To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: PROCLAIM the week of May 19-25, 2024, as National Public Works Week in Contra Costa County.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution proclaiming the week of May 19-25, 2024, as National Public Works Week in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
National Public Works Week (NPWW) is observed each year during the third full week of May. NPWW is a celebration of the tens of thousands of public works professionals in North America who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works. This year’s theme is “Advancing Quality of Life for All.”
Instituted as a public education campaign by the American Public Works Association (APWA) in 1960, NPWW calls attention to the importance of public works in community life. Public Works agencies across the nation seek to enhance the prestige of the often-unsung heroes of our society-the professionals who serve the public every day with quiet dedication. That quiet dedication includes emergency response at all hours of the day and night. County Public Works crews are well trained to perform a necessary duty to protect life and property in our communities. They respond to everything from flooding in our roadways and County buildings to large landslides, most of the time by Monday morning no one is aware that there was an issue, which is the way it should be.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Contra Costa County will not be able to participate in the nationwide Public Works Week.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
body
IN THE MATTER OF
Recognizing National Public Works Week May 19-25, 2024.
WHEREAS public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to the public health, high quality of life and well-being of the people of Contra Costa County; and,
WHEREAS, these infrastructure, facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, who are engineers, maintenance workers, technicians, tradespeople, and many other managers and employees at all levels of government and the private sector, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving and protecting our nation’s transportation, flood control, public buildings, parks, and other structures and facilities essential for our citizens; and,
WHEREAS it is in the public interest for the citizens and civic leaders in Contra Costa County to gain knowledge of and to maintain a progressive interest and understanding of the importance of public works and public works programs in their respective communities; and,
WHEREAS the year 2024 marks the 64th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association/Canadian Public Works Association.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does hereby recognize the week May 19-25, 2024, as National Public Works Week in Contra Costa County. We urge all citizens to join with representatives of the American Public Works Association and government agencies in activities, events, and ceremonies designed to pay tribute to our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees and to recognize the substantial contributions they make to protecting our national health, safety, and quality of life.
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