HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 0001-2023 Matthew Moyers_signedRESOLUTION NO. 0001-2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
COMMENDING MATTHEW MOYERS ON TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS, Matthew Moyers (hereinafter, “Matt”), Coordinator with Venues Parks & Arts (“VPA”),
after 27 years of service, has retired from the City of South Bend on April 14, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Matt served the City of South Bend dutifully for 27 years, working under five different
mayoral administrations, alongside eleven Board of Parks Commissioners, and two directors; and
WHEREAS, Matt held several positions within the department throughout his career including
weekend custodian at Pinhook Pavilion, interim Zoo Director, concessions manager, grant writer, and
partnership coordinator; and
WHEREAS, Matt was instrumental in preparing the agency, submitting and getting 32 different
significant grants and awards for the Department on the local, regional and national levels, including Indiana
State Outstanding Agency Award in 2011 and the National Gold Medal award in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Matt oversaw five complete departmental master plan cycles and built the CAPRA
accreditation framework from scratch, steering the department through two successful reaccreditations; and
WHEREAS, Matt has held executive board positions on VPA’s behalf in the health and wellness,
environmental and sustainability, social equity, trails and active lifestyles spheres; and
WHEREAS, Matt has directly worked with the Trust for Public Lands, Wildlife Federation, Nature
Conservancy, National Park Service, City Parks Alliance, National Recreation and Parks Association, the
Department of Natural Resources and several other federal agencies on VPA’s behalf; and
WHEREAS, Matt acted as a local historian and is likely the single greatest source of city parks, their
history and their role in our neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Matt designed, liaised, and/or served alongside hundreds of neighborhood groups,
partnership operations, and community initiatives, many of which are still active today and critical to the
community’s health and vibrancy; and
WHEREAS, Matt’s 27 years of service to the City of South Bend’s Parks and Recreation Department,
which is now Venues Parks & Arts, will have an impact for many years to come.
WHEREAS, Matt is deserving of recognition and honor by the BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS on behalf of the people the City of South Bend;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISIONERS AS
FOLLOWS:
1.The BOARD OF PARK COMMISIONERS of the City of South Bend hereby commends and
congratulates Matthew Moyers for the distinguished and meritorious service which he has provided to the City
of South Bend and extends its deepest appreciation for a job well done.
2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners held on May 15, 2023 at 219 South St.
Louis Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46617,
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Mark Neal, President Consuella Hopkins, Vice-President
Sam Centellas, Member Georgianne Walker, Member
Attested to this ____ day of __________________, 2023.
By: _______________________________
Jessica Williams, Clerk Aaron Perri, Executive Director