HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Building & Saferty Month Whereas, the City of Palm Desert is committed to recognizing our growth and
strength depends on the safety and economic value of the homes, buildings and
infrastructure that serve our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural
disaster; and
Whereas, our confidence in the structural integrity of these buildings that make
up our community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians: building
safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design
professionals, laborers and others in the construction industry, who work year-round to
ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
Whereas, these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code
Council, a U.S. based organization that brings together local, state and federal officials
who are experts in the built environment to create and implement the highest quality
codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship, play; and
Whereas, our nation benefits economically and technologically from using the
International Codes® that are developed by a voluntary consensus codes and
standards developing organization. Our government is able to avoid the high cost and
complexity of developing and maintaining these codes, which are the most widely
adopted building safety and fire prevention codes in the nation. These modern building
codes include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters such as
hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and earthquake; and
Whereas, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code
Council to remind the public about the critical role of our communities' largely unknown
guardians of public safety, our local code officials, who assure us of safe, efficient and
livable buildings that are essential to keep America great; and
Whereas, the theme for Building Safety Month 2017 is "Code Officials -
Partners in Community Safety and Economic Growth." All Americans are encouraged
to raise awareness of the importance of building safe and resilient construction, fire
prevention, disaster mitigation, and new technologies in the construction industry.
Building Safety Month 2017 also encourages appropriate steps everyone can take to
ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship and play are safe, and
recognizes that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation of safety
codes by local and state agencies; and
Whereas, each year in observance of Building Safety Month, Americans are
asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety and economic investment
at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to
all of us by local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal
agencies in protecting lives and property.
Now, Therefore, I, Jan C. Harnik, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert,
California, Along With the Entire City Council, Do Hereby Proclaim the Month of May,
2017 as
Building Safety Month
in the City of Palm Desert in recognition of the essential service provided to all of us by
local and state building departments and federal agencies in protecting lives and
property.
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to he affixed this 27th day of 4pn(2017