BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Adopt the Resolution Proclaiming May 17-23, 2020 as National Public Works Week.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution PROCLAIMING MAY 17-23, 2020 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) has been a participating member of the American Public Works Association (APWA) for over 40 years. Valley Water staff and retirees have served on the board of the local APWA South Bay Area Chapter and have volunteered their time in support of APWA activities.
Instituted as a public education campaign by the APWA in 1960, the National Public Works Week calls attention to the importance of public works in community life. National Public Works Week is a celebration of the tens of thousands of people in public service throughout North America who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works.
The APWA is encouraging all APWA member agencies to designate May 17-23, 2020 as National Public Works Week. “The Rhythm of Public Works” is the theme of this year’s campaign. APWA National encourages all APWA Chapters to energize and educate the public on the importance of the contribution of public works to their daily lives by: planning, building, managing, and operating public works to bring their communities the highest possible quality of life.
This proclamation of National Public Works Week is an opportunity to support APWA National in its mission and bring awareness to our community regarding the positive impacts public works have on our quality of life. Attachment 1 is the proposed Board Resolution supporting the proclamation. Attachment 2 presents the APWA poster for this year’s theme.
Public Outreach
The Valley Water website, www.valleywater.org, will include a link in the Featured News page identifying National Public Works Week. This will provide access to other links with photos from some featured Valley Water projects (e.g. Rinconada Water Treatment Plant Reliability, Cross Valley Pipelines, Llagas Creek, McKelvey Park Flood Detention Basin, and pipeline rehabilitation and improvement projects) links to information on these projects, and text from the Board Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is minimal financial impact from the recommended action, such as purchase of a poster and staff time to provide links from Valley Water’s website.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Resolution
Attachment 2: Poster of 2020 Public Works Week
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER:
Manager
Heath McMahon, 408-630-3126