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BACKGROUND REPORT
Attachment 1
R15-146
R15-147
Ms. Bohmke requested that the Board give consideration to renaming the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center to
include posthumously honoring Olympic diver, and former Stafford resident, Mark Lenzi.
Attachment 2
R15-146
PROPOSED
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF STAFFORD
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA
RESOLUTION
At a regular meeting of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors (the Board) held in
the Board Chambers, George L. Gordon, Jr., Government Center, Stafford, Virginia, on
the 5th day of May, 2015:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MEMBERS:
VOTE:
Gary F. Snellings, Chairman
Laura A. Sellers, Vice Chairman
Meg Bohmke
Jack R. Cavalier
Paul V. Milde III
Cord A. Sterling
Robert “Bob” Thomas, Jr.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On motion of , seconded by , which carried by a vote of , the following was adopted:
A RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE JEFF ROUSE SWIM AND
SPORT CENTER, THE ROUSE-LENZI SWIM AND SPORT CENTER
WHEREAS, Mr. Jeffrey N. Rouse was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on
December 6, 1970, and graduated from Stafford Senior High School in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse is a four-time Olympic champion, and former world
record-holder in three swimming events, having represented the United States in the
1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, Mr. Rouse won a gold medal in swimming for the U.S.
team in the men’s 4x100 meter medley relay, and individually, he won a silver medal in
the men’s 100-meter backstroke; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Mr. Rouse won a gold medal as a member of the United
States team in the men’s 4x100 meter medley relay, and individually, he won a gold
medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the
International Swimming Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mark E. Lenzi was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 4,
1968, and was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, graduating from Stafford Senior High
School in 1986; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi won an Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in
Barcelona, Spain, and a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in
men’s 3-meter springboard diving; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi was the first American diver to perform a forward 4.5
somersault tuck in competition, and the first diver to score over 100 points on a single
dive in competition; and
WHEREAS, in total, Mr. Lenzi won 18 international competitions at the 1-meter
and 3-meter springboard level, and was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics
Hall of Fame in honor of his athletic accomplishments as an NCAA and Olympic diver;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi passed away on April 9, 2012, leaving behind his family
and a legacy of fans and fellow athletes; and
WHEREAS, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution R14290 on November 13, 2014, naming the Indoor Recreation Center at Embrey Mill, the
Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Stafford County Board of
Supervisors on this the 5th day of May, 2015, that the Board be and it hereby does
rescind Resolution R14-290; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board, notwithstanding the Board’s
policy on naming buildings in Resolution R07-147, hereby does name the Indoor
Recreation Center at Embrey Mill, the Rouse-Lenzi Swim and Sport Center.
AJR:mch
R15-147
PROPOSED
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF STAFFORD
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA
RESOLUTION
At a regular meeting of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors (the Board) held in
the Board Chambers, George L. Gordon, Jr., Government Center, Stafford, Virginia, on
the 5th day of May, 2015:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MEMBERS:
VOTE:
Gary F. Snellings, Chairman
Laura A. Sellers, Vice Chairman
Meg Bohmke
Jack R. Cavalier
Paul V. Milde III
Cord A. Sterling
Robert “Bob” Thomas, Jr
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On motion of , seconded by , which carried by a vote of , the following was adopted:
A RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE JEFF ROUSE SWIM AND
SPORT CENTER THE LENZI-ROUSE SWIM AND SPORT CENTER
WHEREAS, Mr. Mark E. Lenzi was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 4,
1968, and was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, graduateding from Stafford Senior
High School in 1986; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi won an Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in
Barcelona, Spain, and a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in the
men’s 3-meter springboard diving; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi was the first American diver to perform a forward 4.5
somersault tuck in competition, and the first diver to score over 100 points on a single
dive in competition; and
WHEREAS, in total, Mr. Lenzi won 18 international competitions at the 1-meter
and 3-meter springboard level, and was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics
Hall of Fame in honor of his athletic accomplishments as an NCAA and Olympic diver;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lenzi passed away on April 9, 2012, leaving behind his family
and a legacy of fans and fellow athletes; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jeffrey N. Rouse was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on
December 6, 1970, and graduated from Stafford Senior High School in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse is a four-time Olympic champion, and former world
record-holder in three swimming events, having represented the United States in the
1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, Mr. Rouse won a gold medal in swimming for the U.S.
team in the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay, and individually, he won a silver medal in
the men’s 100-meter backstroke; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Mr. Rouse won a gold medal as a member of the U.S.
team in the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay, and individually, he won a gold medal in
the men’s 100-meter backstroke; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rouse is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the
International Swimming Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution R14290 on November 13, 2014, naming the Indoor Recreation Center at Embrey Mill, the
Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Stafford County Board of
Supervisors on this the 5th day of May, 2015, that the Board be and it hereby does
rescind Resolution R14-290; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board, notwithstanding the Board’s
policy on naming buildings in Resolution R07-147, hereby does name the Indoor
Recreation Center at Embrey Mill, the Lenzi-Rouse Swim and Sport Center.
AJR:mch