HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/05/2017 04Aiii Truck Driver Appreciation ProclamationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No.A.iii.
For Meeting of: September 5, 2017
ITEM TITLE: Truck Driver Appreciation proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Cally Price, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Ed Chadwick to accept.
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WHEREAS, professional truck drivers deliver goods to every home,
community, school- and business in America, traveling more than 170 billion miles and
delivering 6.5 bion tons of freight each year; and
WHEREAS, professional truck drivers have been honored as among the safest
drivers on our highways, and many have received awards for extraordinary acts of
heroism and bravery forsaving fellow motorists from injury and death; and
WHEREAS; Americas professional truck drivers are hard-working men and
women who serve the communities, schools and businesses of the "united States with
dedication andpride, and
WHEREAS, the week of September 14 has been designated as National (Truck
Driver Appreciation `Week in honor of these men and women for their outstanding
contributions to our nation's economic strength and viability,
NOW, 4' PEREEORIE, 1, Kathy Coffey, Mayor of the City of 'Yakima and on
behalf of the City Council- do hereby proclaim the week of September 10 through
September 16, 2017 as
"NATIONAL ` RV C7 R ER,
Af IcECIAZIONWEEK»
and recognize the more than three million men and women in America who deliver our
goods by truck.
Dated this 5th day of September, 2017
Kathy Coffey, SYLayor