HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.2 Presentation of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory’s 70th Anniversary CommendationCELEBRATING
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
Agenda Item 3.2
DATE: September 6, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager
SU B.ECT : Presentation of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory's 70th Anniversary
Commendation
Prepared by: Cierra Fabrigas, Executive Aide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present a commendation to the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in
celebration of its 70th anniversary.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the commendation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is celebrating its 70th anniversary as one of
the nation's leading applied science and research institutions, with world class contributions in
national security, supercomputing, energy research, high energy density physics, engineering,
materials science, physics, chemistry, and biotechnology.
The Livermore Lab Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works with the LLNL to provide
outreach programs for students of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and
internships and fellowship programs at collegiate levels.
The City Council will recognize the LLNL and the Foundation for continuing to expand the Lab's
reach, impact, and opportunities in the advancement of science and technology, providing
outstanding science and research for seven decades, with strong leaders dedicated to our nation's
best interests.
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STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Lawrence Livermore Laboratory's 70th Anniversary Commendation
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Attachment I
A COMMENDATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory — 7oth Anniversary
WHEREAS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (the Lab) was founded September 2, 1952 in
Livermore, California, and is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, for the U.S.
Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration; and
WHEREAS, for more than 7o years the Lab has served as one of the nation's leading applied science and
research institutions, with world class contributions in national security, supercomputing, energy research,
high energy density physics, engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, and biotechnology; and
WHEREAS, these accomplishments are now setting the stage for even greater opportunities ahead, with the
Lab continuing to demonstrate how to make the 'impossible possible'; and
WHEREAS, the Livermore Lab Foundation is a 5o1c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
science in the national interest as well as the development of philanthropic investments and public private
partnerships at the Lab; and
WHEREAS, since the Foundation's inception in 2016, it has strived to open the door to the next generation of
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) students by accelerating outreach programs for high
school students and implementing Lab internships and fellowship programs at the undergraduate and
graduate level, impacting more than 2,30o students nationwide and creating a strong alumni network and
pool of future Lab leaders; and
WHEREAS, the Foundation's fundamental research investments, via private philanthropic contributions in
neurodegenerative diseases and climate resiliency, have also expanded the Lab's reach, impact, and
opportunities in the advancement of science and technology; and
WHEREAS, both the Foundation and the Lab continue to add to this important legacy by providing an
historic glimpse in how the Lab has served at the nexus of outstanding science and research for seven
decades, with strong leaders dedicated to our nation's best interests.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby commend the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, including all current and former employees, on this 8th day of September
2022, for 7o years of science and research excellence on behalf of the nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Livermore Lab Foundation is also commended in its efforts as a
private philanthropic partner in providing an opportunity for all in our community to embrace the idea that
'science does matter.'
DATED: September 6, 2022
Mayor Melissa Hernandez
Vice Mayor Jean Josey Councilmember Sherry Hu
Councilmember Shawn Kumagai Councilmember Michael McCorriston
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