2006/05/09 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION 2006 -113
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Honoring
WAYNE ZIESE
SERGEANT, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, April 30, 2006 Sergeant Wayne Ziese retired after twenty -seven years of exceptional service to the California
Highway Patrol; and
WHEREAS, the Vallejo native spent fourteen years of his career chasing drunk drivers and issuing 1,000+ DUI citations; and
WHEREAS, Ziese is quick to stress that drunk drivers remain the number one killer on the state's roads; he has seen horrific
injuries from DUI crashes and says that the worst for him are the ones involving children; and
WHEREAS, Ziese completed his career at the CHiP's Golden Gate Division in Vallejo where he functioned as the media's go-
to spokesman for breaking news about traffic accidents and road conditions which entailed taking countless media calls at all
hours; and
WHEREAS, his passion to get drunk drivers off of the road led him to begin part-time work with the California Office of Traffic
Safety where he will coordinate 33 grants for the "Avoid" program enabling local police and county sheriff's departments to set
up DUI checkpoints.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park extends its best wishes to Wayne
Ziese on the occasion of his retirement and hopes that his part -time schedule will allow him more time with his lovely high -
school sweetheart wife, his children, and soon -to- arrive grandchild.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the Rohnertf.Aj6QJL9ounciI this 9th day of May, 2006.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Tllyl Ml .Mayor
BREEZE: AYE FLORES: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE
VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE SMITH: AYE
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ATTEST:
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AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)