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Resolution No. 2006 -168
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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Honoring and Thanking
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Laura Campbell
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for her part in the
XERISCAPE LANDSCAPING AT "CAMPBELL ISLAND"
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WHEREAS, Saturday, June 3, 2006 the Rohnert Park/Cotati Rotary Club and the City of Rohnert Park Public Works Department combined forces to
convert some very thirsty landscape into something not quite so thirsty; and
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WHEREAS, the object of the 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, waterholic lawns; and
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WHEREAS, design was done in -house by Seasonal Maintenance Assistant Laura Campbell, a part -timer with the Public Works Department and a student
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at the Santa Rosa Junior College Horticultural Department; and
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WHEREAS, the median has become affectionately known as "Campbell Island" by Public Works staff because Laura obtained most of the plants from
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Sonoma County Jail Industries in order to save costs. Laura, along with 22 Rotarians and Public Works staff, supplied the labor to place 350 plants into
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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
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to the soil.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it publicly thanks Laura Campbell for her generous
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contribution.
DULYAND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 27t' day of June, 2006.
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ATTEST:
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Mayor Tim Smith yg 62 City rk Judy Hau
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