83R25817 STE-D
By: Gutierrez H.R. No. 1967
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The City of Live Oak is encouraging health and
fitness by promoting parkour, and this effort has resulted in a
range of other positive developments for area residents; and
WHEREAS, Commonly known as free running, parkour developed
out of military obstacle-course training as a method of traveling
from point to point with quick, efficient body movements;
participants surmount barriers by various methods, including
running, climbing, vaulting, jumping, and rolling; and
WHEREAS, Fulfilling Live Oak's motto of "Strength in
Community," a beneficial collaboration has taken place between
local government and the Live Oak Parkour, Skate, and Bike
Association to help further this endeavor; the PSBA is a youth group
with several hundred members that is devoted to promoting
recreation, and it helped develop a plan for a fitness park that
includes facilities for parkour as well as other outdoor
activities; the City of Live Oak Economic Development Corporation
unanimously approved funding for the design and construction of the
park, which will be an outstanding resource for people of all ages;
and
WHEREAS, The project has also helped foster civic engagement
among Live Oak citizens, particularly its young people; the PSBA
has become actively involved in city council meetings and
elections, and the city solicits the group's input when setting the
parks and recreation agenda and assists its members by providing
leadership opportunities and mentoring; moreover, the PSBA has
launched a service project in which its members help refurbish the
homes of seniors and residents with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Local businesses have embraced the health benefits
of parkour as well and have helped support the work of the city and
the PSBA; the widespread backing that parkour has received has
contributed to its popularity, and it has become a much-anticipated
event at fairs and summer camps held in the San Antonio area; and
WHEREAS, Through its endorsement of parkour, the City of Live
Oak is helping residents to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle
while also strengthening community cooperation and citizen
involvement, and this initiative is indeed deserving of
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend the City of Live Oak for its efforts to
support parkour and extend to all those involved in this endeavor
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.