HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-05-09 ProclamationCit of Cit
~I~ere~g, an excellent public education system is vital to the quality of
llfe for our citizens, and
ahereag,more than 2,200 sch. o. ol board members re. present a
trem. en .dogs resov. rce as local decision makers, responding to the
needs o~ thei~ communities based on varying local conditions ancl
serving as the voice of their communities, and
~e~g, school boards contint, ally strive for improvement and progress
in education to ensure that fowa school ct~ildren are prepare~ for
the future, and
~t0e~e~, the membe.rs of the Iowa City Community School Dist~ct
Board of Education have shown their commitment to m~,i~ta~ning
our comrnl~ity's excellent school system an~ improving it for the
future, and
~I0el~e~g, the men and women e!e.cted by. the ueoule as members of
school hoards deserve recogmtion an~ than'ks for countless ho~rs
of voluntary public service to education in Iowa,
~.~oW, ~l~re~t'e, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaun May 7 13, 1995, to be
and call its significance to the attention of all our citizens..
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
ttds 9th day of May, 1995.
Cit o( iowa Cit
~!l~ereag, the travel anti tourism intiust~-y is extremely important to the
City of Iowa City, contributing to our employment, economic
prosperity, peace, understanding and gootiwill, and
~l~ereitg, each of us benefits from the effects of tourism. It
substantially enhances our personal growth and education.
Tottrlsm also promotes intercultural traderstanding anti
appreciation of the geography, history, anti people of Iowa City,
anti
~IIjere~g, we wish to recog-i,.e the significance of the travel and
tourism indumy to the enhancement of trade, peace,
understanding anti gootiwill to the City of Iowa City,
l~erefare, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of May 7-13, 1995, to be
in the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and I call upon the people of Iowa City
to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Mayor ~
Signe~l in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 9th day of May, 1995.
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~[~,~, Iowa City is the seat of The Dandelion. Institute an~[ of The
3l t .nd llono ly-l own jo l-d vote t tothe
cultural ~istory o~ ~e Danctellon, an~t
~l~J~r~lg, May 6 of this year is International Dandelion Day, and
~l~J~,.the D~ndelio~ is ~nft~n the first flower picke~ by the Chil~ as
a Gilt to the Mother,
~l~J~r~g, on Ma~ 13, the l~Ve of Mother's Day, The Dande.lion Institute
sponsors a tree Dant[ellon Potluck, open to the public, and
~l~r~, all parts of.~e Contown Dandelion {Taraxacum officinale) are
species ofwi~l-dl~ff~, and-~d injurious to none, an~
her, vas,
hundreds o~Aznerlcan recipes exist which call for Dandelion
leaves, roots,
or ~.[ogsoms, ant[
~r~l~g, th.e Dandelion is underst.~oc[ by e. cologists to be a plant less
aggress~ve~arL gras~ses~ and~ will col~mze~a grassy area o~y-~,hen
~e ~roun~t xs dist~r. be~or '.~ growing cor~dit~ons are inappropriate
~or t~e grassy specxes t~erem sowed, an~t
~l:e.a.g, the D~. d. elion plant can. be co~.tro..llecl without the use of
exthler herbicides .or laborious d~ggmg, ham_ely,. bv the
e~nwro.n?entally ~en~l~ ~eth~od ,l~.ow~. as Rap~l-~epeat
narvest~ng, as explainerr l~y ~l~e ~anaelion lnstute,
~W, flJ~r~r~, I, Susan M..Horowltz, Mayor of the City of Iowa Ci.ty,
I~o.?~a, ~o~h. erel~y, proclaun the week preceding Mo~er's Day, May
0 1~, ~t~t~, to be ·
S gned m Iowa C~ty, Iowa,
]tln~ 9th day of May, 1995.
Cit o[ jowa Cit
~, water is a basic and essential need of all people; and
~r~ag, our health, comfort and standard of living depend upon an
abundant supply of safe water; and
Iowa City believes that citizens should have a safe and
dependabh supply of water, both now and in the future; and
~g, we are calllug upon each citizen to give drinking water a hand
by protecting our source waters from pollution, conserving, and
getting involved.
~ow, ~e~re, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby prodaim the week of May 7-13, 1995, to be
rinl ing i ater i eel
in Iowa City, and urge all citizens to recognize the value, importance and
fragility of our water resource.
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
thi~ 9th &y of May, 1995.
Citl of owa Cit
~[h~1~.f .th.e ~ .A.~rican Me~octi.~t E. piscopal Church was established in
P.l~iladell~hia, P~ennsylva~ma, m 1787 by a group of disinherited
Atrlcan descendants, and
t ereas, Bethel AMcan Methodist Episcopal Church was established
in I. owa City in 1868 with the cornerstone being laid on April 1,
1868, and
~l~r~ff, since it.s beginn~n.' g, Bethel A.M.E. Church has succeeded and
straggled, vnth membership waxing and waning, however, its doors
have never closed, and
~ereas, since its beginning, Bethel A.M.E. Church has b.een a refug.e
for African American students at The University of Iowa, and
during the 1930s and 1940s the parsonage often served as housing
for black students, and
i~I~r~ag, BethelA.M.E. Church is celebrating is 127th anniversary on
May 12, 1995, and
i~1tfl~reas, on behalf of the citizens of Iowa City, we wish to extend our
heai'ffelt congratulations on this occasion and to exuress our hope
that Bethel ~,.M.E. Church will be a part of Iowa City's future as
well as our past,
~0~O, t~r~for~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of ~e City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim May 12, 1995, to l~e
i~. Iowa City and urge all residents to become a.ware of the ~storv of the
church as well as of the work currently being accomplished'by its
S. igned. in. Iow.a City, Iowa,
this 9th day of May 1995.
Cit o[ ]iowa City
~l~r~g, the month of .M..ay has been p. roclaimed as Older Iow.a. us
Month, and comrrmmties across Iowa have been encouraged to give
.apeeial.recognltion ~ older persons, and the role of senior centers
m serving mere, anct
~lhet'eas, the Iowa Ci~.~.o.hnson County .Se. nior Center ha.s a,~ed as a
catalyst for .mo~illzlng the creatiwty, energy_ vttalltv and
~mitment o{ older residents of Iowa City and]'~hnson C~ounty,
~17e~, through the wide arra~, of services ,~rograms and activities
senaor~ centers empower older c~tizens o~'the Iowa City area to
contribute to their own health and well.being and the health and
well-being of their fellow citizens of all ages, and
~ere~g, the Senior Center staff and volunteers are nlannin~ activities
to make this a memorable occasion for older c~tizeus ~n our city
and county;
~W, ~ere~re, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City o.f Iowa City
do hereby proclaim the week of May 14-21, 1995, to be
eniur Center
in I%wa .City .an.d chll upon all citizens to recognize the suecial
on .t~ u~ons o~, the Iq.wa .Cxty. Semor Center s~ partic~u~ants, an~ the
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suec~at e~orts o~ ~ts stat~ and volunteers who work every ~ay to enhance
fire well-being of the older persons in our city.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
th~ 9th day of May, 1995.
Cit
~tr~Ig~ be S. alv. a~tion Army, founded in 1865, is an international reliCions
anct cttant~le movement organized and onerated on a auasi-mi~tarv
pattern and is a branch of the ctu-istian Cl~'urch; and
evea , itc membership includes clergy, l~ty, members of varied activity
groups, and volunteers who serve as adwsors, associates, and committ~-~l
participants in its service functions; and
~i~[I~ereag, this organization is motivated by love of God and practical concern
for the needs of humanity, which it exnresses through spiritual mini~r~.
that provides for all p. ersons in neea~ who come within its sphere
i,~fluenee, regardless o~ race, color, creed, sex, or age; and
~h~erl~, the Salvation Ar~.y has been. serving indlvidu~ in Iowa for more
than 100 ~ears thxough Corps Umts, Corp Commum~ Centers Service
Units, an;l various emergency shelters and day care ce"nters; a~cl
~i~r~g, the Iowa City-CoralvilJe Corps has been active in daily feedln~
pro~/r,.?~,.,disaster, ser~vi~ 'ces, emergency lodging~ seasonal assist~n. ce, an~[
~ooct ~s.tr~on ~or~e past six years, anct with a service u. nit ~o~ man~
y. eax-s l~no.r. ~uring.~e vast s~ years, 17,353. people have been assiste.~l
~trou~h the Iowa C~t~-Coralv~lle Co.rp.s. In the nas.t .year, 5.~52 people
were assisted with 3,~63 neonle receiving Thanksgiving and Ch~stmas
support. An. additional :~5,B69 people ~ecelved ~isast%r relief d '
1993-94; and unng
~It~rl~ag, the City of Iowa C~ty is grateful to the Salvation Army for its many
contributions to b,,rnanity and a spiritual way of life;'
~OtU, ~t~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa,
do hereby proelahn May 15-21, 1995, to be
in Iowa Ci.ty an.d .urge. all citizens to acknowledge the many ways our
community benefits by the services and contributions of the Salvation Army.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
tiffs 9th day of ~ay, 1995.
C tY o{ owa Cit
~Ig, p~bl~e works services provided in ov_r comm~mlty are an integral
part of o~r citizens' everyday ~ves, and
~[~g, the support of an ~mderstandlng and reformed citizenry is vi~l to
the efficient operation of p~bllc works systems and programs such as water,
sewers, streets and h~ghways, solic~ waste colleetlon, recycling, and snow
remove, and
~I:~g, the health, safety, and comfort of thi~ community greatly depend
upon these facilities an~t services, and
~l~:~.g, the quality and effectiveness of these f~.cillties as well as their
planning, design and construction are vit~y dependent upon the efforts
an~ ski~ of pu~bllc works officials, and
~g, the efficiency of the qualified and ded~catec~ persox~nel who staff
our P~bllc Works Department is influenced b~ the people's attitude and
· mderstandlng of the importance of the work they perform,
.~, ~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the Ci~ of Iowa Cid, Iowa,
do hereby prodann the week of ~ay 21-27, 1995, to be
in Iowa City,. anc~ c~ upon a~ cltixens anc~ civic organizations to acquaint
themse!ves~w~th the.~pro. b~ems involv~e.d in p~roviding o~ p. ubhe works and to
~reco~n~e ~t~e coqt~zu~ons that pwbllc works offici~ m~ke every day to our
~ea~t~, safety an~ con,tort.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
~s 9th day of May, 1995.
Cit Iowa
~r.~l~, Iowa City is fortunate to have a .Eublie translt.system which
~s a convenient and reliable form of transportation for most
residents, and
~ereag, Iowa Cl.ty is a city where w..a~klng and biking are. acceptable
and healthy fo.-,~s of transportation, used by many m place of
automobiles, and
~r~lg, using alternate means of transportation improves personal
health an~t fitness, reduces parking congestion. and reduces our
dependence on fossil fuels as well as improving the air quabty, and
m.as, many programs have been .plan~.ed. to encourage the use of
alternate f~rms of transportation aunng May 15-20, 1995,
including the Cit~zen's Ch~enge (all week), Bike to worl~ Day on
May 16, ~e unve:dlng of Iowa ~ity's new ADA-.accessthle buses on
May.l~, National Transit Day on May 18, and Ride the Bus for
Food Day (to benefit the Crisis Center) on May 20, and
Whereas, the City Council of !.owa City wishes to supvort this effort to
use alternate transportation, '
.~oW, f0~r~[0r~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby prodann May 15 20, 1995, to be
~.the City of Iowa~ City, Io%a, and~ encourag.e all citizens. to take part in
,, attempt to reduce our aependen on ~e automobile and t
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par~ m the event~ planne~. ~or the week,
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
[tl 9th dey May, 1995.
Cit Iowa Cit
~ag, The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Iowa
City Historic Preservation Commission are cu-sponsorlng Historic
Preservation Week; anti
~l~l~g, hlstorlc preservation gives Americans a dee~er ~nderstanding
of their richly diverse architectural and culturaFheritage; and
~g, historic preservation promotes local community p~de in
America's towns, cities and rural areas; and
eveag, Iowa City has many historically and architecturally significant
nei.g~hbothoods, homes and commercial and public structures,
which eontrlbute to the quality of our community's life; and
~gt~Ig, it is important to protect andnreserve our clty's historic
resources for the use am[ enjoyment offcurrent and future citizens;
and
~i~grl~g, Historic Preservation Week provides a.n op.portunlty for all
Iowa Citians to celebrate our communlty's h~stonc treasures;
~0W, t~r~f~r~, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the .City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim May 14-20, 1995, to be
)ist0m r r ati0n
in Iowa City and call ,u¥on the people of Iowa City to recognize and
participate in this spec~aI observance.
tShigned i~. Iow.a City, Iowa,
i~ 9th day o~ May, 1995.
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