Item B1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: December 12, 2412 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No x Department: George R. Neugent
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: T. Colonna 4512
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Mayors Proclamation declaring December 21, 2012 as National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day in
Monroe County
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AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7109
WHEREAS, on Friday, December 21 ", 2012, the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, the
Monroe County Homeless Services Continuum -of -Care, and Monroe County Social
Services will commemorate "National Nameless Persons' Memorial Day "; and
WHEREAS, the spirit of the holiday season of goodwill toward all provides an
opportunity for affirmation and renewal regarding our commitment to end homelessness;
and,
WHEREAS, December 21 has been designated National Homeless Persons' Memorial
Day by the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Health Care for the
Homeless Council, and is so recognized by communities nationwide, and,
WHEREAS, in this season of peace and goodwill, the citizens of Monroe County are
encouraged to commit themselves to promoting compassion and concern for all members
of our One Human Family, especially those who are poor and homeless; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition will conduct a memorial service and
inter the cremains of homeless individuals who have died in Monroe County over the past
year in the FKOC vault at the historic Key West Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, by remembering those who have died on the streets the cause of ending
homelessness is kept urgent; as is the community's collective commitment to preventing
such deaths in the future;
NOW THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of Monroe County,
Florida, I do proclaim December 21 2012 as
NATIONAL HOMELESS PERSONS' MEMORIAL DAY
We would like to urge all citizens, residents and visitors of Monroe County to pause for a
moment on the longest night of the year to remember homeless persons who have died
and to support all local efforts to address the underlying causes and complex issues
surrounding homelessness.
Witness my hand and seat of the County of Monroe, Florida this 12 day of December
2012.
Mayor George R. Neugent