HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.10.22 - Public Safety Month Proclamation ITEM 6.1
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
VILLAGE ofSAMUEL E. DEAN BOARD ROOM
OAK B Re_9 , K BUTLER GOVERNMENT CENTER
1200 OAK BROOK ROAD
OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS
630-368-5000
AGENDA ITEM
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
of
May 10, 2022
SUBJECT: Village of Oak Brook—Building Safety Month Proclamation
FROM: Rebecca Von Drasek, Interim Development Services Director
BUDGET SOURCE/BUDGET IMPACT: NA
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Support Building Safety Month
Please join staff in celebrating Building Safety Month.
This is the 42nd annual Building Safety Month, a worldwide campaign presented by the
International Code Council, its members, and partners to promote building safety. This
year's campaign, "Safety for All: Building Codes in Action," raises awareness about the
importance of building codes in ensuring safety in the spaces in which we live, work, and
learn. Building Safety Month provides homeowners, government officials, and the public
with the necessary information and resources to prepare, as well as, protect our built
environment.
This year's campaign themes are Week One, May 1-8, Planning for a Safe & Sustainable
Tomorrow; Week Two, May 9-15, Exploring Careers in Building Safety; Week Three, May
16-22, Understanding Disaster Mitigation; May 23-31, Creating a Safe & Abundant Water
Supply.
REG BOT 051022 Agenda Item 6.I-Building Proclamation
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PROCLAMATION
Building Safety Month
May, 2022
"Safety for All: Building Codes in Action"
Whereas, the Village of Oak Brook is committed to recognizing that our growth and
strength depends on the safety and essential role our homes, buildings and infrastructure
play, both in everyday life and when disasters strike, and;
Whereas, our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our
community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians—building safety and fire
prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design professionals,
laborers, plumbers and others in the construction industry—who work year-round to
ensure the safe construction of buildings, and;
Whereas, these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council,
a nonprofit that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal and federal officials who are
experts in the built environment to create and implement the highest-quality codes to
protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work and play, and;
Whereas, these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from
hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and
earthquakes, and;
Whereas, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council to
remind the public about the critical role of our communities' largely unknown protectors of
public safety—our local code officials— who assure us of safe, sustainable and affordable
buildings that are essential to our prosperity, and;
Whereas, "Safety for All: Building Codes in Action," the theme for Building Safety
Month 2022, encourages us all to raise awareness about planning for safe and sustainable
construction; career opportunities in building safety; understanding disaster mitigation,
energy conservation; and creating a safe and abundant water supply to all of our benefit,
and;
Whereas, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over the
world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety, resilience and
economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential
service provided to all of us by local and state building departments, fire prevention
bureaus and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Oak Brook on behalf of all Village employees and all Village residents, they do
hereby designate the month of May 2022, as Building Safety Month;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a duly certified copy of this Proclamation
be placed upon the official permanent records of the Village.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and CooYk_.CaLLqties, Illinois, this 10th day of May
2022. OF pq�.
APPR VED: ATTEST:
Gopal G. Lalmalani F� \N.�/� Charlotte K. Pruss
Village President � Village Clerk