Agenda Item #6A - Resolution 14-04AUF.NIJA ITEM H 6A
MAY 12,20 1•1
RESOLUTION NO. 14-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTlC BEACH RENAMING DONNER PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER IN ATLANTIC BEACH THE "GAIL BAKER COMMUNITY
CENTER".
WHE:RRAS , this Reso lution is dedicated to the mem ory of Gail Bflker for her 2 1 years of dedicated
public serv ice to the City of Atlantic Beach and its citizens; and
WH EREAS, from the first day th e doo rs opened , Gf1il Baker had a vis ion that the Donner Park
Co mmunity Center would be co me a pl ltce where children thrive by havin g access to the supp ort, serv ices an d
oppo rt uniti es they ncedt:d to s ucceed ; and
WII ER EAS , refe rred to by many as th e "hea rtbeat of the community", Gail Baker did a trem end o us
job creat in g and coord in ating th e many events that occur throug hout our community s uc h as : the after-sc hool
program, sen ior citizens program , OctoberFest event, Angel Tre e, Donner Park toy giveaway , and s ummer
camp; and
WH EREA , Gail Baker earned the affection or a hos t of area residents who were proud to ca ll her
"friend", and her dedication to the commu ni ty had won the highest rega rd of the C ity Commission and citizens
of Atlantic Beach ; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the C ity Co mmis s ion of the City of Atlantic Beach that
Gail Baker be forever honored and reme mbered for her many years of dev otio n and dedicated service to the
C ity of Atlanti c Beach and its ci ti zens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, it is the desire of th e City Co mmi ss ion that Donn e r Park Community
Ce nte1·, named by th e Atlantic Beach Co mmi ssion in 1996, be renamed the G"i/ Baker Community Center as a
las ting memori al to a woman who we have been priv il eged to know and respect.
ADOPTED by the City Commiss ion of the City of Allan tic Beach , Fl o rida this 12111 day of May, 2014.
Attest:
DONNA L. BARTL E, C MC
City C lerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
RI CIIARD KOMANDO
C ity Attorney
CA ROLYN WOOD S
Mayo r