CC - Item 2A - Proclamation Declaring July 2019 as Parks Make Life Better Month •
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r ,. PROCLAMATION
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Month"July 2019
�F as "Parks Make Life Better
in the City of Rosemead
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout
this country,including the City of Rosemead, California; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation promotes physical, emotional, and mental health and
wellness through organized and self-directed fitness,play, and activity; and
r` WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic prosperity
through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased
tourism,the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the environmental well-being
and ecological beauty of our community; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation fosters social cohesiveness in- communities by
celebrating diversity, providing inclusive services, modeling compassion,
promoting social equity, connecting social networks, and ensuring all people
have access to,its benefits; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation strengthens community identity by providing facilities
and services that reflect and celebrate community character, heritage, culture,
history, aesthetics and landscape; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation .supports safe, vibrant, ' attractive, progressive
communities that make life better through positive alternatives offered in
their recreational opportunities and
WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as "Parks Make Life
Better!®"Month; and
WHEREAS, the City. of Rosemead :recognizes the benefits derived'from parks and
recreation resources.
NOW, THEREFORE,.BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rosemead City Council does hereby proclaim
the month of July 2019, as "Parks Make Life Better Month"in the City of Rosemead..
Margaret Clark, Mayor
Sandra Armenta,Mayor Pro Tem Sean Dang,Council Member.
Polly.Lo , Council Member Steven Ly,Council Member
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