HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-05-15 I01C_02 Proclamation_Go Skateboarding DayAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: May 15, 2023
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation
recognizing June 21, 2023, as Go Skateboarding Day
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the mayor’s proclamation.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
I1C2
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
GO SKATEBOARDING DAY
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, Go Skateboarding Day was created in 2004 to make
skateboarding more accessible and grow local skateboarding communities
where youth can come together; AND,
WHEREAS, skateboarding is an activity that promotes physical and
mental health by getting kids off their screens and outside, while
promoting social skills and personal interactions at the 20,000+ skateparks
around the world; AND,
WHEREAS, skateboarding made its Olympic debut in 2022 at the Tokyo
Games; AND,
WHEREAS, Des Moines is home to the world-class Lauridsen
Skatepark, the largest open skatepark in the United States; AND,
WHEREAS, June 21st is the official start of summer and the longest day
of the year;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Courtney Clarke,
Mayor of Waukee, Iowa, do hereby proclaim June 21, 2023, as “Go
Skateboarding Day” and I encourage everyone to take advantage of the
many benefits of skateboarding by picking up a skateboard and going to
skate.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Waukee to be affixed
this May 15, 2023.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor