2000/04/25 City Council Resolution (2)RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Declaring
THE FOURTH FRIDAY IN APRIL as
"CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY" THROUGHOUT THE NINE COUNTY BAY AREA
IN MEMORY OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED BY VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, throughout America, tragic acts of violence against children are occurring with
increasing frequency and senselessness, destroying innocent lives and devastating families; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, . hundreds of children in the region have been lost to violent,
preventable deaths through guns, fire, automobiles, physical violence and suicide; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Rohnert Park believes in the celebration of life, diversity, and hope
for the future through our children, and deplores and condemns acts of violence committed upon the
children of our communities; and
WHEREAS, the Children's Memorial Flag Project wherein the flag is flown whenever a child's life is
lost to criminal violence, will help to call attention to the needless deaths of children and prompt
actions to prevent these deaths;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
encourages the Children's Memorial Flag be flown on this day each year by member cities and
counties, and each school district, in remembrance of those whose young lives were cut short by
senseless violence.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 25"' day of April, 2000.
CITY OF RO'H�NERT PARK
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