Proclamation Recognizing John McCahan for His Contribution to the City of Alameda. (City Manager 2110)
And. Whereas, John spent more than 20 years with the Red Cross Task Force and is currently the Red Cross liaison to the City of Alameda Disaster Council. We just did a meeting together recently. And. WHEREAS, John proudly served as an assistant fire chief in the Alameda County of Emergency Services Fire Department. And. Whereas, John chaired a family and business disaster preparedness campaign in Alameda called Together We Prepared, which reached 20,000 individuals and. Whereas John was co-chair of Alameda is holiday toy program for 20 years ensuring that every child in Alameda, regardless of their family's circumstances, received a toy. And. Whereas, John served as a commissioner on the Alameda Municipal Power Public Utilities Board for eight years. And. Whereas, John served on the Northern California Power Agency and CPA Legislative and Regulatory Committee. And. Whereas, John spent over six years as a co-chair of the Alameda Housing Authority Board of Directors, I just want to say this is not in the script, but it is so heartwarming to see someone who has given back so much. That's like another lifetime, really, that you spent as a as a community volunteer. And I'm just looking around the room and there's lots of representatives from organizations that you've. Yes, I see you that you've you've worked with. So now therefore be resolved that I Marilyn, as the Ashcraft mayor of the city of Alameda, do hereby recognize John McCann's many years of dedication and service and thank him for sharing his time and talents with the city of Alameda. Thank you, John. Perhaps you'd like to say a few words. Well, that, John, say a few words and I'll present his proclamation. Yeah. Just a just a couple of words. Yeah. Well, first of all, I brought Karen up with me because that's the. Support system that allows me to do. All of this. And it came from Red Cross about my last night there. Who as well? I'll meet you upstairs. Okay. Well, that's important because that the ability for that to happen. The thing that cut through all of my volunteer work, both with the Red. Cross and different. Elements of the city, is. The amazing amount of talent that I've come across. And professionals within the city, within the Red Cross. The Jim Francis of the world. I mean, the level of professionalism, the level of Laura. Laura. Laura and I go back as far as we can go. I mean. But if you take a look at the how. Smart these folks are. And how dedicated. They are, you know, on delivering. On promise. Yeah. Delivering a better life for the citizens of the city of Alameda. Making Alameda safer for one at all. Yeah. That's why I have a passion for doing what I do. So I. Thank you for providing me the opportunity and the city and the platform. To do what I've been doing. Thank you. You did it well. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you for everything. You're working group. Thank you. Took our different microphones. Our our next proclamation is O and we have a recipient. Do I have Michael Chinaski, naturalist for the East Bay Regional Park District based at Crab Cove. Oh, hi, stranger. Nice to see you, naturalist. So this is. And you're going to receive this proclamation, and I'll see you on Saturday. So whereas a coastal cleanup day recognizes that we need to protect Alameda is ecological health and beauty. And. Whereas, Alameda INS take great pride in our city's natural beauty and support a clean, safe environment now and in the future.