City of SantaClara
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 require public officials and citizens who understand, s upport, 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, the 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 Santa Clara; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional community and regional planners of the City of Santa Clara and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LISA M. GILLMOR, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, and on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim October 2023 as
Community Planning Month
in the City of Santa Clara, in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning Month.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Santa Clara, California, this 24 th day
of October 2023.
LISA M. GILLMOR
MAYOR
City of Santa Clara
Proclamation