HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-17 RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, renaming Francis Street. Park to "911 Memorial
Waterfront Park".
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles owns a park known as "Francis Street" which
incorporates open space, a playground, a flag pavilion, and is a trail head to the Olympic
Discovery Trail; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the Public Safety Tribute Committee, Chaired by founder Alan
Barnard, raised funds to dedicate a permanent public safety monument to the flag pavilion at
Francis Street Park to commemorate our local public safety men and women after the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ; and
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WHEREAS,in 2010,two Coast Guardsmen,Andrew Moravec and Sam Allen,secured
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from the Port of New York a portion of an. I-Beam for a future monument from the World
Trade center that came down on 9/11; and
WHEREAS, although the beam was secured,the Coast Guardsmen had no funding,no
way to get the beam here,nor a way to have a monument built; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Committee, along with many local artisans and
organizations, reached out to Moravec and. Allen to complete the current 9/11 Memorial
Monument in Francis Street Park; and
WHEREAS, this monument is a very rare and a unique attraction to our City as only
2,000 of these artifacts were allocated throughout the entire United States; and
WHEREAS, it is important to note that both of these monuments were inspired,
designed, funded, and built by private citizens and volunteers without taxpayer funding of any
kind; and
WHEREAS, these efforts clearly show an expression of support and respect from our
citizens for our public safety personnel in Clallam County and a sincere desire to pay tribute
to those who died on 9/'11 and to make sure we "never forget September 11, 2001;"and
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WHEREAS, on February 16, 2017, the Parks, Recreation & Beautification
Commission, acting in its capacity as the Memorial Committee to City Council, unanimously
passed the following recommendation:
In consideration of the Parks & Recreation Department's PR-0504 Naming/Renaming
Public Facilities Policy, the Port Angeles Parks, Recreation & Beautification
Commission recommends that a resolution be forwarded to the Port Angeles City
Council to approve the renaming of Francis Street Park to 9YI I Memorial Waterfront
Park; and
'WHEREAS, to honor the Public Safety Committee, along with Coast Guardsmen
Moravec's and Allen's efforts to bring our community two great monuments, we honor them
by renaming Francis Street Park to "9/11 M(-morial Waterfront Park-" and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
that the name of Francis Street Park is changed to 9/11 Memorial Waterfront Park.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 7th day of March, 2017,
Patrick Downie, Mayor
ATTEST: APPR VED AS TO FORM:
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Jennif Veneklasen, City Clerk William E. Moor, City Attorney
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