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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. A.i.
For Meeting of: February 16, 2016
ITEM TITLE: Arbor Day proclamation
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APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: Interim City Manager
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' 4 EREAS, in 1827,1. Sterling Uvlorton proposed to the Nebraska Board of
Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees and the holiday,
Arbor Day; and
WY-PERMS, Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a
million trees in Nebraska and is now observed through the nation and the world, and
WY-PERMS, the Yakima Area Arboretum, in 2000, established the Arbor
Festival to encourage an appreciation for trees and nature in the Yakima area and it has
grown to one of the largest Arbor Day festivals in the Pacific northwest; and
WY-PERMS, trees can Cower our heating and cooling costs, moderate the
temperature, clean the air, produce oacygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and
WY-PERMS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic
vitality of business areas, and beauti5 our community — trees are a source of joy and
spiritual renewal
NOW 7 EREEORE, I, Avina Gutierrez, Uvlayor of the City of Yakima and on
behalf of the City Council hereby proclaim the third Saturday in April as
u AROORD r
in the City of Yakima and recognize the 'Yakima Area Arboretum's Arbor gestivafas the
City's official celebration. The City of Yakima encourages all citizens to plant and care
for trees to promote the weft -being of this andfuture generations.
Dated this 10 day of February 2016
Avina Gutierrez, UYlayor