WHEREAS, surveying has been an essential element in the development of the human environment since the beginning of recorded history and it is a requirement in the planning and execution of nearly every form of construction with its most familiar modern uses in the fields of transport, building and construction, communications, mapping, and the definition of legal boundaries for land ownership; and WHEREAS, in order to accomplish their objectives, surveyors use elements of engineering, physics, mathematics, astronomy, law, and history; and WHEREAS, since the colonial days of the United States, surveyors have been leaders in the community, statesmen, influential citizens, and shapers of cultural standards. Former notable surveyors include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and Henry David Thoreau, among many others; and WHEREAS, many services are now provided through the use of sophisticated surveying equipment and techniques, including satellite-borne remote sensing devices and automated positioning, measuring, recording, and plotting equipment; and WHEREAS, the establishment of the week of March 20-26, 2022, as National Surveyors Week is a fitting tribute to all surveyors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, I, Chris Rogers, Mayor of the City of Santa Rosa, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim the week of March 20-26, 2022, as NATIONAL SURVEYOR’S WEEK
Mayor Chris Rogers
March 15, 2022
Proclamation