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St. Louis City Resolution Number 151 October 19, 2012 |
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WHEREAS, an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of intimate partner violence each year; and
WHEREAS, young women between the ages of 16-24 are most at risk of abuse, one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime; and
WHEREAS, in the Spring of 2012 in the City of St. Louis five women and one infant were victims of domestic homicide; and
WHEREAS, young women are not the only individuals at risk, estimates indicate that one million Americans 60 years of age or older are abused in their homes annually while only one in fourteen is ever reported; and
WHEREAS, Missouri law enforcement agencies recorded 41,526 domestic violence incidents this past year; and
WHEREAS, all city residents must work together to educate our population about what can be done to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault and;
WHEREAS, residents need to work to increase support to survivors, their significant others, and the agencies that provide services to the survivors; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Park Center for Family Resources housed on the campus of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, the Steps That Count 5K Race/Walk, Gone But Not Forgotten Program recognizing the victims of domestic homicide, the Awareness Is What's Up Collegiate Awareness Program, Shoes on Their Feet and the Awareness Wristband program with the Mizzou Athletic Department are collaborative efforts of Every Step Counts.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that we pause in our deliberations to encourage all city residents to increase domestic violence awareness in our schools, and in our communities. We further direct the Clerk of the Board to spread a copy of this Resolution across the minutes of these proceedings and to prepare a commemorative copy to the end that it may be presented to our honoree at a time and place deemed appropriate by the Sponsor.
Introduced on the 19th day of October, 2012 by:
Honorable Jennifer Florida, Alderwoman
15th Ward
Honorable Lewis E. Reed,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Honorable Charles Quincy Troupe, Alderman
1st Ward
Honorable Dionne Flowers, Alderwoman
2nd Ward
Honorable Freeman Bosley, Sr., Alderman
3rd Ward
Honorable Samuel L. Moore, Alderman
4th Ward
Honorable Tammika Hubbard, Alderwoman
5th Ward
Honorable Kacie Starr Triplett, Alderwoman
6th Ward
Honorable Phyllis Young, Alderwoman
7th Ward
Honorable Stephen J. Conway, Alderman
8th Ward
Honorable Kenneth A. Ortmann, Alderman
9th Ward
Honorable Joseph Vollmer, Alderman
10th Ward
Honorable Thomas Villa, Alderman
11th Ward
Honorable Larry Arnowitz, Alderman
12th Ward
Honorable Alfred Wessels, Jr., Alderman
13thWard
Honorable Carol Howard, Alderwoman
14th WardHonorable Donna Baringer, Alderwoman
16th Ward
Honorable Joseph Roddy, Alderman
17th Ward
Honorable Terry Kennedy, Alderman
18th Ward
Honorable Marlene E. Davis, Alderwoman
19th Ward
Honorable Craig Schmid, Alderman
20th Ward
Honorable Antonio D. French, Alderman
21st Ward
Honorable Jeffrey L. Boyd, Alderman
22nd Ward
Honorable Joseph Vaccaro, Alderman
23rd Ward
Honorable Scott Ogilvie, Alderman
24th Ward
Honorable Shane Cohn, Alderman
25th Ward
Honorable Frank Williamson, Alderman
26th Ward
Honorable Lyda Krewson, Alderwoman
28th WardAdopted this the 19th day of October, 2012, as attested by:
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David W. Sweeney
Clerk, Board of Aldermen____________________________
Lewis E. Reed
President, Board of Aldermen