HomeMy WebLinkAbout61-27RESOLUT I ON NO. 61 -27
RESOLUTION COMMENDING HAROLD BRUNNER UPON
Hi"S 'RETIR"EMENT FROM T'HE' RE~C'REATION AND
~ARKS C OMH I""S S I'"'0N.
V,~HERE,~S, HAROLD BRUNNER has announced h i s ret i Ferment 'From
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the Recreation and Parks Commission of the City o-F U!<iah, of
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wh ich he has been a member s i nce 1947 and of wh i ch he has been
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~ Chairman for the past eleven years, it is only 'fitting and
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, proper that the City of Ukiah gratefully record the: history of
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, Fir. Brunner's devotion to the cause of recreation.
:Z° I, HAROLD BRUNNER has been a p.ioneer in recreation and parks
i for the City of Ukiah and has fought for the facilities and the
i program long before the Commission was established in 19~6. As
! far back as the early l'.)30's he served on committees ~:or the
i establishment of Todd G~ove, now the Municipal Park, and the
I5~ Municipal Golf Course. In ]935 he was the Chairman c,F ~he
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,~ Swimming Pool Committee that brought about what is now the Ukiah
Mun[cipa] Pool.
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He was appointed ~o the Ukiah Recreation Commission in
! after returning from World N',iar !1. Just two years ]aLer he was
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~ elected Chairman and has held that position ever s;~ce, His
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~ re-election as Chairman ever,/ year since ]9~9 by his fellow
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; Commissioners has been du,:': to his knowledge of recreation
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! welfare. Most of the advancements in recreation in this community
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i. of the Recreation Department into a fut]-(ime integral part
~ the City government, the development of an ail-year program, the
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i: acquisition and building of G~orno Park and the development of a
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~. playground program.
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~' Many of the ideas and plans for recreation in the future
i have origina~ed with Hr. BFunneF. These include plans for the
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$~ I development of a Community Center building acquisition of
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CITY A~ODNEY
CITY HALL i
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Further park sites and the development of recreation on an
area-wide basis. This past year the National Recreation Ass'n.
honored HAROLD BRUNNER as an outstanding contributor to the
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4 1:! recreation movement in America and made him a ]i1:etime Honorary
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13 1i Hember o1: that associaLion.
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6 il NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council ot: the City of Ukiah
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9 ii That HAROLD BRUNNER be commended 1:or his devotion to the
10 ~! cause ot: recreation in this City and this area and For his
11 ~:, unse]i:ish service toward providin9 this community with necessary
? recreation facilities The City of Ukiah in regretfully
acceptin9 his resignation right1:u]]y acknowledges that his
presence and ]eadershiF, on the Recreation and Parks Commission
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wi11 be sorely missed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
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17 !i sent to Hr. Brunner as a token of the gratitude of this C i ty
Il and its citizens theree1: for his service to this community.
19 !:[ Dated th i s 21 st day of September, 19~0.
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NA~OLD A. IRISN
CITY ATTORNIZY
CITY NALL
UKIAN, CALIF:ORN IA
PNONI:: NO 2-297
ATTEST:
C I TY~ CLERK