CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor NELSON ESPARZA, Council President
____ _________________________________ ________________________________ ESMER TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ PAUL C MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ GARRY BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5 NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6
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 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 during the month of May that will promote awareness and appreciation for the region’s history and heritage; and
WHEREAS, this year commemorates the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary. To mark this historic occasion, Fresno will feature a series of events at multiple locations throughout the city highlighting its own contributions to the nation’s fabric; and
WHEREAS, the theme for this year’s preservation celebration in Fresno is “America 250 – Building Community through Preservation.”
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim May 2026:
“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 7th day of May 2026.
Fresno Preservation Month