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RESOLUTION NO. 3442
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
EXPRESSING ITS CONCERN OF DRUG ABUSE AND INDICATING
ITS SUPPORT FOR PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 15, 1988, AS "D.A.R.E." DAY
WHEREAS, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program has been
implemented since 1984, in the Cypress Elementary School District with the
cooperative effort of the Cypress Police Department because of its concern over
substance abuse in our society; and
WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. is a semester long program which instructs sixth grade
students on how to resist peer pressure to experiment with drugs and alcohol;
and
WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. has reached more than 3,000 students in the City of
Cypress; and
WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. has reached over 500,000 students in the State of
California, and over 500 communities in 37 states are trained and implementing
D.A.R.E.; and
WHEREAS, the D.A.R.E. Program has achieved outstanding success teaching
positive and effective approaches to what is one of the most difficult problems
facing our young people today, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, MARGARET ARNOLD, Mayor of the City
of Cypress, do hereby support D.A.R.E. in the City of Cypress and proclaim
September 15, 1988, as "D.A.R.E. DAY" in the City of Cypress and encourage our
citizens to participate on this day in drug awareness activities, making a
statement to support those who have worked above and beyond their normal duties
to bring this outstanding program to its current level of success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Cypress City Council encourages all its
citizens to pledge" "D.A.R.E. TO KEEP KIDS OFF DRUGS!"
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 12th of September 1988.
4OR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY D. OF THE CITY F CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE.
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 12th day of September 1988; by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Davis, Kanel, Mullen and Arnold
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado
CITY CLERK OF THE . TY OF CYPRESS