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