CITY OF FRESNO
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor TYLER MAXWELL, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember, District 7
Office of Council President Tyler Maxwell
Is hereby presented to:
Michael Lopez
WHEREAS, Michael Lopez was raised in Mendota, California by his single mother Lupe Quintanar and two great uncles, Carlos and Henry Navar rette. M r. Lopez began working in agriculture at the young age of 15 years old where he worked in packing houses along with his family. Mr. Lopez later graduated from Tranquility High School in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Michael Lopez’s sheet metal career began while working at New England Sheet Metal in 1991, where he was rapidly promoted to journeyman and later foreman. In 2002, Mr. Lopez completed a 5-year apprenticeship which helped him excel in his career and earned him a certification in welding structural steel and light gauge metal; and
WHEREAS, Michael Lopez has served as a business representative for the Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 for 10 years and has led as President of the Fresno, Madera, Tulare, and Kings Building Trades Council for the last 3 years. He has also served on a variety of boards and commissions including: Fresno County Local Agency Formation Commission, City of Fresno Capital Projects Oversight Board, Focus Forward, Arte Americas, among others; and
WHEREAS, Michael Lopez career in the Building T rades and the labor movement is an inspiration to many who are looking for a career that provides them the opportunity to be successful and earn a good standard of living; and
WHEREAS, Michael Lopez enjoys his free time with his children and grandchildre n going boating, camping, and barbecuing.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim the 19
th day of January 2023 to be:
“Michael Lopez Day”
in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 19 th
day of January of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.