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MEMORANDUM - AGENDA ITEM
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Randy Noriega, Recreation Superintendent
Via: Rick Cole, City Manager
Subject: Arbor Day 1999
Date: March 8, 1999
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution proclaiming April 15,
1999 as the City of Azusa's official celebration of Arbor Day.
BACKGROUND:
Arbor Day was last celebrated on Thursday, April 18, 1996. It is recommended that
the third Thursday in April of each year be designated as the City of Azusa's official
Arbor Day. Staff recommends that the day be celebrated by a tree planting
ceremony commemorating Arbor Day.
The Recreation and Parks Department will host an Arbor Day tree planting at
Memorial Park on April 15, 1999 at 5:00 p.m.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Solicitations are ongoing to secure a healthy tree for the Arbor Day planting. The
fiscal impact will be less than $100.00.
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