HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-009 Council ResolutionCouncil Member Reinert introduced the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 09 - 90
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING EARTH DAY 1990
WHEREAS, Lino Lakes prides itself on its quality of life for
area residents and businesses and is interested in working to
improve and maintain the beauty of the area; and,
WHEREAS, residents should be encouraged to recognize the
environmental impact on our community of their daily lives by
becoming environmentally responsible consumers, conserving
energy, increasing recycling efforts, and promoting
environmental responsibility in our communities; and,
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is a bi-partisan twentieth
anniversary global celebration of the original Earth Day in
1970 and is designed to raise environmental consciousness and
encourage people at the local level to take an active part;
and,
WHEREAS, Earth Day on April 21 will launch the "Decade of
the Environment" which is a long-term commitment to building
a safe, just and sustainable planet and includes a broad
cross-section of society in creating support for
environmentally sound actions; and,
WHEREAS, The President and Congress of the United States and
many other members of the private and public sectors are
supporting the concepts of Earth Day and the hundreds of
community projects that will take place around that date;
and,
WHEREAS, a local group of community leaders have formed a
task force called Earthkeepers, with Anoka County
Commissioner Margaret Langfeld as honorary chair, to organize
a clean up and beautification project along roads in the area
including Lake drive in Lino Lakes plus Lexington Avenue,
95th Avenue Northeast and Hodgson Road; and,
WHEREAS, Earthkeepers will conduct the clean up in
conjunction with Earth Day and Arbor Day activities; and,
WHEREAS, Earthkeepers needs support and volunteers to
successfully complete the project:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City of Lino Lakes
recognizes and supports the Earthkeepers clean up project and
encourages residents to volunteer in order to make the
project successful.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Harold L. Bisel, Mayor of the City of Lino
Lakes, do hereby proclaim April 21, 1990 as
EARTH DAY
in the City of Lino Lakes, and I urge all citizens to support
our Earth Day efforts.
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 9th day of April,
1990.
Mari yn j3. Anderson, Clerk -Treasurer
rold L Bisel, M yor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was
duly seconded by Council Member Neal upon vote being
taken thereon, the following voted in favor: Neal, Kuether,
Reinert, Bohjanane, Bisel.
The following voted against same: none
Whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted.