CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

MEMORANDUM

DATE:             May 18, 2007                                                  

TO:                  D. Mike Good, City Manager

FROM:            Earl S. King III, Acting Director of Public Works, Utilities and Engineering

SUBJECT:     Arbor/Earth Day Poster Awards Presentation

PURPOSE

To officially present awards to the Arbor/Earth Day poster contest winners.

BACKGROUND

The City is the recipient of the Tree City USA award again for 2006.  The City has been a recipient of this prestigious award for the past 17 years. To qualify for our Tree City USA status, each year the City is required by The National Arbor Day Foundation to officially issue a Proclamation designating one day in Hallandale Beach as Arbor Day and to have activities promoting Arbor Day. The City proclaimed April 21, 2007 as Arbor/Earth Day during the April 18, 2007 Commission meeting and activities were held on April 21, 2007 at Ingalls Park.

In addition, the Beautification Board, in conjunction with Hallandale Elementary School, judge an Arbor Day poster contest and awards are given to the winners. The grades that participate in the awards are kindergarten through fifth grade.

DISCUSSION

The Hallandale Beach Beautification Advisory Board recommends Arbor/Earth Day awards be presented to eighteen winners. The awards are given to the first, second, and third place winners in each grade, kindergarten through fifth grade. Each recipient will receive school supplies to include backpacks, coloring books, and pencils. The winning posters will be displayed in the Commission Chambers for the reception and afterwards in the City Hall lobby area.

A reception will be held to award winners at 9:30 a.m. Therefore, staff requests the awards presentation be given a time certain for 10:00 a.m.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff respectfully requests this item be placed on the June 6, 2007 Commission Agenda for presentation of awards to the Arbor/Earth Day poster contest winners.

Prepared by:  ____________________________

                                                                                  Mary Francis Jeannot

                                                                                  Administrative Analyst II

Reviewed:

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D. Mike Good, City Manager                                                                             Date

_____Approved                _____Disapproved                _____Hold for Discussion