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HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-46 April 19, 1990 # 90-46 RESOLUTION (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: PROCLAIM EARTH DAY 1990 INITIATED BY: MAYOR MATHER & COMMON COUNCIL ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Approved, 7-0 WHEREAS, almost 20 years ago, millions joined together on the first Earth Day to express an unprecedented concern for the environment, and their collective action resulted in the passage of sweeping laws to protect air, water and land; and WHEREAS, the residents and city government of the City of Oshkosh have long supported environmental protection and natural resource management programs and policies; and WHEREAS, public concern about protecting the Earth is rapidly increasing as new scientific information becomes available about envrionmental threats such as global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, air pollution, tropical deforestation, ocean pollution, toxic and nuclear waste disposal, and desertification; and WHEREAS, citizens and business, government and civic leaders recognize that environmental protection and resource conservation are essential requisites to, and the foundation of, sustained prosperity and econominc development; and WHEREAS, communities, like the City of Oshkosh, have many critical environmental responsibilities which include land use planning, management of transportation systems, recycling and resource recovery, and solid and liquid waste management; and WHEREAS, citizens and their governments must again renew their commitment to meet the global environmental challenge and stand together with others throughout the world for a day of collective action to declare our shared resolve to be environmentally sensitive and responsible; and WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is not just a national call, but an international call to action for all citizens to join in a renewed global effort to protect and preserve our environment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that April 22, 1990, is hereby proclaimed "Earth Day 1990" in the City of Oshkosh, and all residents of the City are called to participate in activites celebrating Earth Day 1990 and to adopt environmentally sound practices for all days to come to protect and preserve the world around us. SU�T�iI�l'Ti,D BY - 84 APPRO`;E?? c� 3 D -v � � � �• On 'n f--� O �-' '-' � z -� �' � .. l0 � �O � O m � z D D -' � -P o -< o � � rn mmo �o �+ cn cn v o �' --i 0 �cr, a �� � � � 0