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WHEREAS, John Records began his connection to the Committee on the Shelterless ; ,
(COTS) as a volunteer in the Family Shelter working with vulnerable children and their parents
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'e� WHEREAS, John Records joined COTS as Executive Director in 1992 and has served sl
• } COTS and his community with honor, distinction and integrity for 21 years; and '
Notia`, i WHEREAS, under John Records' leadership, COTS has grown and developed into an I )
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organization with 319 beds serving 2,300 children and adults each year with emergency food and ' `
$J a shelter, transitional and permanent housing and transformative programs; and y
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%. last, WHEREAS, COTS programs, led by John Records for the last 21 years, have helped � "
more than 20,000 vulnerable children and adults to rebuild their shattered lives and get back i `„
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WHEREAS, John Records has worked tirelessly to lead efforts to research, develop and
m > l 'Sa implement innovative and effective service models and approaches, such as Restorative Integral �, 4
x o, ', Support, that have dramatically increased the effectiveness of COTS programs and made COTS s :��
r' `" an organization recognized across the country as a model for others; and, , i>
��, ' t� WHEREAS, John Records will continue to serve COTS on the Board of Directors and ;361,4"7:9,./4
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will co-found and lead the new National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services located at
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a . the State University of New, York School'. of Social Welfare to teach COTS' innovative '
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# NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma, e'v' !
t , a along with the members of the City Council, do hereby declare June 3, 2013 as "John Records ``�
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7 ;, Day"and recognize and thank John Records for his service and dedication to the citizens of i �
,' Petaluma, including the thousands of vulnerable children and adults who have been touched by 7
'4. John and helped by COTS. We wish him much success in his future endeavors. F
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