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File #: 21-1720    Version: 1 Name: 10/4/21 Resolution to Acknowledge Roger Rayle
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/4/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/4/2021 Final action: 10/4/2021
Enactment date: 10/4/2021 Enactment #: R-21-378
Title: Resolution to Acknowledge and Commend Roger Rayle and the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane (CARD) for Longstanding Public Service to Monitor and Protect Residents of Ann Arbor from Exposure to Harmful Chemicals in Ann Arbor Freshwater Sources
Sponsors: Kathy Griswold, Lisa Disch, Jeff Hayner, Ali Ramlawi
Attachments: 1. ResolutiontoCommendRogerRayleCARD-2021-0923.pdf
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Resolution to Acknowledge and Commend Roger Rayle and the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane (CARD) for Longstanding Public Service to Monitor and Protect Residents of Ann Arbor from Exposure to Harmful Chemicals in Ann Arbor Freshwater Sources
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Whereas, The Environmental Commission advises the Ann Arbor City Council on issues related to environmental policy, environmental issues and environmental implications of all City programs and proposals on the air, water, land and public health;

Whereas, Roger Rayle first became a citizen volunteer watching over the Gelman dioxane contamination site as a member of a series of citizen advocacy groups concerned about the Gelman 1,4-dioxane;

Whereas, Roger Rayle was a founding member and officer of Scio Residents for Safe Water (SRSW), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization set up in 1995 to inform and educate area residents on state of groundwater pollution in our area and provide information systems support for other stakeholder groups;

Whereas, Roger Rayle was a citizen member of the Intergovernmental Partnership Committee (IPC) consisting of local government officials and citizens, convened from time to time as needed to provide a coordinated response to Gelman cleanup plans;

Whereas, Roger Rayle was a founding member of the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane (CARD) that superseded the IPC in 2006 through resolutions of all affected local governments to more proactively address the Gelman dioxane problem for all area stakeholders;

Whereas, Roger Rayle has been chairperson of CARD since the spring of 2017 when CARD was more formalized with bylaws and an elected board;

Whereas, Roger Rayle and members of CARD have held monthly meetings to educate and organize members of the community about the threat of 1,4-dioxane in the groundwater;

Whereas, Roger Rayle has collected data, analyzed and shared detailed information, and encouraged members of the community to learn about the risks to...

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