CC Resolution 12727 RESOLUTION NO. 12727
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
DECLARING THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation promotes physical, emotional and mental health
and wellness through organized and self-directed fitness, play, and activity; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports the economic vitality of communities by
providing frontline jobs, childcare for the essential work force and promoting community
revitalization; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation creates memorable experiences through engaging
virtual and physically distanced programs, dynamic online events and new learning
opportunities designed to keep families active while stay-at-home orders are in place and
beyond; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation fosters social cohesiveness in communities by
celebrating diversity, providing spaces to come together peacefully, modeling
compassion, promoting social equity, connecting social networks, and ensuring all people
have access to its benefits; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports human development and endless learning
opportunities that foster social, intellectual, physical and emotional growth in people of all
ages and abilities; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation strengthens community identity by providing
facilities and services that reflect and celebrate community character, heritage, culture,
history, aesthetics and landscape; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation facilitates community problem and issue
resolution by providing safe spaces to come together peacefully and facilitating
conversations and services in order that our communities may heal both physically and
emotionally; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation sustains and stewards our natural resources by
protecting habitats and open space, connecting people to nature, and promoting the
ecological function of parkland; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports safe, vibrant, attractive, progressive
communities that make life better through positive alternatives offered in their
recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, The California Park & Recreation Society has released a statewide public
awareness campaign, "Parks Make Life Better!" to inform citizens of the many benefits of
utilizing parks, facilities, programs, and services; now, therefore, be it resolved that the
citizens of California recognize the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space,
and facilities for the health, wellness, development, inspiration, and safety of all
Californians; and be it further resolved, that we declare the month of July 2021 as "Parks
Make Life Better!" Month.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 2021 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bybee, Landry, Lopez, Resnikoff, Gibbons
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APP VED:
ATTEST: th "Liz" Gibbo , Mayor
Dusty Christopherson, City Clerk