CC 2015-05-12_06a Proclamation_Building Safety MonthOF
HONORARY PROCLAMATION DECLARING
MAY2015AS
"BUILDING SAFETY MONTH"
WHEREAS, our City's continuing efforts to address the critical issues of safety, energy
efficiency, water conservation, and sustainability in the built environment that affects our
citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster, give us confidence that our
structures are safe and sound; and
WHEREAS, our confidence is achieved through the commitment of building safety and fire
prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, laborers and others in the construction
industry-who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
WHEREAS, the building safety, energy and fire prevention codes include safeguards to
protect the public from natural disasters such as wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes;
and ·
WHEREAS, the theme for Building Safety Month 2015, "Resilient Communities Start with
Building Codes", encourages all citizens to raise awareness of the importance of building
safe and resilient construction; fire prevention; disaster mitigation, water safety and
conservation; energy efficiency and new technologies in the construction industry; and
WHEREAS, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, citizens are asked to
consider projects 'to improve building safety and sustainability at home and in the
community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by our local
building and fire departments in protecting lives and property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Jim Hill, on behalf of the City Council of the
City of Arroyo Grande, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2015 as "BUILDING SAFETY
MONTH", and encourage our citizens to participate in Building Safety Month activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 121h day of May 2015.
JIM HILL, MAYOR
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