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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2004-05-24 #B RESOLUTION NUMBER 5,74'9 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING JONATHAN WILLIAM SHELTON FOR ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA EAGLE AWARD WHEREAS, the Eagle Award is the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve and is accomplished by only two percent of all scouts; and WHEREAS, the requirements for an Eagle Award are demanding, requiring twenty-one merit badges, each denoting a special skill and a series of proficiency levels in the categories of citizenship, personal development and physical fitness; and , WHEREAS, Jonathan Shelton of Troop 642, Orange Frontier District, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and will be honored at his Eagle Court of Honor recognition ceremony, under Troop Leader Eric Angstadt to be held on May 21, 2004; and WHEREAS, beginning his scouting career in 1992 as a Cub Scout, Jonathan earned the Arrow of Light award, the highest rank a Cub Scout can achieve; and WHEREAS, progressing through the Scout ranks, Robert earned 26 merit badges. Jonathan also held several leadership positions, including Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Librarian, and Chaplin's aide, backpacked sixty-two miles, camped fifty-four nights, and participated in the Whitsett Sierra Backpack. WHEREAS, Jonathan's Eagle Service Project involved building a new equipment organization system for the Long Beach Police Department Reserve Program. He designed and developed a plan to reconstruct two equipment storage rooms which are used to store uniforms and • equipment at the Long Beach Police Academy. Jonathan organized and supervised scouts and adults from Troop 642 over a period of four weekends in June 2003. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does hereby honor and commend JONATHAN WILLIAM SHELTON for having achieved the Eagle Scout Award from Troop 642 of Seal Beach to be presented at his Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony on the on the 21st day of May, 2004. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the Twenty- fourth day of May in the Year Two Thousand Four. Mayor ATTEST: • Linda Devine, City Clerk ITEM B