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CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Request from Beautification Committee to proclaim March 11, 2000 as Arbor
Day for the City of Atlantic Beach.
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Dunham, Beautification Coordinator
DATE: February 14, 2000
BACKGROUND: The Beautification Committee would like to proclaim March 11, 2000 as Arbor
Day for the City of Atlantic Beach. This proclamation will assist the Beautification Committee in its
application for Tree City USA designation.
To celebrate Arbor Day, the Beautification Committee and Greenscape are co-sponsoring The Beaches
Tree Sale on March 11, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event will beheld in the parking lot
located at 725 Atlantic Boulevard (Pic N-Save). Greenscape will have 2500 tree and plant species for
sale to the public at near wholesale prices ($7 to $50). The selected species are drought resistant, salt
tolerant and well suited for the beaches area.
RECOMMENDATION: The Beautification Department recommends designating March 11, 2000 as
Arbor Day for the City of Atlantic Beach.
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGE
Proclamation
_ WHEREAS, the celebration of Arbor Day was first observed in 1872 with the planting of
more than a million trees in the State of Nebraska, and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now an annual celebration throughout the nation and the world,
and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce erosion of our precious soil, clean the air, moderate the
temperature, reduce our heating and cooling costs, and provide habitat for our wildlife, and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, building material and fuel, and
providing countless products made of wood, and
WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of our
businesses and serve to beautify our community, and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and a symbol of renewal,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Meserve, Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, do hereby
proclaim March 11, 2000, as
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Atlantic Beach and urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to
protect our trees and woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees for the beauty and well being of this and future
generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and
Caused the official seal of the City of Atlantic Beach
to be affixed this day of ,
2000
JOHN MESERVE
Mayor