HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.03.05 RESO 1990-0007RESOLUTION 1990-7 (CITY OF HUGO, MN)
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 22, 1990 AS EARTH DAY 1990
WHEREAS, almost twenty years ago, more than twenty million Americans
joined together on Earth Day in a demonstration of concern for the
environment, and their collective action resulted in the passage of
sweeping new laws to protect our air, water, and land;
WHEREAS, in the nineteen years since the first Earth Day, despite
environmental improvements, the environmental health of the planet is
increasingly endangered, threatened by Global Climate Change, Ozone
Depletion, Growing World Population, Tropical Deforestation, Ocean
Pollution, Toxic Wastes, Desertification, and Nuclear Waste requiring
action by all sectors of society;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is a national and international call to action for
all citizens to join in a global effort to save the planet;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will educate all citizens on
the importance of acting in an environmentally sensitive fashion by
recycling, conserving energy and water, using efficient transportation,
and adopting more ecologically sound lifestyles;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of
buying and using those products least harmful to the environment;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of
doing business with companies that are environmentally sensitive and
responsible;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of
voting for those candidates who demonstrate an abiding concern for the
environment;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of
supporting the passage of legislation that will help protect the
environment;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA: That the City of Hugo designates and
proclaims April 22, 1990 as Earth Day 1990, and that that day shall be set
aside for public activities promoting preservation of the global
environment and launching the "Decade of the Environment".
Upon roll call, Council members voting AYE: McAllister, Olson, Vail,
Atkinson
Voting NAY: None
Whereupon said resolution was declared pass -ed and op e this 5th day of