HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-18-I01D Proclamation_Community Planning MonthAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: October 18, 2021
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation
recognizing Community Planning Month 2021
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the mayor’s proclamation.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
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THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs,
townships, rural areas, and other places; AND,
WHEREAS, community planning and plans can help manage this change in a way that
provides better choices for how people work and live; AND,
WHEREAS, community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be
meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community;
AND,
WHEREAS, the full benefits of planning requires public officials and citizens who
understand, support, and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; AND,
WHEREAS, the month of October is designated as National Community Planning
Month throughout the United States of America and its territories; AND,
WHEREAS, American Planning Association endorses National Community Planning
Month as an opportunity to highlight how planning is essential to recovery and how
planners can lead communities to equitable, resilient and long-lasting recovery; AND,
WHEREAS, the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the
opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of
planning commissions and other citizen planners who have contributed their time and
expertise to the improvement of the City of Waukee; AND,
WHEREAS, we recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional
community and regional planners of the City of Waukee and extend our heartfelt thanks
for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals;
NOW THEREFORE I, Courtney Clarke, Mayor of the City of Waukee, do hereby
proclaim October 2021 as Community Planning Month in the City of Waukee in
conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning Month.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Waukee to be affixed this October 18, 2021.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor