RESOLUTION NO. 230182

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Lee Barnes, Jr.

RESOLUTION - Declaring the week of February 19, 2023, as Engineer’s Week in Kansas City, Missouri celebrating the work of all engineers employed by the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

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WHEREAS, engineers use their scientific and technical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways to fulfill society’s needs; and

WHEREAS, engineers face the major technological challenges of our time - from rebuilding towns devastated by natural disaster, cleaning up the environment, and assuring safe, clean, and efficient sources of energy, to designing information systems that will speed our country into the future; and

WHEREAS, engineers are encouraging our young math and science students to realize the practical power of their knowledge; and

WHEREAS, we will look more than ever to engineers and their knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century; NOW, THEREFORE,

                     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council hereby declare the week of February 19, 2023 as Engineer’s Week in Kansas City, Missouri celebrating the work of all engineers employed by the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Mame Gaye, Karine Papikian, Courtney Hawkins, Nicole Tauheed with the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the dedication and hard work of our engineers.

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