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File #: 15054    Version: 1 Name: U.S. Coast Guard Band Day
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/8/2009 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: 7/21/2009 Final action: 7/21/2009
Enactment date: 7/27/2009 Enactment #: RES-09-00624
Title: Recognizing the service of the members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary and proclaiming July 23, 2009, as "U.S. Coast Guard Band Day" in Madison, Wisconsin.
Sponsors: Julia S. Kerr, David J. Cieslewicz, Michael E. Verveer, Tim Bruer, Chris Schmidt, Paul E. Skidmore, Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Judy Compton, Shiva Bidar, Joseph R. Clausius, Marsha A. Rummel, Steve King
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsWatch
7/21/20091 COMMON COUNCIL AdoptPass Action details Meeting details Not available
6/26/20091 Council Office RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS  Action details Meeting details Not available
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
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Recognizing the service of the members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary and proclaiming July 23, 2009, as "U.S. Coast Guard Band Day" in Madison, Wisconsin.
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WHEREAS, the 55-member Coast Guard Band is the official representative of the United States Coast Guard, established in 1790 as the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service; and
 
WHEREAS, current and former active duty and reserve members of the Coast Guard perform humanitarian service on Wisconsin's coasts, namely Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River; and
 
WHEREAS, volunteer members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary provide boater education and assist boaters in distress on Madison-area lakes and waterways; and
 
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard Band holds the Coast Guard Unit Commendation for "...devotion to duty, teamwork and outstanding performance..."; and
 
WHEREAS, the Coast Guard Band has played for Presidents and Congress, at formal government ceremonies and vessel commissionings and, most recently, at President Barack Obama's inauguration; and
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Madison wish to recognize the service performed by members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary; and
 
WHEREAS, the Madison Navy League is sponsoring a free concert by the U.S. Coast Guard Band in the Mitby Theater at Madison Area Technical College on July 23, 2009;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council proclaim July 23, 2009, as "U.S. Coast Guard Band Day" in Madison, Wisconsin.