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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT County"
DATE: MAY 19, 1992
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION OF AMERICAN WETLANDS MONTH
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Proclaim the month of May as "American Wetlands Month" and
authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation certificate.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The U. S. .Environmental Protection Agency has proclaimed the month
of May as American Wetlands Month. The intent is to increase
public awareness and, appreciation for values and functions of
wetlands as well as encouragement of local involvement in wetlands
protection and. management. Wetlands are vital links between .land
and water, providing maintenance of water quality, flood
protection, water purification, erosion control, and providing
important recreational and aesthetic benefits to communities: In
addition, wetlands provide critical habitat for fish, wildlife and
plants. Given the significant loss of wetland areas nationally as
well as locally, the EPA has encouraged efforts for. public
awareness of the importance of wetland areas,._;as_well_as increased
wetlands protection and .management efforts.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE�'P�
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 19 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS ,. (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Oriq: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED May 19, 1992
cc: Public Works Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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