Proclamation
the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) sponsors a unique nationwide crime, drug and violence prevention program called National Night Out; and National Night Out provides an opportunity for Manhattan Beach residents to join forces with thousands of other communities across the country in promoting cooperative, police community crime prevention efforts; and Neighborhood Watch plays a vital role in assisting the Manhattan Beach Police Department through joint crime prevention partnerships throughout our community and is supportive of National Night Out 2026 on each of our blocks; and it is essential that all citizens of Manhattan Beach be aware of the importance of crime prevention programs and the impact that their participation can have on reducing crime, drugs and violence in the City of Manhattan Beach; and police-community partnerships, Neighborhood Watch, awareness and cooperation are important themes of the National Night Out program.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that I, Joe Franklin, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim August 4, 2026 as
National Night Out
and encourage all citizens of the City of Manhattan Beach to join the Manhattan Beach Police Department, the National Association of Town Watch and their sponsors in supporting National Night Out on August 4, 2026.
Dated this 4
th
day of August, 2026.
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ATTEST:
Mayor Joe Franklin City Clerk Liza Tamura