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Proclamation
WHEREAS, The City of Cupertino wishes to show its support for Arbor Day,
which began in 1872, when J. Sterling Morton proposed to the
Nebraska Board of Agriculture
and
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
our heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the
air, produce oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS,
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and
WHEREAS,
Wilson Park designed for community education; and
WHEREAS,
date and time to be set after the current mandatory Shelter-in-Place
Order has been lifted.
THEREFORE,
hereby acknowledge April 18, 2020 as
Arbor Day
in the City of Cupertino and urge all residents, business, and organizations to engage in
activities that support efforts to protect our trees and to plant trees, upon expiration of the
current mandatory Shelter-in-Place Order related to COVID-19 from the Santa Clara
County Public Health Department.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Saturday, April Eighteenth, Two Thousand and Twenty.
____________________________
Steven M. Scharf
Mayor