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RESOLUTION N0, 13674
City of San Rafael
Richard P. O'Brien and Mary Ferrario O'Brien
Citizen of the Year Award
Presented to
Hugo Landecker
WHEREAS, Hugo Landecker is a 45 -year resident of San Rafael that is well known for his community
activism and passion for protecting San Rafael neighborhoods. As a long-standing resident of
Gerstle Park, in 1973, Hugo helped form the Gerstle Park Neighborhood Association so that
neighbors could work in a unified way with the City of San Rafael to preserve the character of
the neighborhood and collectively address issues of concern. In more recent years, Hugo has
been an active member and contributor to the Federation of San Rafael Neighborhoods; and
WFIFREAS, in the late 1970's, Hugo was instrumental in initiating the preparation of the Gerstle Park
Neighborhood Plan, which was the first neighborhood plan prepared and adopted by the City
of San Rafael. With Hugo's direct involvement in this effort, the neighborhood plan resulted in
a number of zoning and municipal code changes intended to protect the historic character of the
Gerstle Park neighborhood and address other issues such as inadequate parking and over
development; and
WIIFREAS, as a neighborhood advocate, Hugo has taken on many issues that have surfaced in the
community over the years, all with the intent to resolve problems and maintain the quality of
life in San Rafael. Hugo's most recent efforts have focused on addressing homelessness in the
community. Hugo formed the "San Rafael Group," a discussion group comprised of residents
and Downtown merchants to participate in and contribute to the City's efforts to address
homelessness. Hugo also served on the City Council Homelessness Sub -Committee
Stakeholders Group; and
WHEREAS, Hugo is an enthusiastic and active protector of our open space lands that border the Gerstle Park
neighborhood. Over the past 20 years, Hugo has spent countless hours coordinating with the
City's Open Space Ranger in removing brush and debris, as well as clearing trails in the City -
owned open space. This continued work led Hugo to better organize this work through
volunteers; and
WHEREAS, lastly, Hugo is well known for his passion of historic preservation. Hugo formed the "San
Rafael Heritage Group," a discussion group comprised of residents devoted to historic
preservation in San Rafael.
NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the San Rafael City Council expresses its appreciation to Hugo
1 andeck 's efforts on behalf of her community and hereby awards him the Richard O"Brien and the Mary Ferrario
O'Briep"tizenoft Year Award.
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Councilmembers
City Manager
Attested by my hand this /- rN c
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City Clerk
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