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BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
REQUEST: PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING BUILDING & SAFETY WEEK,
MAY 5-11, 2008
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Recommendation:
Russell A. Grance, Director of Building and Safety
APRIL 24, 2008
PROCLAMATION
Approve issuing and presenting to Russell A. Grance, Director of Building and Safety in
behalf of the Building Department a formal proclamation observing Building & Safety
Week, May 5-11, 2008.
Background:
The City of Palm Desert would like to join building departments across America to
celebrate Building & Safety Week from May 5 through 11, 2008. First observed in 1980,
Building & Safety Week seeks to raise public awareness of building and safety by
promoting the use, enforcement, and understanding of building safety and fire
prevention codes to protect lives and property.
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Russell A. Grance
Director of Building & Safety
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Building Safety Week 2008
May 5-11
Whex[eas, through our continuing attention to building safer for everyday life and in times of
disaster, we enjoy the comfort and peace of mind of structures that are safe and sound; and,
` k/tea/3, vigilant guardians — building safety and fire prevention officials, architects,
engineers, builders and others in the construction industry — work year-round to ensure the safe
construction of buildings; and,
Wffenea,, these dedicated members of the International Code Council', develop and implement
the highest -quality codes to protect Americans in the buildings where we live, learn, work and
play; and,
WP' xeas, the International Codes", the most widely adopted building safety and fire prevention
codes in the nation, are used by most U.S. cities, counties and states; these modern building safety
codes also include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters that can occur, such as
hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires and, earthquakes; and,
Wheteas, Building Safety Week, sponsored by the International Code Council', reminds the
public about the critical of our communities' largely unknown guardians of public safety -our
local officials- who help prevent countless fires and accidents; and,
Me/teas, the theme, "Building Safety: Where You Live, Work and Play," encourages all
Americans to raise awareness of the importance of building safety; green and sustainable
building; pool, spa and hot tub safety; and new technologies in the construction industry; it
presents appropriate steps everyone can take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work
and play are safe, and that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation of safety
codes by local and state agencies; and,
`Z ie, ea/3, this year, as we observe Building Safety Week, we ask everyone to consider projects
to improve building safety at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential
service provided to all of us by local and state building departments and federal agencies in
protecting lives and property;
./Vow, theitekte, it is hereby proclaimed that May 5 through May 11, 2008 is Building Safety
Week in the City of Palm Desert. Accordingly, our citizens are encouraged to join communities
across America to participate in Building Safety Week activities.
Signed and sealed, this
day of , in the year Two Thousand and Seven.
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