Agenda 11/08/2022 Item # 4C (Proclamation - Farm-City Week)4.0
11/08/2022
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,
November 16 - 23, 2022, is National Farm -City Week, a time set aside to
recognize and honor the contributions of the country's agriculturalists and to
strengthen the bond between urban and rural citizens; and
WHEREAS,
in Collier County, the high point of Farm -City Week is the annual Farm City
BBQ, presented by Farm City BBQ of Collier County, Inc., local business, and
agricultural leaders; and
WHEREAS,
the Farm City BBQ supports the growth of our community with proceeds
benefitting local youth leadership development programs through the Collier
County 4H Association, Youth Leadership Collier, Collier County Junior Deputies
League, Collier County Key Clubs, and Rotary Clubs; and
WHEREAS,
the agricultural and natural resources industries of Southwest Florida have an
impact of $8.11 billion annually; and
WHEREAS,
twenty-two percent of Collier County is utilized for agriculture, providing vital
ecological benefits, including habitat for wildlife, and recharge area for our
aquifer; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Collier County Commissioners supports local agriculture through
programs including cooperation with the University of Florida/ IFAS Extension
Service; and
WHEREAS,
we encourage all citizens to pause to recognize the contributions of our local
farmers and ranchers to our economy, our food supply, and our society;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that on behalf of the citizens of Collier County, great appreciation and
honor is owed to Collier County's agriculturalists and that November 16 - 23,
2022, be designated as
FARM -CITY WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of November 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, JR. , CHAIRMAN
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4.0
11/08/2022
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.0
Doc ID: 23759
Item Summary: Proclamation designating November 16 - 23, 2022, as Farm -City Week in Collier County. To be
accepted by the Farm City BBQ Board of Directors and Organizing Committee.
Meeting Date: 11/08/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/29/2022 12:12 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
10/29/2022 12:12 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Division Review Completed
10131 /2022 4:06 PM
Completed 11/01/2022 9:59 AM
Completed 11/01/2022 10:00 AM
11/08/2022 9:00 AM
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