CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor MIKE KARBASSI, Council President
____ _________________________________ ________________________________ ESMER MIGUEL ARIAS, Council Vice President ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ PAUL C TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ GARRY NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
WHEREAS, the month of 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 plan activities during this annual celebration, which promotes education, understanding, 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 for the month of May to promote awareness and appreciation for the region’s history and heritage; and
WHEREAS, the theme for this year’s celebration in Fresno is “Harnessing the Power of Place”
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim May 2025:
“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 1st day of May 2025.
Fresno Preservation Month