HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - September 28, 1988 (78)CITY COUNCIL MEETIRG
SEPTEMBER 28, 1988
PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Pinkerton presented the following proclamations:
cc -37 a) "German -American Day"
b) "Red Ribbon Week"
c) "Fire Prevention Week"
d) "National Energy Awareness Month"
14HEREAS, California's economy is t1he seventh largest in the world
and third in the use of petroleum-based fuels; and
WHEREAS, energy constitutes a $60 billion industry in the Golden
State, the single largest element of our economy; and
W EREAS, California consumes more than 3 percent of the world's o i I ,
using more than 42 million gallons of oil a day for
transportation alone; and
WHEREAS, the cost and reliability of future energy supplies play a
major role in California's economic development; and
WHEREAS, California leads the nation in developing and promoting the
research development, demonstration and commercialization
of renewable and al ternative energy resources and
technologies ; and
V4EPEAS� California continues to pursue program which reduce the
state's vulnerability to a world oil supply disruption; and
WHEREAS, the federal government has recognized October as National
Energy Awareness Month with this year's theme being "Energy
Makes America Work".
NOW, THEREFORE, I, James W. Pinkerton, Jr., Mayor of the City of
Lodi, do hereby proclaim October 1988 as Energy Awareness Month in
the City o f Lodi.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set ny hand and caused the seal
of the City- f Lodi to be affixed on this 28th day of September, 1988.
WHEREAS, it was on October 6, 1683 that the first Germans arrived in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, today, more than 60 million Americans trace at least a part
of their ancestry to Germany; and
VflEREAS, the sons and daughters of Germany have served this city and
this country steadfastly over the years in all fields; and
WHEREAS, the United States Ccnference of Mayors in cooperation with
the German Association of Cities and The Federal Republic
of Gennany have joined in a cooperative effort to
commemorate the invaluable contributions of Americans of
Germans ancestry,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that 1, James id. Pinkerton, Jr.,
Mayor of the City of Lodi , proclaim October 6, 1988 and every October
6 thereafter as DAY and call upon all citizens to
recognize the vital role German -Americans have played i n the
development of our city and nation.