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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #130-60
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:January 21, 2014
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT:
Request for the Placement of White Ribbons on City Street Trees to Recognize
Peace and Hope
Prepared by Taryn Gavagan Bozzo, Executive Aide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider a request from Colleen Greer Pearson for the annual placement
of white ribbons on City street trees and poles to recognize White Ribbons for Peace and Hope
during the first two weeks of December. Additionally, the City Council will recognize the Peace
and Hope effort held in December 2013.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the annual White Ribbons for Peace and
Hope campaign in Dublin to be held during the first two weeks of December and recognize the
December 2013 effort.
Submitted By
Acting Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
Colleen Greer Pearson, a Dublin resident, desires to conduct an annual campaign called White
Ribbons for Peace and Hope to recognize “peace for today, and hope for tomorrow.” This
annual campaign would be held during the first two weeks of December in Dublin. White
ribbons would be placed on City street trees and poles with the assistance of community
volunteers.
The White Ribbons for Peace and Hope campaign was held in December 2013. Approximately
800 white ribbons were placed on City street trees and poles and were scheduled to be
removed by December 15, 2013.
ITEM NO. 3.2
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Approval of this request would enable placement of the white ribbons along Dublin Boulevard,
starting at Tassajara Road, down to Village Parkway, and ending at Dublin High School. The
ribbons would be removed annually by December 15.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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