05-FOUR PROCLAMATIONS IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARYCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
Originating Department:
Presented By:
Agenda Item No.:
O 1 /24/2012
Council Date:
City Council
Mayor Hashmi
5.
02/13/2012
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
POLICY ISSUE(S):
BACKGROUND:
Proclamation declaring the month of February as Project S.A.M., "Sensory Accommodations Make a
Difference."
Proclamation declaring the month of February as "Operational Second Chance."
Proclamation declaring the month of February as Campaign E.P.I.D.E.M.I.C. Month.
Proclamation declaring the month of February as Official Boy Scout Month.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
Proclamations
ACTION:
BUDGET INFO:
❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order
Expense
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❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution
Budgeted Amt.
$
❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance
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YTD Actual
$
Public Hearing Z Other
Acct. Name
Acct. Number
FISCAL NOTES:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
0 Administration M City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire
❑ Municipal Court E Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities
City of Paris Revised 2/04/08
P R D Cl.A M.A 7"I0.9V'
~V.~l ~~'1Z~'.r~S; Sensory Processing Dzsorde-r or SPD is a neurological
~fisorde- r causing ~fficul ies witli taking in, _processing and-re.~Ponding to
sensory information a6out tlie environment an~ffrom witliin tlze dod-
y
/sefcare, work and-lezrure activities),• an4
yY.3!'~'R~'.AS; studt'es estimate tFiat at last 1 in zo cliil~fren's ~faily
lves is affected-6y SPD and-tliat 1 in 6 cliil~fren experiences sensory
cAali nges sufficient to ifzsrzr~t t6ieir aca~mic, socia~ an~f/or emotional
de-velo_pment,• an~ ,f
7VYfTN~'.~15; in Paris Indoen~ nt ScFioolDistrict, over 409 stude- nts
liave 6een ide-ntified-as liaving SPD; and-
1~V.~1~'R~'.A.S; Sensory Processing Disorder is common ivitli autism
pectrum a'rsorde-rs; and -
3V3fEF-2~'.sZS; Project SAW, Sensory .Accommo~fations Mafes a
Difference, ivill-.plant a Sensory y'ar~n, ~sign and-create a Sensory
Roam at 7'G y'ivens, and~provide- sensory 6ac,~pacfs far stude-nts at
,Justiss, .Aikin, and-Crockettlntermedi-ate Sclioo,ls.
Jli07l; 2:~f~'1ZE,FOR2; I, Mayor.r~.J. .Nasfim4 ✓K.D., 6y tlie autliority
vested-in me, and-in recognition oftl~ieforegoing, do- lieredy_proclaim tFie
montli ofF'e6ruary zolz
`PRoJEC-T,s.X.a-r., sE-A(soRy.Acco.amov-g-T-,*oxsal.,qxEs.A
DI,~`',`''.VCV'
Montk in 7'aris, lamar Caunty, 2"exas, and-encourage tke su_pport an~
-Participation fall-citizens in l arning more a6out Project 5.AM and-of
tlie need-to e~fucate t,6e_pu61,-c a6out Sensory Processing Disorde- r.
I9V ?-'rS-'7-tWO.W'y yV.ffMR~'O,~r, I liave liereunto set my liand and-
caused-tlie Sealof tlie City to 6e affzxe~fat tlie City of Paris, t6zs tlie 13tli
~fay ofTe6ruary, zolz.
.A.J. 3fashmi, .M.D., .Mayor
Janice E'llzs, City Clerk
.;1PPROITD .f1S' ?O,FOR~t.•
7V. Xent .rtilcllyar, City .Attorney
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P 'R O Cl.A M.A 2~10 .w
1UfEN~'.~15; according to the Zl.S. Census Bureau, in 200g, 43.6
millon_peo.pl were in.poverty incl-u~ng 88 mil~lion familes an~fzss
millon cAilifren under tlae age of18• ancf
'l•V.MEA~'.aS; witl~i an estimatea'~_population ofzs,l,7l accordz'ng to t6ie
zolo ZI.S. Census Bureau a6out 20. G% of tlie citizens of Paris, T xas are
conside-rea-6elowtliepoverty lne; and
VMEREAS; O.peration Secottrf Cltance is a Community Service
Project developed dy tlie -Tuture Pro6l m Solving ~ream at Paris
Ind~rendent ScliaolDistrict; and-
V31 ~~'~'.~5; O_ peration Second Cltance lias createda clotliing and-
necessities closetfor Me indgent mem6ers ofour community; and
)V3f~'R~'.~5; Oyeration Second Clzance lias provided over Iss
familes in tlie City of Paris, exas and-lamar Caunty ivit6 clotFiing,
Aouseliold"items, furniture, diapers, 6ed~~ng, and
personal-Aygiene items;
and
30I ~~'1Z~'.A5; Oyeration SecandC~i.ance coll cted -3z1_ pairs ofjeansfor
66isum -Mg6 Sc6iool `TeenforJeans".9lomelss Prograw and'
.~V'O7i; ZMERE,MRE; I, .A. J. 3fasltm4 M D., .~t.AyOR O,r ?'.9f~'CI?k
O,rP.ARIS, ?rXA5, 6y t6ie autliority vested-in me, and-in recognition of
theforegoing, -fo liere6y_procliiim -Te6ruary as
`Operation Secorzd-Cfwnce"
in Parzs, Lamar County, ~xas, and-urge allcitizens to su.p.port t6tz:sgroup
ofstudents in tlieir endeavor to 6zeo tliepoverty stricfen citizens in our
community.
L9V"?2'S?1'.r~tOwy 70fERFO,r, I liave lzereunto set my `iand and-
caused tAe Sealof tlie City to de affixecfat the City of Paris, tliis tlie z3tk
cfay 0
IlTe6ruary, zolz.
AJ. 3fashmi, .M.D., Nayor
A?92'SY.'
,Janice ~'ll'rs, City Clerk
"pg ovED.as -T 'o.FORar•
2V. Xent -Wcllyar, City .Attorney
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P R O Cl.A M.A 2~IOAV
Zl'.MER~'.A.f;_ prescrption ~frug a6use means takr,"ng ayrescrptlon medication tliat
zs notyrescri6ed~far you, or taking itfar reasons ar in d~osages ot6er t6ian as yrescri6e,~4
an~,f
1VMEA~'.~5; tlzere is aprescr~ption rugpro6lem in our community, as recognize~f
per, localp!'iysicians; andloctzllziv enforcement. .A 70Ftite 3louse
6y our localnewspa
2011 re.yyort entitld '~'~demic:• Respondng to .America's Prescription Drug A6use
Crisis ; sliows th-atprescyotion drug a6use is tke nation 's fastestgrowing ~frugpro6l m.
Tlie .r'1~ationalSurvey on Drug Zlse anafNeallz /.r'VSD Zl-V slioivs t6at nearli> one-tliirdof
.peapl agediz andover vlio usedifrugsfor tliefiYSt time 6egan 6y using aprescr#7tion
drug non-medcally andover seventy yercent of tliose ivfio a6used:prescriytion yain
reCaeversgot tliem from friend or relatives Me latest "31onitoring tl~ie -Tuture "study
sliowedprescription d~rugs as tlie secondmnst a6used-drug ciztegory ~zfter maryuana
an,4
'3•1'3f2~'..~.f; Dzrcussions ivitli tlie medcalcommunity, teacliers,yarents, stu~fents,
anafliziv enforcement offz"cialsindicates an urgent need-to adfress t,6is ~fangerous issue in
aur community in t6ie C'ity of Paris andLamar County. `C.~fP.s'IIG9V2~:PJ.D.~:.r~fJ.C.
27myowering People avitfi Infnrnratron on Prescription Drug ~'~tucation and'itsMr'ruse in
tlze Community" rvas 6orn ta act as a ivakeuy cal'lfor our community.
14'31~~`R~'.~7.f; 1'rescr!ption medication is onl-y safe for tl~ie indivi~fual that it zs
d'rs.pensecfto and-s,6oulif6elrroperl~y osedandmonztored6y a_yy~iysician to avaidrisk
factors Vever tafe ~foses larger tlian_prescri6edor take_prescr!ptionsfor langer Mizn
intende- duse,• and
1VMER~'.A.S; Pr~er arrsyosalofprescrotian d~rugs inclu~fes d'rssolving meaications
posa4- adding Mem to undesira6l su6stances suc/~i as dirt, coffee graund~.s ar
6efore ~fzs
kitty ltter ancf.placing in sealedplastic 6agsfar regular trasliyick-u or <lray offat a
DE-4 `1'ake Back Day"
: -f1'usfiing.prescr!ption medcations rs unsafe to our ivater
system andias6een detected in watersamyls; and
1V.MEAEAS, Community .r'i wareness is impartant in Fieoing citizens
una',~,rstanaing tkat t6s.pro6lm is 6eingfedfram ivitliin our `iomes andem_poivering
.yeo.yl ta 6ecome active in tlie_yryer use andstorage ofyrescr#7tion medZcations
JN'014; ?'.~1~'REFORT, I, .s'L ,J. 3lasfiin; m D., M-s'iyOR O-r ?"3f~' CI?i/ O-F P.sZRIS,
?IXS, 6y tlie autliority vestedin me, andin recognition af t/ie foregoing, ~fa l~ere6y
proclaim ,-e6ruary as
C.sZMP.s'ITy'.9V' EP.E.D.E..~t.I.C..itf0.Wr.~l"
in Paris, Lamar County, rxas; and'urge all citizens to 6e aivare of tlie ~fangers of
_prescrption drug a6use.
I.N?`~'S?1".r'~109Vy 11'.?Y~'R.'~'OF Ilave 6eyeunto set my ian~fan~fcaused tlie Sealof
t6e City to 6e afJzxed-at t/ie City afParzr, tl~iis tlie j3tl~i ifay, of~'e6ruary, zolz.
.A.J. 9-Cashmi, .Mayor
.ATl-,rs?.•
,lanice ~'ll'ts, City Clerk
-4 P,-& 0 vED as ~o.~-o~r.•
lV..xent.rtilcllyar, C'ityAttorney
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P R O CLA M.A 2"70.9V"
1N31EREAS, the City of Paris proucCCy designates Fe6ruary zoiz as Boy Scout .Month,
recognizing t6ie Boy Scouts of America as the oCdest youth organization in the llnited States;
and,
tiVHE1LE.91S, the Boy Scouts of America tivas founcfecf6y Chicago pu6fis6ier tiViCCiam Boyce on
Fe6ruary 8'ti, i9io, and on June zi", i9io, a group of 34 NationaC 1Zepresentatives oyenecf a
temporary office for t6iz NationaCBoy Scouts of America in Ne1v york; and
'W3-CER.EA.S, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of America hacf enroCCed mem6ers in every state; in
ig16, the Congress of th.e 2lnited States granted t6ie Boy Scouts of America a fecferaC charter,
since igio more than oneliun~fred-ancfelven millian (iji,ooo,ooo) citizens have 6een mem6ers
of the Boy Scouts of America, today there are Boy Scouts counciCs Cocated in one liund~red-
eig/ity-five (185) countries around the tivorCc6- ancf
'W3-CE1LEAS, t6ie purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has 6een and remains teaching
patriotism, courage, seCf-reCiance, andtimeCess vaCues to the youth of the 1lnitedStates;
"W3-CEREAS, each CocaC Boy Scout CounciC averages a minimum o.f tivelve (iz) 6iours of
community service yearCy from each registered Boy Scout tivhich totaCs tltirty millon
(30,000,000) service hours each year in the 1lnitedStates. 7(e CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages
ttiventyfaur t6tausand-(24,000) voCunteer service hours per year in addition to producing an
average of thirty five (35) EagCe Scouts. 'rhe NationaC Good ?'urn for America Troject, a
cooyerative effort 6ettiveen 3-Ca6itat for 3-Cumanity, the SaCvation .2lrmy, ancf the Boy Scouts of
America has totaCecf eiglit millon four l~iunafredseventy tlwusand(8,470,000) community
service hours over the Cast five yearr, and,
"W3-CERE.7lS, eCeven of the first ttiveCve astronauts tivho tivaCked on the surface of the moon
tivere EagCe Scouts andthe Boy Scouts of .2lmerica recognized EagCe Scout num6er tivo millon in
2oog; and,
-W3-fEREAS, more than one millon aduCt voCunteers seCfCessCy serve young yersons in the
community through organizations charterecfYhrough the Boy Scouts of America and the aduCt
CeacCers of the Boy Scouts of America seCcfom receive ancfdo not seek the gratitucfe of theyu6Cic;
ancf
-W3-fERE.9LS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy encfeavors to deveCop llnitecf States
citizens tivho are physicaCCy prepared, mentaCCy ativare ancf emotionaCCy fit. 7tie Boy Seouts
encourage fait6i, participation in the outdoors and ecfucation in citizenshiy as preparation of
youth for the assumption of CeacCership roCes. 7he Boy Scouts of America takes pride in the
heritage of this country ancfits roCe in t6e tivorCdtivhiCe maintaining a keen respect for the 6asic
rights of aCCpeopCe.
91?7yf; 25MENE,rOR,E, I, .AJ .-larlim; mD., m-Ayo7t oF 7y& cl?y oF P.~rs, ~.f2s; 6y
tlie aut6ority vested-in me, o 6ere6y_proclaim tke montli of-Te6ruary, zolz, as; 80y SC07ll'
MO-*?31" for t`ie Boy Scouts of.s'Imerica in 1'arzs; lamar County, ~xas; and~encourage our
,i~rort scozctr."ng in our cammunity, and furtlier express our
citizens to continue to su
ayjrreciation to t6ie Boy Scouts of.America for t/~ieir interest in and~fedication to .America's
youut/i.
I.N?I'S?t.W0.9V.1/ tiV3~~'REOr, I l~iave 6iereunto set my liand-and-caused-tlie Sealaf t/~ie City
to 6e axed-at tlie City ofParzr, tliis the13t1~i ay of,-e6ruary, zolz.
.A.J. Ylaslim4 .~I.D., .a?ayor
.9?lrS?:
,/anice C'ity Clerf
.AFFxoYi7v .as l'oFo~r.•
LV. 9Cent.rtilcllyar, City.Attorney
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