RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 3, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Infrastructure Week
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WHEREAS, the week of May 14 through 21, 2018 is being observed nationally as Infrastructure Week; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago area relies on critical infrastructure, including our roads and bridges, our railroads and transit systems, our ports and airports, our pipes and water system, our reliable power supply, our access to broadband, and our connectivity to the regional, national, and global economy; and
WHEREAS, this infrastructure enhances our local and regional economy, our quality of life, our safety, and the strength of our communities; and
WHEREAS, decades of underfunding and deferred maintenance have pushed infrastructure across the country to the brink of a national crisis, with preventable catastrophic failures occurring in communities nationwide; and
WHEREAS, every dollar invested in infrastructure generates nearly two dollars in economic output; and
WHEREAS, to grow our economy, keep Americans safe, and strengthen our communities, we need all levels of government and the private sector to work together to rebuild and repair our nation’s infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Infrastructure Week 2018 has been established to highlight infrastructure investment needs in communities throughout the country, and to recognize and encourage leadership at the federal, state, and local levels to address our nation’s pressing infrastructure challenges; and
WHEREAS, in celebration of Infrastructure Week, the MWRD is hosting and open house and tours on Saturday, May 19th at six of our water reclamation plants from 9 a.m. to noon; and
WHEREAS, Infrastructure Week challenges policy-makers and the public to address head-on the challenges facing U.S. infrastructure, to move beyond short-term fixes and deferred maintenance, and to envision the innovative solutions, technologies, policies and investments that will improve America’s infrastructure today and for the future; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, hereby officially recognize the week of May 14th, 2018 as Infrastructure Week, and urge the citizens and staff to join in this special observance with appropriate events and commemorations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Dated: May 3, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MARTIN J. DURKAN; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel, STM:aw