HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-015 - Arbor Day RESOLUTION NO. 2019-015
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDDING CITY COUNCIL DECLARING
APRIL 26, 2019, AS COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAY,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ARBOR DAY, MAY 7-14, 2019, AS ARBOR
WEEK, AND RECOGNIZING THE TREE CITY U.S.A. AND TREE LINE
U.S.A. UTILITY AWARDS
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, Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than one 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 oxygen, and provide
habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource, giving us paper, wood to build our homes,
fuel for our fires, and countless other wood products and by-products; 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; C3
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WHEREAS, the City of Redding has been recognized as a Tree City U.S.A. by the
National Arbor Day Foundation for the thirty-eighth consecutive year, and desires to continue its
tree-planting activities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding has also been recognized as a Tree Line U.S.A. Utility
by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the twenty-fifth consecutive year, and desires to
continue its educational program about the energy conservation benefits derived from trees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Redding hereby:
1. Proclaims April 26, 2019, as Community Tree Planting Day, otherwise known as
Arbor Day.
2. Proclaims May 7— 14, 2019, as Arbor Week.
3. Recognizes the Tree City U.S.A. and Tree Line US.A, Utility Awards.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council encourages all citizens residing
within the city limits of the City of Redding to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands; support our City's Urban Forestry Program; and plant trees to gladden the hearts and
promote the well-being of present and future generations.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 19th day of March, 2019, and was duly adopted
at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Dacquisto,McElvain, Resner, Schreder,& Winter
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER: None
JULIE WIiTER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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0 PAMELA MIZE, City Clerk BARRY E. De AT, City Attorney