05-PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST AS 811 SAFE DIGGING MONTHCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
08/02/2012
Council Date:
08/13/2012
Originating Department:
City Council
Presented By:
Mayor Hashmi
Agenda Item No.:
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
POLICY ISSUE(S):
BACKGROUND:
Proclamation declaring the month of August as 811 Safe Digging Month.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
Proclamation
ACTION:
BUDGETINFO:
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Acct. Name
City of Paris
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Acct. Number
Revised 2/04/08
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P R O CLAM.A T~W.9V
VMgR.TAS; the Ceacting cause of harm to undergroundfaciCities is excavation damage;
and
)1'.~1~2JMU, pipeCine operators and other undergrouncf faciCity owners are committed
to raising the awareness of underground damageprevent%on and safe ctigging practices;
and
)i'3MRZA.S, everyone `ias a resyonsi6iCity to ensure their safety; ancf
ping prevent yotentiaCCy ser%ous
1MY2WES1S, dedication to safe cfigging pract%ces is heC
m fataC injuries whiCe keeping our environment cCean and our utiCities on tivitkout
interruption; and
1K~2~S, the date of August u(8/ii) corresponcfs to the nationtivide one-caCCnum6er,
811, which provides anyone pCanning to excavate a simpCe, easy way to contact the state
undergroundnotification center, and
VIl~2~R.EAS; once a caCf is made to the one-caCC notif'i.cation center, the appropriate
unctergrouncf faciCity operatms are notffect of the person's intent to d'ig. ProfessionaC
Cocators are then sent to the requestedd"tgging site to mark the apyroximate Cocations of
underground Cines tivith fCags, spray paint or 6oth; and
V.?~~R~, Striking a singCe Cine can cause injury, repair costs, fines and inconvenient
outages; and
1y.~1~2~"R,F-9S; through the support of the piyeCine industry, tfie first nationwide 811 Day
med%a effort promoting the CaCC Before you Dig program wiCC air ads during the 2012
OCymyic games; and
7vyl~~'??.FA.5; everyone s(wuCdcaC181i 6efrne cfigging; and
~i',~&'2~, the City of Paru, ?exas supports these efforts to promote underground
cfa.mage prevent%on and safe d'igging practices, and
aro1v, TOEREgoRE, l, a"yoR, .a,T H-AsJLW, oF TtCE crTy og P-12us,
?`E=, 6y the authmity vested in me, and in recognition of the foregoing, do 6i.ere6y
.proclaim August 2012 as
Su -S.91Y'E DIG9IT/9 D.911,/
in the City of Paris and do, kere6y, urge aCC the citizens of Paris to join their feCCow
citizens across the 1lnited States in recognizing and participating in tfiis nationaC
o6servance.
IN?'ESIY91dONlf 1W3fE'R.EO,f, I have hereunto set my kandandcausedt6ie SeaC
of the City to 6e affixed at the City of Paris, this 13'fi day of August zoiz.
A.J. Hashm% .M.D., Mayar
A?'IES~r-
Janice ECCu, City CCerk
.9lPP'ROWD .AS ~M FOKM:
tiV. Xent MclCyar, City Attorney
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