HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2011.07.06 - 18630MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 1111131 July 6, 2011
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, DAVID POTTS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION — REQUEST TO PROCLAIM JULY
AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County 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, resulting in a comprehensive county park system that
enhances quality of life; and
WHEREAS, parks, recreation activities, and leisure experiences provide opportunities for
young people to live, grow, and develop into contributing members of society; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation creates lifelines and continued life experiences for older
members of our community; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation generates opportunities for people to come together and
experience a sense of community through fun recreational pursuits; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation agencies provide outlets for physical activities,
socialization, and stress-reducing experiences; and
WHEREAS, parks, playgrounds, nature trails, open spaces, community and cultural
centers, and historic sites make communities attractive and desirable places to live, work, play,
and visit, in a manner that contributes to our ongoing economic vitality; and
WHEREAS, parks, greenways, and open spaces provide a welcome respite from our fast-
paced, high-tech lifestyles while simultaneously protecting and preserving our natural
environment; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation agencies touch the lives of individuals, families, groups,
and the entire community, which positively impacts upon the social, economic, health, and
environmental quality of our community.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby proclaims July as National Parks and Recreation Month.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Potts absent.
Resolution #11131 July 6, 2011
Moved by Middleton supported by Covey the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson,
Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Scott, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
E:REBY APPRCAM*-: FONEGOING liESNATION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., 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 July 6,
2011, 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 6th day of July, 2011.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County