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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 17, 2001
AGENDA ITEM: National Playground Safety Week Proclamation
AGENDA SECTION:
De artment Head Report
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director
AGEN
ATTACHMENTS: Proclamation
APPROVED BY:
The National Program for Playground Safety was created by the University of Northern Iowa to help inform the
nation about playground injuries. This year the NPPS has announced that Playground Safety Week will be April
23 - 27, 2001. Playground Safety Week is a time for everyone to focus on playground safety and to advocate
safety and injury prevention on our nation's playgrounds.
The Parks and Recreation Department will be contacting members of the local media asking ask them to publish
information about Playground Safety Week. We will also be asking residents to look for hazards at their local
playground and report them to the owner of the site.
Attached is the proclamation by the City of Rosemount identifying April 23 -27 as Playground Safety Week. The
Parks and Recreation Department and other City Staff will work in conjunction with local residents to make our
playgrounds a safe place to play.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the proclamation identifying April 23 -27, 2001 as
Playground Safety Week in Rosemount.
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN IS A PRIORITY OF THIS
CITY; AND
WHEREAS, MORE THAN 200,000 CHILDREN ARE INJURED ON PLAYGROUNDS IN
THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR EQUALING AN AVERAGE OF ONE
PLAYGROUND RELATED EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT EVERY TWO -
AND -ONE -HALF MINUTES; AND
WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY HAS BEEN
CREATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA TO HELP
INFORM THE NATION ABOUT PLAYGROUND INJURIES AND
POSSIBLE WAYS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INJURIES: AND
WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY HAS
IDENTIFIED KEY AREAS THAT COULD HELP SUBSTANTL -kLLY
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES AND KEEP OUR
CHILDREN SAFE - PROVIDING PROPER SUPERVISION, AGE
APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS TO SOFTEN FALLS TO THE
SURFACE, AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SET ASIDE A WEEK EACH YEAR FOR THE
DIRECTION AND THOUGHT ON HOW TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFER
ON PLAYGROUNDS; AND
WHEREAS, SPRING IS OFTEN A TIME THAT CHILDREN HEAD TO THE
PLAYGROUND AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PLAYGROLND
INJURIES OCCUR FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE; AND
WHEREAS, SCHOOLS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE PREPARING
FOR SUMMER SEASON AND PLAYGROUND PARTICIPANTS: AND
WHEREAS, ALL OF US THAT CARE ABOUT CHILDREN MAKE THE CONLVIITMENT
THAT NO ROSEMOUNT CHILD SHALL PLAY ON AN UNSAFE
PLAYGROUND;AND
WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND SAFETY IL-kS
DESIGNATED APRIL 23 - 27, 2001, AS NATIONAL PLAYGROUND
SAFETY WEEK.
NOW THEREFORE, I CATHY BUSHO, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROSE�IOUNT, DO
HEREBY CLAIM APRIL 23 - 27 AS NATIONAL PLAYGROUND SAFETY WEEK IN THE
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL
PLAYGROUNDS.
DATED THIS
DAY OF
MAYOR