Announced today in this morning's council session:
RESOLUTION No.
Rename the Portland Fire & Rescue Bureau’s Station 21 the Commissioner Randy Leonard Fire & Rescue Station 2l (RESOLUTION)
WHEREAS, Commissioner Randy Leonard, who was born and raised in NE Portland, has been in public service for 35 years; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Leonard served 25 years in the Portland Fire Bureau as a Firefighter, Fire Inspector, and Fire Lieutenant; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Leonard served nine years in the State Legislature, and he has served the last l0 years as Portland City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, Mayor Adams assigned Commissioner Leonard the Fire Bureau, and Commissioner Leonard has spent the last four years proudly serving as the City of Portland’s Fire Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, over the years, Commissioner Leonard has championed countless policies and legislation at both the state and local levels aimed at fire safety, all of which have served to make the citizens of Oregon and of Portland safer; and
WHEREAS, in Portland, perhaps his most enduring legacy is the voter-approved $72 million fire safety bond. In 2010, under Commissioner Leonard’s leadership, the City of Portland passed the fire safety bond to fund new fire apparatus, a digital radio system, and a new fire station to replace the aging station at the foot of the east side of the Hawthorne bridge; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Leonard’s commitment to public safety has truly earned him the title of Public Safety Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, the Portland City Council wishes to mark the occasion of Commissioner Randy Leonard’s retirement from his many years of dedicated public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Portland City Council renames Station 2l at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge as the Commissioner Randy Leonard Fire & Rescue Station 21, and directs the Portland Bureau of Fire & Rescue to appropriately sign the station.
Adopted by the Council:
Mayor Sam Adams
Commissioner Nick Fish
Commissioner Amanda Fritz
Commissioner Dan Saltzman
Prepared by: Amy Ruiz
Date Prepared: December 13, 2012
