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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM '16
MEETING DATE 9/15/92
ITEM TITLE: Proclamation - Proclaiming the Weeks of September 19
through October 12, 1992 as "COASTHEEKS" and Saturday,
September 19, 1992 as "ADOPT-A-BEACH COASTAL CLEANUP
DAY"
SUBMITTED BY:
Mayor Tim Nad~f
(4/STES VOTE: YES_ NO xx
The proclamation declaring the weeks of September 19-0ctober 12, 1992
as "COASTWEEKS" and Saturday, September 19, 1992 as "ADOPT-A-BEACH
COASTAL CLEANUP DAY" will be presented by I-layor Nader to Dr. Stephen
Neudecker, Executive Director of the Chu1a vista Nature Interpretive
Center.
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PROCLAIMING THE WEEKS OF
SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH OCTOBER 12, 1992 AS "COASTWEEKS"
AND
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1992 AS "ADOPT-A-BEACH COASTAL CLEANUP DAY"
IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the State of California has a varied coastline of sandy beaches, rocky
shores, productive estuaries, marshes, tidal flats, urban areas and harbors; and
WHEREAS, the natural resources of the coastal zone are among California's most
important environmental and economic resources; and
WHEREAS, the marine environment is one of the most valuable resources for
recreation, tourism, fishing and other coastal industries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is strongly committed to the wise management
of the coastline to ensure that the environmental and economic value of the coastal zone
will be sustained; and
WHEREAS, preserving the productivity and quality of coastal resources requires
public awareness, support and an understanding that protection of the coast is a
responsibility shared by individual citizens, the business community and public
institutions; and
WHEREAS, Californians are now adopting beaches year round through the
California Coastal Commission's Adopt-A-Beach Program; and
WHEREAS, the Coastal Commission will sponsor COASTWEEKS in California
from September 19 through October 12, 1992, and the statewide Cleanup Day on
September 19, 1992:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, TIM NADER, Mayor of the City of Chula Vista do hereby
proclaim the weeks of September 19 through October 12, 1992 as "COASTWEEKS" and
Saturday, September 19,1992 as "ADOPT-A-BEACH COASTAL CLEANUP DAY" in the
City of Chula Vista. FURTHER, individual citizens, businesses, groups and public
institutions are encouraged to observe this event and to participate in appropriate
activities designed to promote a healthy and productive coastal environment for the
benefit of the people of Chula Vista, California, and the nation.
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