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BUILDING
<br />SAFETY MONTH
<br />Proclamation
<br />Building Safety Month — May, 2021
<br />Whereas, Mounds View is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength depends on the
<br />safety and economic value of the homes, buildings and infrastructure that serve our citizens, both in everyday
<br />life and in times of disaster, and;
<br />Whereas, our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our community is achieved
<br />through the devotion of vigilant guardians —building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers,
<br />builders, tradespeople, design professionals, laborers, plumbers and others in the construction industry —who
<br />work year- round to ensure the safe construction of buildings, and;
<br />Whereas, these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a nonprofit that
<br />brings together local, state and federal officials that are experts in the built environment to create and
<br />implement the highest -quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, play, and;
<br />Whereas, our nation benefits economically and technologically from using the International Codes that
<br />are developed by a national, voluntary consensus codes and standards developing organization, our
<br />government is able to avoid the high cost and complexity of developing and maintaining these codes, which
<br />are the most widely adopted building safety and fire prevention codes in the world;
<br />Whereas, these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as
<br />hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and earthquakes, and;
<br />Whereas, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council to remind the public
<br />about the critical role of our communities' largely unknown protectors of public safety —our local code officials-
<br />-who assure us of safe, sustainable, energy efficient and livable buildings that are essential to America's
<br />prosperity, and;
<br />Whereas, "Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save," the theme for Building Safety Month 2021,
<br />encourages all Americans to raise awareness about the importance of safe and resilient construction; fire
<br />prevention; disaster mitigation, energy conservation; water safety; training the next generation; and new
<br />technologies in the construction industry.
<br />Whereas, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over the world are asked to
<br />consider the commitment to improve building safety, resilience and economic investment at home and in the
<br />community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by local and state building
<br />departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Carol A. Mueller of the City of Mounds View in the State of Minnesota,
<br />do hereby proclaim the month of May 2021 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to
<br />join with their communities in participation in Building Safety Month activities.
<br />Adopted this 10th nay of May, 2021.
<br />Attest
<br />(SEAL)
<br />Carol A. Mueller, yor
<br />N e Zi mund, City Administrator
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