HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.06.04 - 33294MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20181 June 4, 2020
BY: Penny Luebs, Chairperson, Health, Safety and Human Services Committee
IN RE: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION - RECOGNIZING JULY 2020 AS NATIONAL PARK
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 for over 50 years the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission has been providing
innovative recreational experiences, facilities, and programs for the residents of Oakland County; 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 proclaims July
2020 as Park and Recreation Month and encourages all citizens to celebrate healthy, active lifestyles by
participating in their choice of recreation and park activities.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Health, Safety and Human Services Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
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Commissio er army Luebs, District #16
Chairperson, ealth, Safety and Human
Services Committee
HEALTH, SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gingell absent.
Resolution #20181
June 4, 2020
Moved by Gershenson seconded by Luebs the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Consent Agenda, as amended:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray,
Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda were adopted.
1 HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEVUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 4, 2020,
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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 41h day of June, 2020.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County