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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 3.A.
For Meeting of: July 23, 2024
ITEM TITLE: Draft Overdose Awareness Day Proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Dave Zabel!, Interim City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Triumph Treatment Services requested that the City Council approve a proclamation for overdose
awareness day. The purpose of the proclamation is to demonstrate unity as a community from the City's
top elected officials that overdose impacts people and families in the City of Yakima.
Attached is a draft copy of the proclamation for Council consideration. If approved, the proclamation will
be read and presented at the August 20 regular business meeting.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
RECOMMENDATION: Approve draft proclamation
ATTACHMENTS:
International Overdose Awareness Day.doc
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TTtOCL) ATION
ICEAS, the City of (Yakima does affirm and acknowd-ge the harm and
hardship cause6by drug overdose; and
REAS, we recognize the purpose of International- Overdos fdru e Awareness
Day as remembering roved ones Cost to overdose and- ending the stigma o g-
rerated deaths; and
1410EUAS, we resorve to pray our par-t in reducing the toff of overdose in
our community, which craimed the rives of more than 96 'Yakima residents in 2023,
together with countress more affectedforever; and
WASUAS, we affirm that the peopre' affected by overdose are our sons
and daughters, our mothers andfathers, our brothers and sisters, and deserving of
our rove, compassion and- support.
.9V0141g!HIEgtET • , I, Patricia(Byers, Mayor qf the City of Yakima ancr
on behal of the City Council- hereby procraim August 30, 2024 as
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erdose Awareness (1)ay
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in the City of (Yakima in recognition ef the international- event onAugust 31st.
Dated this 20t6 day of August, 2024
Patricia Oyers, gklayor
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