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Resolution No. 2006-169
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Honoring and Thanking
The Rohnert Park/Cotati Rotary Club for the
XERISCAPE LANDSCAPING AT RP EXPRESSWAY & COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
WHEREAS, Saturday, June 3, 2006 the Rohnert Park/Cotati Rotary Club and the City of Rohnert Park Public Works Department combined forces to
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convert some very thirsty landscape into something not quite so thirsty; and
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WHEREAS, the City must purchase the water it uses and, as our residents know, water is expensive; and
WHEREAS, the object of the Rotarians' work was a 335 feet-long median on Country Club Drive; the goals were to turn the median into a low-water island
that is pleasing to the eye and to demonstrate to passerby's that there are alternatives to big, expensive, waterfiolic lawns; and
WHEREAS, design was done in-house by Seasonal Maintenance Ass istant Laura Campbell, a part-timer with the Public Works Department and a student
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at the Santa Rosa Junior College Horticultural Departm ent; and
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WHEREAS, Over 22 Rotarians helped supply the labor to place 350 plants into 32 yards of compost, install drip irrigation, and then cover with 2 -3 inches
of path mulch which will retain moisture, block weeds, and slowly add nutrients to the soil.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it publicly honors and thanks the Rohnert Park/Cotati Rotary
Club for their generous contribution.
DULYAND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 2006.
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