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RESOLUTION NO, 5033 A RESOLUTION PRONOUNCING APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNITIES, AGENCIES, AND BUSINESSES THAT ASSISTED THE CITY OF EUGENE WITH EVENTS HONORING FALLEN EUGENE POLICE OFFICER CHRIS KILCULLEN. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On April 22, 2011, Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen tragically lost his life in the line of duty. Many communities, agencies, and businesses contributed resources to City of Eugene to assist in paying tribute to Officer Kilcullen. The City of Eugene wishes to express its gratitude for those contributions. Be . The Oregon State Fire Marshal provided an expert Incident Management Team, comprised of members from fire service agencies throughout the state, for comprehensive planning and operations support of the motorcade procession and Celebration of Life event. C. The University of Oregon provided use of the Matthew Knight Arena and personnel for planning and implementation of the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession, including event production and parking services. D. The Lane Transit District, Eugene water & Electric Board, Oregon Pacific Red Cross, City of Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Police, Lane County Sheriff, and Federal. law enforcement agencies all helped plan the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession, and supplied resources for implementing the events, including free shuttle service provided by Lane Transit District. E. Police agencies from Lane County, Springfield, Portland, Cottage Grove, Florence, Junction City, Salem, and the Oregon State Police volunteered police personnel to keep the city safe and provide services during the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession so that Eugene Police personnel could fully participate in the events. More than 200 honor guard members participated in the honor guard at the Celebration of Life. F. Local businesses donated materials and services for the Celebration of Life planning effort and events. Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1 . The City of Eugene extends its gratitude and appreciation to the Oregon State Fire Marshal, the University of Oregon, Lane Transit District, Eugene water & Electric Board, City of Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Department of Transportation, the Red Cross and participating law enforcement agencies for contributing thousands of hours assisting the City of Eugene plan the Celebration of Life event and motorcade procession, donating the use of Matthew Knight Arena, and providing staff to carry out the events. Section 2 . The City of Eugene extends its gratitude and appreciation to participating law enforcement agencies for donating law enforcement personnel to patrol Eugene and respond to calls so that Eugene Police personnel could attend the events honoring Officer Kilcullen, and also to the agencies who participated in the honor guard. Section 3. The City of Eugene extends its gratitude and appreciation to intergovernmental partners and businesses for contributing time, money and resources to assist the City in paying tribute to Officer Kilcullen. The foregoing Resolution adopted the 9' day of May, 2011. t Deputy City Reco er