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City of Palo Alto (ID # 8388)
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Report Type: Special Orders of the Day Meeting Date: 9/18/2017
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Summary Title: Proclamation Honoring Greer Stone
Title: Proclamation of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Honoring Greer
Stone for his Service to the Human Relations Commission
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Community Services
Attachments:
Attachment A: Proclamation Honoring HRC Commissioner Greer Stone
Proclamation
Honoring Greer Stone
WHEREAS, Greer served on the Human Relations Commission (HRC) for four years and as Chair his last
year; and
WHEREAS, Greer helped to organize a well-attended and well-received Veterans Summit on ending
chronic homelessness; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure on the HRC, Greer served on ad hoc subcommittees for funding
recommendations for both Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding program and the Human
Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) funding program; and
WHEREAS, Greer served as the HRC’s liaison to the Palo Alto Mediation Program and Project Safety Net
and was an advocate for issues related to youth well-being; and
WHEREAS, Greer served as one of the HRC’s liaisons to the Palo Alto Police Department and assisted on
a community panel to recommend officers for promotions; and
WHEREAS, Greer, along with other commissioners, conducted site visits of many of the agencies that
receive HSRAP funding to become more aware of the services offered, as well as hear about the agencies’
successes and challenges; and
WHEREAS, during his last year on the commission as Chair, Greer committed himself to addressing issues
of inclusion, with a focus on immigrant rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gregory Scharff, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City Council
do hereby gratefully extend appreciation to Greer Stone for his years of faithful service to the City of Palo Alto.
Presented: September 18, 2017
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H. Gregory Scharff
Mayor