HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation of Proclamation Designating July 2021 as Park and Recreation Month
City of San Rafael
Proclamation
Designation of July 2021 as Park and Recreation Month
WHEREAS parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this country,
including the City of San Rafael; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation promotes physical, emotional and mental health and wellness
through organized and self-directed fitness, play, and activity; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports the economic vitality of communities by providing frontline
jobs, childcare for the essential work force and promoting community revitalization; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation creates memorable experiences through engaging virtual and
physically distanced programs, dynamic online events and new learning opportunities designed to keep
families active while stay-at-home orders are in place and beyond; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation fosters social cohesiveness in communities by celebrating diversity,
providing spaces to come together peacefully, modeling compassion, promoting social equity, connecting
social networks, and ensuring all people have access to its benefits; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports human development and endless learning opportunities that
foster social, intellectual, physical and emotional growth in people of all ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation strengthens community identity by providing facilities and services
that reflect and celebrate community character, heritage, culture, history, aesthetics and landscape; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation facilitates community problem and issue resolution by providing
safe spaces to come together peacefully and serving as key points of service, helping our communities
heal both physically and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation sustains and stewards our natural resources by protecting habitats
and open space, connecting people to nature, and promoting the ecological function of parkland; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports safe, vibrant, attractive, progressive communities that make
life better through positive alternatives offered in their recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation remains versatile and innovative in providing vital services to
communities through local, national, or global emergencies, all while adhering to guidelines set forth by
governing agencies; and
WHEREAS the City of San Rafael recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, KATE COLIN, Mayor of San Rafael, do hereby recognize that July
2021 is recognized as Park and Recreation Month in the City of San Rafael.
Kate Colin
Mayor