HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 10/06/2015 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING DECEMBER AS RIVERSIDE TECHNPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Riverside Technology, inc. was founded in Fort Collins in 1985 and is a
leading international science, engineering, and IT consulting company that leverages
environmental intelligence for government and industry benefit; and
WHEREAS, Riverside collects, analyzes, manages, and disseminates environmental
information that improves the management of environmental interactions for issues surrounding
water and land resources; environmental impacts and habitats; data acquisition, analysis, and
management; and decision support, making the world more safe, secure, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, Riverside has successfully completed more than 1,200 projects worldwide,
including work for the City of Fort Collins, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
National Weather Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee Valley Authority, Colorado
Water Conservation Board, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Nile Basin
Initiative, World Bank, and US Agency for International Development, among many others; and
WHEREAS, Riverside helped the City of Fort Collins apply for a grant from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency in 1997 to support the development of a flood warning system.
Once the City received the grant, Riverside developed a Hydromet Network for Fort Collins
from 1997 to 1999 and a Flood Warning System 1998; and
WHEREAS, Riverside has proven its commitment to upholding the Colorado spirit by
preserving the land, water, and air critical to protecting our Western heritage and ensuring
Colorado’s high quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Riverside Technology, inc. celebrated its 30
th
anniversary in 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare December 2015 as the
RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of October, A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk