CITY OF NAPA
PROCLAMATION
Parks and Recreation Month
July 2023
WHEREAS, parks and recreation services are an essential part of communities, including the City of Napa, and our parks and recreation services are vitally important to establishing and maintaining positive public health standards, and contributing to the economic and environmental well-being of our community and region; and W
HEREAS, parks and recreation services build healthy, active communities that aid in prevention of chronic disease, provide therapeutic recreation resources, improve the mental and emotional health of all citizens; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation services increase a community’s economic prosperity by meeting social equity goals, expanding the local tax base, attracting and retaining local businesses and reducing crime; and
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HEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas improve water quality, protect groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the quality of the air we breathe, provide vegetative buffers to development, and produce habitat for wildlife, a ll while providing essential infrastructure for all ages to connect with nature and recreate outdoors; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation Month; and the City of Napa recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Scott Sedgley, Mayor of the City of Napa, along with the Napa City Council, do hereby proclaim July 2023 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Napa.
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ated: July 18, 2023
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SCOTT SEDGLEY, MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA
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