Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2011-243

• Record #: R2011-243
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 2/9/2011
• Final action: 2/9/2011
• Title: Gratitude extended to Manuel Gonzalez and 1st Ward Streets and Sanitation staff for storm recovery efforts
• Sponsors: Moreno, Proco Joe

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/9/2011	112560	City Council	Adopted
2/9/2011		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Chicago experienced the third heaviest snowfall on record from Tuesday, February 1^st into Wednesday February 2^nd, 2011; and

WHEREAS, The total snow accumulation measured more than 20 inches in the majority of the city, including the 1^st Ward; and

WHEREAS, In the interest of public safety, the Department of Streets and Sanitation is charged with the vital task of snow removal on Chicago's major arterial and side streets; and

WHEREAS, The 1^st Ward Streets and Sanitation crew, including Ward Superintendent, Manuel Gonzalez performed exemplary service during and after this blizzard; and

WHEREAS, Manuel Gonzalez and his team of Streets and Sanitation workers had managed to plow all 1^st Ward streets in a mere 48 hours after the end of this blizzard; and

WHEREAS, Manuel Gonzalez and his team of Streets and Sanitation workers fought weariness, freezing temperatures and other severe and unusual conditions to ensure the safety of 1^st Ward residents; and

WHEREAS, Manuel Gonzalez and his team of Streets and Sanitation workers went above and beyond what was required and expected of them during snow removal; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the City Council of the City of Chicago assembled here this 9^th day of February, 2011 express our gratitude to Manuel Gonzalez, the entire 1^st Ward Streets and Sanitation crew, the Department of Streets and Sanitation and all others who were involved in the City of Chicago's swift response and recovery from this storm; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Manuel Gonzalez and the 1^st Ward Streets and Sanitation office.

 

Proco Joe Moreno Alderman, 1^st Ward