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Home My WebLink About3.4 Citizen of Year 2002CITY CLERK FILE #610-50 AGENDA STATEMENT CTI'Y COUNCIL I~IEETING DATE: October 1, 2002 SUBJECT: 2002 Citizen of the Year Nominations Report Prepared by Kay Keck, City Clerk ATTACHMENTS: RECOMMENDATION: Nomination Forms Submitted / /~ '"~Of'Present Certificates of Recognition to Nominees FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: Each year, the City of Dublin recognizes a citizen who has made a significant contribution toward enhancing the quality of life for residents of Dublin during the past year. Vice Mayor McCormick and Councilmember Oravetz serve as the Citizen & Organization of the Year Committee. Once nominations have been made, the Committee arranges for the judging to be done by individuals or organizations outside the City of Dublin. The winning citizen will be announced at the City's "Volunteer Star Performers" event being held on Friday, October 11, 2002 at the Dublin Monarch Hotel. In addition, the winner's name will be engraved on the perpetual plaque, which hangs just inside the Council Chambers. The citizens nominated this year include: Dave Burton and Angela Fontes. The nominees were invited to attend this City Council meeting and invitations have been extended for them to attend the Volunteer Recognition event. Staff recommends that the Mayor present each nominee with a Certificate of Recognition for being nominated as Dublin's Citizen of the Year. COPIES TO: Dave Burton & Angela Fontes ITEM NO. l 2002 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINATION NOMINEE: ADDRESS: NOMINEE MUST RESIDE IN DUBLIN AND MUST HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE QUALITY OF LiFE iN DUBLIN DURING THIS PAST YEAR PHONE NUMBER: DOES NOMINEE KNOW OF THIS NOMINATION? [~ YF_,S j~ NO AND W~ YOU FEEL 1~I8 ~DIVIDUAL W DESERVING OF THIS VERY 8PEC~L ~COGNiTION (A~ach ~ditional sheet ~necessa~) ilMPORTANT- THIS FORM MUST BE RECEIVED 1N THE OFFICE OF TIlE C. DUBLIN CIVIC CENTER, '100 CIVIC PLAZA, BY 4:00 p.m., Sel ATTACHMENT 1 2O02 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Dave Burton is my nominee for Citizen of the Year. Dave has been making a significant contribution to the quality of life in Dublin for many years. As a former Vice Mayor of our community Dave has given countless hours of work and support to the residents of Dublin. This has been a particularly special year for Dave. By December of 2002 he will see a bell tower sitting atop the Murray School, circa 1850. This has been a long'standing dream of Dave's as well as many other residents and history buffs in the area. Dave made a decision last year that he wanted to see the bell tower in place before the end of his life in Dublin or anywhere else. He worked closely with Dublin Historical Preservation Association and the Dublin Rotary Club to make this dream come true for so many. Dave was truly the catalyst that brought the City of Dublin, the D.H.P.A., and the Rotary Club of Dublin together to complete this project. Dave.is responsible for fundraising from the public and private sectors to provide the city with $30,000.00 towards this project. Dave Burton is a classic example of the city motto. "Proud of our Past, Preparing for our Future." Thanks to the efforts of Dave, current and future residents of our community will come to know the simplistic beauty of recreating and preserving a wonderful piece of Dublin history in the old Murray School. Someday soon the school bell will ring for David Burton. 2002 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINATION NOMINEE MUST RESIDE IN DUBLIN AND MUST HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DUBLIN DURING THIS PAST YEAR. NOMINEE: ADDRESS: / DOES NOM~EE ~OW OF ~IS NOM~A~ON? ~ YES O PLEASE DESC~BE THE SPECIFIC CONT~B~IONS ~DE BY THIS iNDIVIDUAL AND W~ YOU FEEL T~S ~DWIDUAL IS DESERVING OF THIS VERY SPECML ~COGN~ION. (Attach additional sheet ~necessary) -IMPORTANT~ THIS FORM MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER, DUBLIN CIVIC CENTER, 100 CIVIC PLAZA, BY 4:00 p.m., September 23, 2002. Angela Fontes Volunteer of the Year 2002 Application As President of the Murray Parent Faculty Club (PFC), it is my pleasure to nominate Angela Fontes as Volunteer of the Year in recognition of her many years of service to our community. Angela is a tireless and dependable volunteer, and an inspiration to those who have had the pleasure of working with her on various activities. Her volunteer efforts have touched many people, and particularly children, in Dublin. In the past four years, she has served in the capacity of treasurer for the Murray Elementary Parent Faculty Club. In addition to this huge year-round commitment of handling all aspects of the financial obligations of the group, she also helped in many other ways. When it was brought to light that Murray was in desperate need of a computer lab, so that the students of Hurray would not become left behind in this computer age, she stepped to the forefront by helping to organize fundraising and seeking donations to provide the needed equipment. She then worked tirelessly with the district staff to ensure that the lab complied with Technology standards. In September of the 2001 school year, Murray was able to offer a computer class where every student had the opportunity to learn the various aspects of technology. Without the time and commitment from Angela our children might still be waiting. Knowing that the computer lab now had a part-time teacher and was operational, She moved her focus to coordinating Halloween Fun Night. This annual event was in jeopardy of being lost as a Murray Tradition. For years Murray PFC has held this event as a safe alterative to trick-or-treating. Through her tireless work ethic she inspired many of us to pitch in and keep this community event alive. It worked!! Last year was our biggest turn out ever! We were also able to help Neilsen Elementary school by buying extra stock left over from their Fall Carnival. In this way of reaching out both events won't be lost in the future. By these two small accounts, ! think you can see her commitment to providing the children in Dublin things that will benefit them for a lifetime. A complete list of all the other activities she has participated in over the years are shown below: Murray PFC Handling 5th grade Outdoor Ed Accounts Helping with various beautification projects Multi-Purpose Room Updating Staff Bathrooms School Marquee Boy Scouts Den Leader (2 years) Coordination of Popcorn Sales (3 years) Troop Leader of Girl Scout Troop 1065 (5 years) Registrar of the San Francisco Girl Scout Council (2 years) Duties included registering all Girl Scouts in Livermore/Amador Valley Association (LAVA) Little League Served as Team Mom (various years) In ::[999 recognized as Snack Bar Parent of the Year [f you would like more detailed accounts of the commitment involved please feel free to call me. As one last accounting, I would like to share with you that Angela attended the Dublin Partners in Education Art Auction last May. Murray Elementary 4th graders entered a quilt that they made together in class. It was Angela's goal that this piece would hang in the Multi-Purpose room. Out of the goodness of her heart (and pocket book) she acquired the quilt and presented it to the school as a parting gift. Her forethought not only helped DPIE with their program, but it thought those fourth graders that working together can have lasting emotional and tangible benefits. The quilt will be displayed for many years to come. Thank you, Andrea Pryor