HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-031 - National Surveyors Week RESOLUTION NO. 2014-031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDDING DECLARING MARCH 16-22, 2014, AS
"NATIONAL SURVEYORS" WEEK IN REDDING
WHEREAS, surveying has been an essential element in the development of the human
environment since the beginning of recorded history, and it is a requirement in the planning and
execution of nearly every form of construction, with its most familiar modern uses in the fields
of transport, building and construction, communications, mapping, and the definition of legal
boundaries for land ownership; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish their objectives, surveyors use elements of
engineering,physics, mathematics, astronomy, law, and history; and
WHEREAS, since the colonial days of the United States, surveyors have been leaders in
the community, statesmen, influential citizens, and shapers of cultural standards. Former notable
surveyors include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark,
Daniel Boone, and Henry David Thoreau, among many others; and
WHEREAS, many services are now provided through the use of sophisticated surveying
equipment and techniques, including satellite-borne remote sensing devices and automated
positioning, measuring, recording, and plotting equipment; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the week of March 16-22, 2014, as "National
Surveyors" Week is a fitting tribute to all surveyors;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Redding hereby declares the week of March 16 through March 22, 2014, as "National
Surveyors" Week in the City of Redding.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoin resolution was introduced, read, and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 18` day of March, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cadd,Jones,McArthur, Sullivan, & Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
9CKBOSETTI,Mayor
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Attest: = Form Approved: .�
PAMELA MIZE,,City CWk RICHARD A.DUVERNAY, Cit ttorney