HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9645RESOLUTION 9645 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO
JOE TERESI UPON HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Joe Teresi has enthusiastically served the citizens of Palo Alto for over three decades as
a committed, innovative and positive leader who has developed successful programs, served as a role
model and mentor for other staff, and fulfilled commitments to the community to enhance t
storm drainage system; and
WHEREAS, Joe, who grew up in the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto, joined the Public Works
Department as an Assistant Engineer in April 1984, and worked on projects to build the Friendship
Bridge over San Francisquito Creek, Foothills Park Fire Station, Foothills Park Dam Seismic Retrofit,
Greer Park Expansion, and Golf Course Cart Paths; and
WHEREAS, Joe oversaw the Storm Drainage Enterprise Fund and worked with local residents to
pass the successful 2005 ballot measure to fund the Storm Drain Program through 2016 and has laid the
groundwork for a follow-up ballot measure to be voted on in early 2017. He also managed the
development of the Storm Drain Master Plan and the implementation of numerous storm drain capital
improvements; and
WHEREAS, Joe has represented the City of Palo Alto in regional partnerships with the Santa Clara
Valley Water District, San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, and Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program to reduce flood risk,
improve storm water quality,
WHEREAS, Joe reached out to residents, school children and many others, enlightening and
entertaining them -
dedication, wit and wisdom touched everyone he served, as he explained that storm flows can carry
pollutants to the Bay, and that such pollution must be prevented; and
WHEREAS,full-circle with his recent work on projects to extend the
Friendship Bridge as part of the Bay-to-Highway 101 Flood Protection Project and to replace the golf
cart paths with a fully-reconfigured municipal golf course.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
recognizes Joe Teresi for his tireless and enthusiastic commitment to the people of Palo Alto and thanks
him for his 32 years of dedicated service on their behalf.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 5, 2016
AYES: BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney City Manager
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