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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.A.i.
For Meeting of: September 21, 2021
ITEM TITLE: Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Cally Price,Assistant to the City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
See attached.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
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0 Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation 9/16/2021 Corer Memo
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TROCLAWATION
WHIE c AS, President Lyndon P. Johnson established'Jfispanic 7feritage Week'
in 1968; and
WHIE fS, President 1&,onafd Xeagan expanded the celebration in 1988 to cover
a month-Gong period from September 15th through October 15th and declared it to be
'5\fationaC9lispanic 7feritage Yvianth'• and
WW!ERc AS, during 'NationaCxispanic fiferitage 5Y1onth"the contributions made
to and the important presence of xispanic and Latino Americans in the 'United States
and their heritage and culture are honored,. and
WHIE c AS, .7fispanic and Latino Americans have had a profound and positive
influence on our country, including the Yakima Valley; and
WHIE AS, the significant and impactfuC contributions xispanic and Latino
Americans have made to the Yakima VaCCey's economy have enabled our region's
diversified industries to grow andprosper; and
WJL!ERJ4S, the 'United States has a Cong and storied history of weCcoming
immigrants, which has given it a significant advantage over the rest of the world,• and
149-PEcRlEy1S, 55 million Americans, or about 17% of the country's total
population, and about 48% of Yakima County's total population, are of xispanic or
Latino origin.
NOW, 47CEEcFORE, I, Patricia Pyers, Wiayor of the City of Yakima, and on
behalf of the Yakima City Council; do hereby proclaim September 15th through October
15th as
Hispanic 5Ceritage Month
in the City of Yakima, and urge everyone to [earn about, acknowledge, and applaud the
generations of xispanic and Latino Americans who have enriched our community and
those that will continue to build a bright and hopeful future for themselves, their
families, and aCCof us who caCC the Yakima Valley home.
Datedthis 21st day of September, 2021
Patricia Pyers, [Mayor