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RESOLUTION' OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO
DOUG J. FOX ON HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Doug J. Fox has served the City of Palo Alto for the past twenty-seven years
and has made significant contributions to the City of Palo Alto in his capacity as Park
Maintenance Person; and
WHEREAS, Doug J. Fox, has been active in our maintenance programs and services that
have kept our City Parks, playground facilities, athletic fields, tennis courts, landscaped areas,
business districts, as well as school athletic fields clean, safe, fun, and esthetically pleasing for
visitors and participants; and
WHEREAS, Doug J. Fox has been implementing safe environmental practices, including the
City's Integrated Pest Management Program which has contributed to the significant reduction of
pesticides in parks and City facilities; he has been utilizing only mechanical methods of weed
removal in all Palo Alto Unified School District properties; and
WHEREAS, Doug J. Fox has been an exemplary colleague and mentor, providing new staff
with institutional maintenance knowledge only acquired through years of service; he has been
willing to assist with the completion of any and all projects; and
WHEREAS, Doug J. Fox, through his professional excellence, wisdom, integrity, and
humanity, has earned the high esteem of his City of Palo Alto colleagues and has set the bar high
for those who follow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Palo
Alto hereby gratefully records its appreciation, as well as the appreciation of the citizens of this
community, for the outstanding public service rendered by Doug J. Fox, along with our best
wishes for a rewarding and fulfilling life during retirement.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: DECEMBER 14,2009
AYES: BARTON, BURT, DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA, KISHIMOTO, KLEIN, MORTON,
SCHMID, YEH
NOES:
ABSENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
~& , yClerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: