Proclamation
change is constant and affects and cities, towns, suburbs, counties and other places; and
community planning and plans can help manage this change in a way that provides better choices for how people work and live; and
community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and the full benefits of planning require public elected and appointed officials who understand, support, and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; and
the month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month throughout the United States of America and its territories; and the American Planning Association endorses National Community Planning Month as an opportunity to highlight how planning is essential to every community, and how planners are uniquely positioned to identify solutions to communities’ most difficult housing, transportation, and land use questions; and
the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of appointed commission members who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the City of Manhattan Beach.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that I, David Lesser, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2025, as
National Community Planning Month
and in doing so recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional planners of the City of Manhattan Beach and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals.
Dated this 7
th
day of October, 2025.
Whereas,
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Mayor David Lesser
ATTEST:
City Clerk Liza Tamura