Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation Copyrighted
J uly 20, 2020
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 1.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation
SUM MARY: On behalf of the City of Dubuque Leisure Services Department.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
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Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation Supporting Documentation
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WHEREAS parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this
country, including Dubuque, lowa; and
WHEREAS our parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the quality
of life in our communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and contributing to the economic and
environmental well-being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS parks and recreation programs build healthy, active communities that aid in the
prevention of chronic disease, provide therapeutic recreation services for those who are mentally or
physically disabled, and also improve the mental and emotional health of all citizens; and
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 natural recreation areas improve water quality, protect groundwater, prevent
flooding, improve the quality of the air we breathe, provide vegetative buffers to development, and
produce habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty of our community
and provide a place for children and adults to connect with nature and recreate outdoors; and
WHEREAS the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation Month.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
THE MONTH OF JULY 2020 AS:
"PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA IN RECOGNITION OF THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM
PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
`.��( OF �� hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
G �G Dubuque�to be affixed this 20th day of July 2020.
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Kevi S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2020: Submitted and accepted by Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware.