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COMMISSIONER GOOD - ITEM #1: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AND TO DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION’S ‘GO PURPLE’ INITIATIVE INTENDED TO LITERALLY AND TO FIGURATIVELY SHINE A LIGHT ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA, AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY HOLD A NEEDED AND NECESSARY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN, AND TO SHARE THE FACT THAT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS ARE A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, AND TO ALSO BRING ATTENTION TO THE SERIOUS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISEASE WHICH, SADLY, THE ONLY LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH THAT CANNOT BE PREVENTED, CURED OR EVEN SLOWED, IN THESE MODERN TIMES. THE RESOLUTION, WHEN CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED, SHOULD ALSO CONTAIN A REQUEST TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO OPERATIONALLY ‘LIGHT UP’ CITY HALL, AND OTHER POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS IN THE COLOR PURPLE TO REFLECT ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER, INCLUDING OTHER EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES, CONSISTENT WITH THE ATTACHED, FORMA...
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