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RESOLUTION NO, 3811
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
COMMENDING THE PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT
OF JOHN D. PARKHURST AS A MEMBER OF THE
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION,
AND WELFARE OF THESE UNITED STATES, FOR
A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 1968,
WHEREAS, John D, Parkhurst has served the citizens of Los
Angeles County since September 1, 1961, in the position of Chief En-
gineer and General Manager of the Los Angeles County Sanitation
Districts, which districts include twenty-three sanitation districts
providing sewerage and refuse disposal facilities for approximately
three and one-half million people living in an area of the seven
hundred square miles of Los Angeles County; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Parkhurst's service with the Los Angeles
County Sanitation Districts dates from 1947 and has included the
assignments of Assistant Engineer of Design; Resident Engineer in
charge of Construction; Division Engineer in charge of all field
operations; and Assistant Chief Engineer in charge of all operations
pertaining to water reclamation, sewerage and sewage disposal; and,
WHEREAS, prior to his joining the engineering staff of the
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Mr. Parkhurst did direct a
special comprehensive survey and report in preparation of a master
plan for a sewerage and disposal system for Orange County, California,
which survey included field operations covering ocean currents along
the Orange County coastline for determination of possible location of
future submarine outfal1s; and,
WHEREAS, during World War II John D. Parkhurst was a com-
miss~oned officer in the United States Public Health Service assigned
to Malaria Control in war areas; and,
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WHEREAS, concomitant with his present position Mr. Parkhurst
has served as consultant and advisor to foreign governments, including
Israel, Brazil, and New Zealand on matters pertaining to water pollu-
tion control; and,
WHEREAS, John D, Parkhurst has given many hours of interes-
ted and devoted service to civil engineering technical organizations
especially while serving as Vice President of the American Society of
Civil Engineers, Los An~les Section, as member of the Executive
Committee of the Water Pollution Control Federation, as Federation
Director of the California Water Pollution Control Association, and
as Vice Chairman, Advisory Committee on Sanitary Engineering of the
California State Department of Public Health; and,
WHEREAS, Mr, Parkhurst has further distinguished himself
through the contribution of articles for technical magazines, through
presentations at the First and Second International Conferences on
Water Pollution Research held in London, England, in 1962, and in
Tokyo, Japan, in 1964, through speaking appearances at various con-
ferences and meetings of the technical organizations of which he is
a member, and through a report entitled "A Plan for Water Re-use"
prepared under his direction and which report has been made the
basis for extensive research in methods for reclaiming waste waters;
and,
WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the Boards of Directors
of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts held on July 21, 1965,
Mr. Bob Ayers, Executive Secretary of the Water Pollution Control
Advisory Board, presented John D. Parkhurst with the credentials con-
firming the presidential appointment on July 13, 1965 of John D,
Parkhurst as a Member of the Water Pollution Control Advisory Board
in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, of the United
States for a term expiring June 30, 1968; and,
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WHEREAS, Mr. Parkhurst and his family are residents of the
City of Arcadia, California, and the citizens of said City are justi-
fiably proud of this appointment as recognition of the abilities of
this member of our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia
does hereby commend the presidential appointment and recognize the
tribute to the abilities of John D, Parkhurst in his membership with
the Water Pollution Control Advisory Board in the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, for a term expiring June 30, 1968; and that
the City Clerk shall forward a certified copy of this Resolution to
the recipient of this appointment.
SECTION 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 17th day of August, 1965, by the affirmative vote of at least
three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Considine, Turner and Reibo1d
NOES: None
ABSENT:
Councilman
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th d
of August,
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