HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 - Proclamation - Parks Make Life Better! - 7/20/2021)STA MESA, CALIFORNIA
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER! ® RESOLUTION, 2021
This resolution recognizes the importance of access to local parks, recreation, trails, open space, and
facilities as a respite for all Californians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We therefore declare the
month of July 2021 as Parks Make Life Better! ® Month.
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 ournatural 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
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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 California Park & Recreation Society has released a statewide public awareness
campaign, "Parks Make Life Better!®" to inform citizens of the many benefits of utilizing parks, facilities,
programs, and services; now, therefore, be it resolved that the citizens of California recognize the
importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health, wellness,
development, inspiration, and safety of all Californians; and be it further resolved, that we declare the
month of July 2021 as "Parks Make Life Better!®" Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Stephens, Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa do hereby proclaim the month
of July 2021 as Parks Make Life Better! O, and in doing so, I urge all Costa Mesa residents to use and
enjoy its parks, trails, open spaces, facilities, and recreation opportunities.
Par S DATED this 20'h of July, 2021
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