Patterson City Council
March 14, 2023

1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-05
2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON 4 PROCLAIMING ARBOR WEEK DURING MARCH 7 – 14, 2023 IN THE CITY OF 5 PATTERSON
6 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of 8 Patterson as follows:
9 10 WHEREAS Arbor Day is celebrated nationally to encourage Americans to maintain and 11 replenish our country’s vast forests, orchards, and woodlands; and 12 13 WHEREAS, In California, we also observe Arbor Day starting on the birthday of Luther 14 Burbank, a famed California horticulturalist whose life’s labor produced hundreds of plants and 15 trees that have contributed to the natural splendor and food production in our state; and 16 17 WHEREAS, California Arbor Week has the involvement of the City of Patterson; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the City of Patterson is improving our community by planting and 20 maintaining over 13,066 trees continues working to improve the quality of life in Patterson; and 21 22 WHEREAS, Trees are a valuable economic asset in our cities that help maintain or 23 increase property values and attract business and new residents in urban areas; and 24 25 WHEREAS Trees play a significant role in energy conservation by modifying 26 temperature extremes with shade and humidity, and are particularly important in reducing the 27 amount of energy consumed in heating and cooling buildings and homes; and 28 29 WHEREAS, Trees planted in urban areas play a significant role in meeting the state’s 30 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by sequestering carbon as well as reducing energy 31 consumption; and
32 33 WHEREAS, Trees directly contribute to improving California’s air quality by reducing 34 air pollution by removing airborne particulates from the atmosphere and helping to purify the air; 35 and
36 WHEREAS, Trees play a significant role in protecting and purifying California’s limited 37 water resources by reducing surface runoff, contributing to storm water management activity and 38 protecting urban water resources; and
39 40 WHEREAS, Trees provide essential habitat for much of California’s wildlife, including 41 many listed, threatened, and endangered species; and 42 43 WHEREAS, Trees enhance the aesthetic quality of life in urban communities by 44 providing a natural buffer for surface noise and natural recreational resource for California’s 45 children and at-risk youth;
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2 THEREFORE, I Michael Clauzel, Mayor of the City of Patterson, on behalf of the 3 City Council, do hereby proclaim March 7 through March 14, 2023 as California Arbor Week, 4 and urge all citizens to observe and celebrate the week by planting trees for our own benefit and 5 for the benefit of future generations.
6 7 The foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson held on the 14
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8 day of March 2023, by , who moved
9 its adoption, which motion was duly seconded by , and it was upon roll 10 call carried and the resolution adopted by the following roll call vote:
11 12 APPROVED:
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15 Michael Clauzel, Mayor of the City of Patterson
16 ATTEST:
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19 Aracely Alegre, City Clerk of the City of Patterson
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24 25 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, correct, and true copy of a resolution passed by the 26 City Council of the City of Patterson, a Municipal Corporation of the County of Stanislaus, State of California, at a special meeting held on the 14
th 27 day of March 2023, and I further certify that said 28 resolution is in full force and effect and has never been rescinded or modified. 29 30 DATED:
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33 City Clerk of the City of Patterson