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Tim Burns, District 19 Bill Bullard Jr., District
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 110152
BY: Commissioners John A. Scott, District 5; Christine Lor:g, DistrioL 7;
Tim Burns, District 19; Bill Bullard Jr., District 2
IC RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - PROCLAIM JULY RECREATION AND PARKS MONTH
TO TliF OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland Count y Parks and Recreation Commission's mission is
to provide all residents of Oakland County with recreational, leisure,
and learning experiences, parks, open spaces, and facilities, resultin g
in a comprehensive count y park s ystem that enhances qualit y of life; and
WHEREAS, parks, recreation activities, and leisure experiences provide
opportunities for young people to live, crow, and develop into
contributin g members of societ y; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation creates lifelines and continued life
experiences for older members of ourco7munit y ; and
EREAS, parKs and recreation generates opportunities for people tc. cone
to g ether and experience a sense of communit y through fur.recrational
pursuits; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation a g encies provide outlets for ph ysical
activities, socialization, and stress-reducin g experiences; and
WHEREAS, parks, pla ygrounds, nature trails, open spaces, communit y and
cultural centers, and historic sites make communities attractive and
desirable places to live, work, pla y , and visit, in a manner that
contributes to our ongoing economic vitalit y ; and
WHEREAS, parks, g reenwa ys, and open spaces provide a welcome respite from
our fast-paced, hi gh-tech lifest yles while simultaneousl y protecting and
preserving our natural environment; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation agencies touch the lives of individuals,
families, g roups, and the entire communit y, which positive y impacts upon
the social, economic, health, and environmental qualit y of our communit y .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oakland Count y Board of
Commissioners proclaims Jul y as Recreation and Parks Month and encoura ges
all citizens to celebrate health y , active lifest yles by partictpatin g in
their choice of recreation and park activities.
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Resolution #10152 June 9, 2010
Moved by Scott supported by Burns to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #10152 —
Board of Commissioners — Proclaim July Recreation and Parks Month.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello. Coleman, Coutter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingen,
Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #10152 — Board of Commissioners — Proclaim July Recreation and Parks Month carried.
Moved by Scott supported by Burns the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Woodward,
Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Greirnel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Lorg. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on June 9,
2010, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 9th day of June, 2010.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk