SUBJECT: General Business
Title
2021 National Public Works Week Proclamation
Body
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Jennifer Carroll, Mayor
Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
TIME ESTIMATE: 5 minutes
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Proclamation
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Since 1960, APWA has sponsored National Public Works Week. Across North America, our more than 30,000 members in the U.S. and Canada use this week to energize and educate the public on the importance of public works to their daily lives: planning, building, managing and operating at the heart of their local communities to improve everyday quality of life.
National Public Works Week is observed the third full week of May each year and is a celebration of the men and women who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works. The APWA has requested that the week of May 16-22, 2021 be proclaimed Public Works Week.
The 2021 National Public Works Week Poster Theme is “Stronger Together”. This year's exciting poster challenges our members and residents in their communities to think about the role public works plays in creating a great place to live. By working together, the impact residents and public works professionals can have on their communities is magnified and results in the ability to accomplish goals once thought unattainable.
For more information, visit the website at www.apwa.net
Board Priority(s) Addressed:
ü Engaged and Diverse Community
ü Safe and Healthy Community
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proclamation
2. 2021 National Public Works Week Poster