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WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs are an integral part of
communities throughout this country, including Millbrae; and
WHEREAS, Our parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing
and maintaining the quality of life in our communities, ensuring
the health of all citizens, and contributing to the economic and
environmental well-being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs build healthy, active
communities that aid in the prevention of chronic disease,
provide therapeutic recreation services for those who are
mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the mental and
emotional health of all residents; and
WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs increase a community’s
economic prosperity through increased property values,
expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the attraction
and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; and
WHEREAS, Parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the
environmental well-being of our community; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, Our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological
beauty of our community and provide a place for children and
adults to connect with nature and recreate outdoors; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks
and Recreation Month; and
WHEREAS, Millbrae recognizes the benefits derived from parks and
recreation resources.
NOW, THEREFORE WE, the members of the Millbrae City Council, do hereby
proclaim
JULY 2020
as
PARKS & RECREATION MONTH
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Reuben D. Holober, Mayor
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Ann Schneider, Vice Mayor
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Anne E. Oliva, Councilmember
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Gina Papan, Councilmember
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Wayne J. Lee, Councilmember
July 14, 2020