HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Building Safety MonthWhereas, through our continuing efforts to address critical safety issues in
the built environment that affect our citizens, regardless of age or occupation, both in
everyday life and in times of natural disaster, we are confident that our structures are
safe; and
Whereas, 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. 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
Whereas, 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, wild land fires, and earthquakes; and
Whereas, Building Safety Month, sponsored by the International Code
Council@ and International Code Council Foundation, reminds the public about the
critical importance of our communities' largely unknown guardians of public safety —
our local officials — who help prevent countless fires and accidents.
Now, Therefore, I, Jean M. Benson, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Do Hereby Proclaim the month of May 2011, 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.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
APPROVED DENIED n itness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
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'c,-\'caUsed the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert,
California, to be affixed this 28ah day of April, 2011.
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