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RESOLUTION NO. (1994 Series)
city of san tui s ompo
Resotution
Of APPRCCIAtion .
Expressing the City's appreciation and gratitude to Penny Rappa
for her service and dedication to the City and its citizens
WHEREAS,Penny Rappa has served for nine years as a City Council Member; and
WHEREAS, Penny Rappa's speed reading, impeccable memory, and attention to
detail has kept staff on its toes during all of those nine years (whew!); and
WHEREAS,as a dedicated Council Member,she requested a Police ride-along,which
resulted in the opportunity to witness the arrest of one of her neighbors; and
WHEREAS, Penny Rappa has the most organized and well-regarded records
management system of the entire Council; and
WHEREAS, Penny Rappa has been known to talk budget, land use, garbage and
water effluent all in the same evening, and well after the Council meeting; and
WHEREAS, Penny Rappa has been known to white-water raft and ski, placing her
body, mind and soul in jeopardy; and
WHEREAS,Penny Rappa's leadership and knowledge of complex State and regional
issues has truly benefited San Luis Obispo;
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this City Council wishes io express its
gratitude and appreciation to Penny Rappa for her dedicated service she has performed for
the City of San Luis Obispo and its citizens.
On motion of seconded by and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 29th day of November, 1994.
ATTESTED BY:
Diane R. Gladwell, City Clerk Mayor Peg Pinard
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RESOLUTION NO. (1994 Series)
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city of san tuis owpo
Resotution
of AppReciAtion
Expressing the City's appreciation and gratitude to Peg Pinard
for her service and dedication to the City and its citizens
WHEREAS,Peg Pinard has served for five years as a City Council Member,
then served two years as Mayor of San Luis Obispo;
WHEREAS,Mayor Pinard is appreciated for her manner of conducting meetings and always treating
others with respect;and
. WHEREAS,Peg Pinard has been called the'Mayor-in-Tennis-Shoes'for her busy schedule,involvement
in community events and back-to-back appointments;and
WHEREAS, her involvement in youth led her to visit nearly every school in our City to teach
'personalized'Government and to attend nearly every DA.R.E.graduation;and
WHEREAS, Peg Pinard established the"Mayors Task Force for a Safer Community'whereby many
organizations worked together to address the needs of children in our community,and
WHEREAS,Peg advocated incorporating safely designs in our City's parks;and
WHEREAS, Mayor Pinard held a series of"Business Roundlablee to identify ways the City could be
of assistance to local business,removing bottlenecks in the permit process;and
WHEREAS,Peg's concern for accountability led to the creation of a standardized water reporting system
and the implementation of a Drought Management Program;and
WHEREAS,her strong support of neighborhoods,their safety and livability led to the introduction of
a Neighborhood Wellness concept for San Luis Obispo;and
WHEREAS, Pegs ability and skill to look at things in new ways has led to many improvements,
including.
•Early community and advisory body input into the budget process
$The downtown trolley
*The Santa Rosa Skateboard and Roller Hockey Park
•Children's play centers
•Solutions for leakage in City sewer systems(1&1)
*Youth programs funded by federal grants(S.TA.R.)
♦Introduction of the"Rails with Trails"program to San Luis Obipso;
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this City Council wishes to express its gratitude and
appreciation to Peg Pinard for her deep and abiding commitment to the citizens of San Luis Obispo.
On motion of seconded by and on the following roll
call voie:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 291h day of November,1994.
ATTESTED BY:
Diane R GladweA City Clerk Vice Mayor Allen Settle