Item 4A2Building safety affects many aspects ofAmerican fife. Because of 6uiCding
safety code enforcement, we enjoy the comfort of structures that are safe and
sound; and,
WFiereas, 6uiCding safety andfire prevention officials workwith citizens to address 6uiCding safety
andfire prevention concerns everyday; and,
WFiereas, the dedicated members of the Internationafode Council, including 6uiCding safety andfire
prevention officials, architects, engineers, and others in the construction industry, develop and enforce
the codes that safeguardAmericans in the buildings where we live, work play and learn; and,
WFiereas, the dedicated members of the Internationafode Council, including 6uiCding safety andfire
prevention officials, architects, engineers, and others in the construction industry, develop and enforce
the codes that safeguardAmericans in the buildings where we live, work play and learn; and,
WFiereas, 6uiCding safety codes provide safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters that
can occur all across the country, such as snowstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildlandfires, and
earthquakes. Building safety codes also workto minimize otherpotentiaC6uiCding catastrophes; and,
WFiereas, Building Safety Week, sponsored 6y the Internationafode Councl Toundation, is an
opportunity to educate the public. This year's theme, " You Can Be a d'art of Building Safety WeeC
encourages aCCAmericans to raise our awareness of 6uiCding safety, and to take appropriate steps to
ensure that the places where we live, work, play and learn are safe. Countless lives have been saved
because of the 6uiCding safety codes adopted and enforced by local and state agencies; and,
WFiereas, this year, as we observe Building Safe ty Week I ask aCCcitizens of Sou thlake, Teas to
consider projects to improve 6uiCding safety at home and in the community, and to recognize the local
6uiCding safety andfire p revention officials and the important role that theyplay inpublic safety.
Now, TFierefore, I, Andy rWambsganss, Yayor of the City of Sou thCake, on behalf of the City Council,
do hereby proclaimApnT4 throughApriC10, 2004, as
BVILDING SAIFETTWEEK