CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor ANNALISA PEREA, Council President
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ESMER MIKE KARBASSI, Vice President MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
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PAUL C TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
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GARRY GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Council District 7
WHEREAS, May is National Preservation Month, which is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save the nation’s historic places; and
WHEREAS, cities across the United States are planning activities during this annual celebration, which promotes education, pride and tourism; and
WHEREAS, in 1979 the City Council adopted a Historic Preservation Ordinance and found that the “City of Fresno has played an important role in the development of California and that this history is shown today through archaeological sites and through buildings, structures, objects, sites and districts representing the commercial, industrial, social, economic, political and architectural development of the city;” and
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno is collaborating with several non-profit organizations and businesses on a series of events in May, to promote awareness and appreciation for the region’s history and heritage; and
WHEREAS, the following groups have worked collaboratively with the City to plan these events: Fresno City & County Historical Society, Pop Laval Foundation, Fresno County Bike Coalition, Friends of The Big Fresno Fair, Grayview Brewing Company, South of Shaw Beer Company, Paul Halajian Architects, Lune Wine Bar, Zack Urban Solution s, The 411 Rec Room, The Grand 401, Pacific Southwest Building and the State Center Community College District; and
WHEREAS, “People Saving Places” is the theme for this year’s Fresno celebration.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim May 2024:
“Fresno Preservation Month”
In the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 2nd day of May 2024.
Fresno Preservation Month