A proclamation congratulating the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee on the occasion of the 58th annual parade on March 14, 2020.
Thank you, Councilmember. All right. That concludes our announcements this evening. And there are no presentations and there are no communications, but we do have three proclamations. First up, council members advocate, will you please read Proclamation 242? Thank you, Mr. President. Congratulating the Denver St Patrick's Day Parade Committee on the occasion of the 58th Annual Parade on March 14, 2020. Whereas Denver has one of the largest cultural parades in the United States and the largest St Patrick's Day parade west of the Mississippi. And. WHEREAS, this year's theme honors law enforcement, firefighters and first responders in. 58th Annual Parade, whereas the Denver St Patrick's Day parade exemplifies a peaceful celebration, along with a community of diverse citizens who gather together with a glance at the Celtic past and a look to the future while enjoying Irish cultural fanfare. Pipe and drum bands, Irish step at step dancing and honoring all divisions of our military to the delight of over 300,000 spectators. And. WHEREAS, congratulations and thanks to all volunteers of the Denver St Patrick's Day Parade Committee, including many who have passed on but are still remembered for their endless hours and never ending commitment, which makes this celebration possible. And. Whereas, we hope the Colorado Sun and Mile High Air lifts the spirits of all who march or attend the 58th Annual Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2020. And we hope for a warm wind at our backs as we celebrate the Irish culture in the great state of Colorado. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City of City Council of Denver that the Council hereby congratulates the Denver St Patrick's Day Parade Committee, a volunteer organization on a well-organized, peaceful and spirited gathering at the 58th Annual Event, and that the clerk and Clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest and fix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that a copy be transmitted to the Denver St Patrick's Day Parade Committee. President Teresa miller. Miller. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember. Your motion to adopt. I move that proclamation 20 dash 024 to be adopted. Thank you. It has been moved and seconded comments by members of Council. Councilmember CdeBaca Thank you, Mr. President. Just wanted to thank all of you for coming today, for keeping this alive. We're happy to have this event in our district, a long standing tradition that we've participated in and hope to participate in this year and can't wait to hear all about it afterwards and get on with the planning for next year because, you know, the cycle never ends. So if there's anybody who wants to speak. Oh, wait, we have a few steps before we get to that. A few other people in mind. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Councilmember Flynn. Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you, Councilwoman, for bringing this forward on this occasion. I know that this is going to come as a true shock to my colleagues on the council. But I have actually kissed the Blarney Stone three times, mostly mostly to recharge it. The as as a person who can trace my Flynn ancestry back to the old Abbey Cemetery in La Croix in County Galway, and has had the privilege to visit there with my with my dad and my brothers. A while back, I just want to say how much this means to me personally, but it also means a lot to the city of Denver and all of our all of our cultural celebrations. Indeed. And and no, none of my remarks would be complete without a historical note. So my historical note is that today, March 9th, is 88 years since Eamon de Valera, one of the heroes of the 1916 Easter rebellion, who escaped execution very narrowly by the British. On this day in 1932, he ascended to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State and went on later in the fifties to become President of the republic. So with that, Mr. President, thank you very much. Thank you. Council member and thank you, council member CdeBaca, for bringing this forward. This is always such a great event for our city every year. Looking forward to it. So, Madam Secretary, roll call on our proclamation. CdeBaca I. Black eye clean i Gillmor. I. Herndon. High high. Cashmere high. Can each i. Ortega Sandoval High. Sawyer, I. Torres High. Council President. Hi, Madam Secretary. Please close the voting in US Results. 13. 839 as proclamation 242 has been adopted and now we do a five minute set aside for proclamation acceptance if there's someone you'd like to bring up. Thank you. Council president and council members. My name is Teresa miller, and now I'm the president of the St Patrick's Day Committee. And we would like to say thank you so much for this proclamation. With me today, I have much more important person and it is little Mr. Shamrock and Miss Shamrock, Charlotte and Wyatt, if you could wave. Thank you very much. A round of applause for you. Wyatt's only concern is that why the parade goes around only once. We're thrilled to be able to celebrate our city and celebrate our heritage heritage in this wonderful way. Our grand marshal this year is RSA, a Brady. You know her as a news anchor for Fox 31. She was instrumental in introducing us to Shield 616. Now, what this organization does is it provides body armor for Denver police, firemen and EMS. And we're thrilled to partner with them. And we held a fundraiser last Friday that Mayor Hancock attended. And we are just so thrilled to support our police, our firemen, our EMS on our own committee float. So you will see them leading the parade and we will be honoring special policemen, firemen and EMS paramedics for excellence in their careers. We also want to tell you about our queen, Colleen. She is Madison Dawn camp. You might know her from last year. She was Miss Colorado USA. So we have a great lineup of people and we are thrilled that we will have about 300,000 people downtown to celebrate Denver. Thank you again. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right. That brings us to our second proclamation, which is mine. So I'm going to read Proclamation 20 Dash zero two for three, recognizing the Women's Being project for its invaluable service to our community for 30 years.