HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 94-321 - Commending Gretchen Melburg for service & outstanding Contribution to the COR in the construction of project playground RESOLUTION NO. 94-322
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
COMENDING GRETCHEN MELBURG FOR HER SERVICE AND
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF REDDING IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT PLAYGROUND.
WHEREAS, the construction of Project Playground, a
specifically designed children' s play area within the Enterprise
Community Park, required over 4 , 000 hours of planning, meeting
with community leaders, and organizing fund-raising events to
bring it to fruition; and
WHEREAS, the Project Playground Coordinating Committee,
consisting of Gretchen Melburg, Mary Bond, and Marisa Emmerson,
worked on the project full-time for 22 months, from January 1993
through October 1994:
■ assisting in the design of the "Kids ' Kingdom"
playground;
■ holding a "design day" with schools to develop the
concept;
■ coordinating various fund-raising events, from bake
sales to the raffling of an architecturally designed
doll house;
■ raising over $189,000 for "Kids ' Kingdom, " of which
$75, 000 was in donated materials;
■ coordinating over 6,000 volunteers and 25,000 hours of
donated labor from children and adults in the
community; and
■ coordinating food service for all volunteer workers,
child care, first-aid personnel, security, construction
supervisors, tools and machines, and a multitude of
other responsibilities; andiQ
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WHEREAS, Project Playground is a lasting contribution to the
health, recreation, and enjoyment of our young citizens of
Redding—the children;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Redding hereby extends its appreciation to
Gretchen Melburg for her valuable contribution and service to the
City of Redding and its citizens.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 15th day of November, 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: P. Anderson, Kehoe, McGeorge, Murray and R. Anderson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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R BERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
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CONNIE STROHMAYER, ity Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
RANDALL . HAYS, City Attorney
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