To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
Staff Name and Phone Number: Johannes J. Hoevertsz, 707-565-2550
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Recommended Action:
Title
Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing the week of May 18-24, 2025 as National Public Works Week
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Executive Summary:
The Department of Public Infrastructure is committed to providing excellent transportation, facilities, and public works services in a responsive, equitable, and professional manner to benefit residents and visitors of Sonoma County. The professionals staffing the County’s Public Infrastructure Department help to ensure that Sonoma County’s infrastructure and public services remain accessible, reliable, and resilient. Every resident of the County is touched by the services provided by these outstanding public servants. The requested action formally recognizes the contributions made by these individuals.
The attached 2025 National Public Works Week Poster raises awareness to the contributions public works has on our community and our everyday lives. Whether it’s through infrastructure or disaster response, public works professionals always enhance the lives of the communities they serve. This idea is reflected in the theme "People, Purpose, Presence."
Discussion:
National Public Works Week was instituted as a public education campaign by the American Public Works Association in 1960, calling attention to the importance of public works in community life. This year’s theme, “People, Purpose, Presence,” highlights three cornerstone ideals that motivate public works professionals to serve in their communities every day. Meeting the needs of people is what gives public works its sense of purpose. Many times, public works professionals will never meet those whose lives have been impacted because when things are going right, no one knows that public works is there. Yet, with or without fanfare, public works is ever present, working in the background to advance quality of life for all.
Prior Board Actions:
5/21/24: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/23/23: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/22: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/18/21: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/19/20: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/21/19: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/22/18: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/23/17: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/16: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/20/14: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/21/13: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/15/12: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/11: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/18/10: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/12/09: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/13/08: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
Fiscal Summary
Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
None.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None.
Attachments:
Resolution
2025 Public Works Week Poster
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None.