2009-2010 Bill 1492: Richland County Recreation Commission - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 118th Session, 2009-2010 3 4 S. 1492 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Scott 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1314htc10.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on June 1, 2010 13 Introduced in the House on June 1, 2010 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on June 1, 2010 15 16 Summary: Richland County Recreation Commission 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 6/1/2010 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ24 23 6/1/2010 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ118 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 6/1/2010 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE RICHLAND 12 COUNTY RECREATION COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION 13 OF ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND TO THANK THE 14 COMMISSION FOR THE MANY LIFEENRICHING SERVICES 15 IT PROVIDES TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to 18 learn that the Richland County Recreation Commission (RCRC) is 19 celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its founding this year; and 20 21 Whereas, in 1960, the South Carolina Legislature created RCRC 22 through Act 873; and 23 24 Whereas, guided by their mission to enrich lives and connect 25 communities through diverse recreational opportunities, RCRC 26 staff members share the same vision: to be recognized as a leader 27 in park management and the delivery of quality recreation 28 programs in order to better promote health and improve the quality 29 of life in Richland County; and 30 31 Whereas, the first and only recreation agency in the State of South 32 Carolina accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of 33 Recreation and Park Agencies, the commission manages fortyone 34 different recreational facilities, including parks, community 35 centers, pools, tennis courts, and a public golf course, and seeks to 36 offer a wide variety of activities at its various sites that appeal to 37 an equally wide variety of Richland County residents; and 38 39 Whereas, presently, RCRC facilities host adult and specialneeds 40 programs; travel clubs; exercise classes; painting, pottery, and 41 ceramics classes; afterschool programs; summer camps; coffee

[1492] 2 1 clubs; music lessons; health screenings; voting sites; sports 2 leagues; and numerous other recreational opportunities; and 3 4 Whereas, in 2008, RCRC was named South Carolina Recreation 5 and Park Association Agency of the Year, and the commission 6 continues its long tradition of excellence in the field of parks and 7 recreation; and 8 9 Whereas, cognizant that parks, open spaces, and recreation 10 programs and facilities create healthy communities, reduce crime, 11 attract business, raise economic levels, increase real estate and 12 property values, and encourage tourism, the General Assembly 13 wishes to express its grateful thanks for the fine work of the 14 Richland County Recreation Commission and salute the agency for 15 its half century of serving the citizens and communities of the 16 South Carolina Midlands. Now, therefore, 17 18 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 19 concurring: 20 21 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 22 resolution, recognize and congratulate the Richland County 23 Recreation Commission on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary 24 and thank the commission for the many lifeenriching services it 25 provides to the people of South Carolina. 26 27 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 28 the Richland County Recreation Commission. 29 XX 30

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