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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #610-50
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:April 15, 2014
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT:
National Public Works Week 2014
Prepared by Steven Yee, Public Works Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Each year, the American Public Works Association (APWA) sponsors National Public Works
Week to celebrate the tens of thousands of men and women who provide and maintain the
infrastructure and serves collectively known as public works.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the presentation and approve the proclamation
declaring May 18 through May 24, 2014, “National Public Works Week” in the City of Dublin.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Public Works Director Acting Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
National Public Works Week calls attention to the importance of public works in community life
and recognizes the efforts of the Public Works Department in building and maintaining the City’s
infrastructure. National Public Works Week is May 18 through May 24, 2014.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Proclamation declaring May 18-24, 2014 National Public Works Week
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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“National Public Works Week”
WHEREAS, public works infrastructure, facilities, and services are of vital importance to sustainable communities and to the
health, safety, and well-being of this nation; and
WHEREAS, such facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals,
engineers, managers, and employees who are responsible for and must plan, design, build, operate, and maintain the
transportation, water supply, sewage and refuse disposal systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities essential to
serve our citizens; and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and comfort of this community greatly depends on these facilities and services; and
WHEREAS, the quality and effectiveness of these facilities, as well as their planning, design, and construction, is vitally
dependent upon the efforts and skill of public works officials; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the citizens and civic leaders of this nation to gain knowledge of and to maintain a
progressive interest in the public works needs and programs of their respective communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Tim Sbranti, Mayor of Dublin, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby
proclaim the week of May 18-24, 2014, as “National Public Works Week” in the City of Dublin, and I call upon all citizens and
civic organizations to acquaint themselves with the issues involved in providing our public works and to recognize the
contributions which public works officials make every day to our health, safety, comfort, and quality of life.
DATED: April 15, 2014 ___________________ _____________________
Mayor Sbranti Vice Mayor Biddle
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Councilmember Hart Councilmember Haubert Councilmember Gupta