM: Arbor Day and Arbor Month Proclamation
AGENDA SECTION:
Department Head Report
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation
AGENDA NO.:
ATTACHMENTS: Arbor Day Proclamation
APPROVED B
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 3, 2003, 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.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the proclamation identifying May 3, 2003 as Arbor
Day and the month of May as Arbor Month.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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PROCLAMATION
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,
2003 is the 131st anniversary of the holiday and 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
home, fuel for our fires, 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 3 rd 2003 as the 1 l Annual celebration of 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