Item B01BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed., April 18, 2007
Bulk Item: Yes No XX
Division: BOCC
Department: Mayor Di Gennaro, District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation declaring week of June 29 — July 5, 2007 as National
Clean Beaches Week.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Clean Beaches Council, as part of the Great Outdoors Month, has
designated the week beginning June 29 — July 5 as National Clean Beaches Week.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
COST TO COUNTY:
BUDGETED: Yes No
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No — AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 2/05
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PROCLAMATION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
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HA7iONAL CLEAN BEACI} MWEEK
'Whereas, the Crean Beaches Council, as part of Great Outdoors
Month, has designated the week beginning June 29, 2007 as National
Clean Beaches Week; and beaches represeht a critical, part of our natural
heritage and a beautiful part of the American landscape; and
Whereas beaches are sensitive ecosystems, susceptible to
degradation and ahntlon from pollution, sea level rise, natural- forces,
untreated sewage, and improper hiss; and communities and government
have undertaken significant measures to keep beaches clean and healthy;
and
Whereas Americans make over 2 billion annual trips th the ocean,
gulf, and inland beaches and contribute significant resources to the local,
state, and national economies; and
Whereas 75% t)f. all recreational activity occurs within a half_ mile
corridor around the shorelines of our beadles, rivers, and lakes; and
coastal tourism and healthy, fresh seafood fuels robust economies —
sustaining communities and supporting jobs along the coastal U.S.; and
Now, therefore, 1, Mario Di Gennaro, do hereby proclaim the seven-
day period of .Tune 29 through July 5 as
National Clean Beaches Week
And encourage all citizens and visitors of Monroe County to visit,
enjoy, and protect our beautiful -Rofi
DATED this le day of Aprll, 2007