2007/04/10 City Council Resolution 2007-58Resolution No. 2007 -58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Proclaiming the Fourth Friday in April —April 27, 2007 as
CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY
In Memory of Children Who have Died by Violence.
WHEREAS, throughout America, tragic cases of violence against children are occurring with
increasing frequency and senselessness, destroying innocent lives and devastating families; and
WHEREAS, Sonoma County has experienced too many preventable child deaths; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park believes in the celebration of life and
deplores and condemns acts of violence committed upon the children of our community; and
WHEREAS, the Committee to Minimize Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society
(MOVES) and the Sonoma County Human Services Department are committed to raising public
awareness of the need to care for all of our children and to honor young lives lost; and
WHEREAS, MOVES has acquired a Children's Memorial Flag from the Child Welfare League
of America, which has become a recognizable symbol of the need to do a better job of protecting
children and which has been adopted by other California communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
that the 4th Friday in April [April 27, 2007] be proclaimed as Children's Memorial Day in
Rohnert Park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Children's Memorial Flag, be flown April 25, 2007,
by the City of Rohnert Park in remembrance of lives cut short by senseless violence.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 10th day of April, 2007.
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