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Agenda Item No. 4(A) EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION HONORING SERGEANT SHAWN MAPLES AND LIEUTENANT STEVE BONINI 2015 Special Olympics Torch Run Final Leg Participants WHEREAS, Sergeant Shawn Maples and Lieutenant Steve Bonini have volunteered to benefit Special Olympics for a combined three decades and have been recognized as directly helping hundreds of athletes realize their dream of competing in events that transform the lives of the athletes, families and spectators; and WHEREAS, Shawn Maples serves on the Executive Committee for Special Olympics of Northern California, served on the 2015 Final Leg Support Crew, and has directed policy, coordinated events, raised money, and enhanced the understanding of communities regarding the contributions of those with intellectual disabilities; and WHEREAS, Steve Bonini was selected by the Special Olympics Northern California Torch Run Committee to be one of the 126 International Final Leg Team members and served as a Guardian of the Flame of Hope in the tour of the Special Olympics Torch throughout the State of California; and WHEREAS, Steve Bonini and Shawn Maples participated in the Tip-A-Cop program, in which law enforcement officers serve as wait staff in local restaurants to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics; and WHEREAS, Steve Bonini and Shawn Maples were two of the creators of the Bike the Bridges for Special Olympics bicycling event, an event that has raised over $400,000 for Special Olympics athletes. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito hereby recognizes Sergeant Shawn Maples and Lieutenant Steve Bonini as 2015 Special Olympics Torch Run Final Leg Participants for Special Olympics of Northern California. Sergeant Maples and Lieutenant Bonini are examples of the strength and selflessness of volunteerism in the highest ideals of service in policing, and serve as examples to members of the Police Department, the profession of law enforcement, and the El Cerrito community. Dated: August 18, 2015 Mark Friedman, Mayor