III.3. Proclamation Honoring Pazey Yang; Imihy Bean
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: PeggySue Imihy Bean, Management Analyst
Date: July 19, 2022
Subject: Proclamation Honoring Pazey Yang
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Since September 2021, Pazey Yang has served the City of Hopkins as the City’s
Minnesota GreenCorps, provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Each year,
the program places AmeriCorps members with host site organizations around the state
to help communities increase resilience to climate change by:
• Reducing solid waste and increasing recycling
• Reducing greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
• Reducing water runoff and improving water quality
• Encouraging eco-friendly behavior
• Reducing disproportionate negative impacts from pollution
In her time as the City’s GreenCorps Member, Pazey has continuously provide d creative
ideas, engaged residents, and worked collaboratively with staff on complex projects. In
her time here Pazey has:
• Assisted Public Works staff with the rollout of the Residential Curbside Organics
program, including providing community wide education on organics recycling
• Lead efforts at Valley Park to create a Native Landscape Garden in collaboration
with the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. A project which engaged community
volunteers and worked across departments to implement
• Worked with Planning and Economic Development Staff to implement the City’s
first Slow Roll Biking event helping staff gather feedback on how to improve biking
and walking for the community as well as get residents motivated to reduce vehicle
miles travelled
Ms. Yang has been an invaluable resource to City Staff, providing nece ssary extra
capacity to assist us in preparing our city and residents for a climate ready future. We are
grateful for her service to our organization.
Staff recommends that the City Council approving the following motion: Move that City
Council approve the Proclamation Declaring July 20, 2022, Pazey Yang Day for her
service to the Community of Hopkins.
Administration
A Proclamation Declaring
Pazey Yang Day in the City of Hopkins
WHEREAS, for the past 11 month, Pazey Yang has dutifully served the City of Hopkins
as a Minnesota GreenCorps Member; and
WHEREAS, The Minnesota GreenCorps program, coordinated by the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency, aims to preserve, and protect Minnesota’s environment while
training a new generation of environmental professionals; and
WHEREAS, Pazey Yang has fulfilled her service focused improving lives, strengthening
our community and fostering civic engagement through her service and volunteering; and
WHEREAS, Pazey Yang has been integral in the roll out of the City’s curbside organics
program, the creation of a native landscaping demonstration garden and the City’s first
slow roll event; and
WHEREAS, Pazey Yang will end her term of service with the City of Hopkins in August
2022 with the admiration and gratefulness of City Staff and the community of Hopkins;
and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick Hanlon, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, along with my fellow Council Members, let it be resolved that July 20, 2022,
shall be designated as Pazey Yang Day in the City of Hopkins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 19th day of
July in the year 2022.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor