6.5. SR 10-06-2014 �i
EOty lk Request for Action
River
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 6.5
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Presentations,Awards, October 6, 2014 Zack Carlton,Planner I
and Recognition
Item Description Reviewed by
Proclamation: National Community Planning Jeremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD
Month Reviewed by
Action Requested
1. Mayor Dietz to read the proclamation.
2. Proclaim,by motion, October 2014 as National Community Planning Month
Background/Discussion
Each year the American Planning Association sponsors National Community Planning Month to raise the
visibility of the important role planning takes in communities across the country.
This year's theme"Health and Prosperity," focuses on how communities affect each individual's health.
The way a community is planned, from land development, transportation options, or community design,
impacts the residents living there.
Financial Impact
None
Attachments
■ Proclamation
p 0 W I R I I a
ATURE
Proclamation
National Community Planning Month
WHEREAS, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, 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, The American Planning Association and its professional institute,the
American Institute of Certified Planners, endorse National Community Planning Month as
an opportunity to highlight the contributions sound planning and plan implementation make
to the quality of our settlements and environment;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 Elk River.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,John J. Dietz,Mayor of the City of Elk River, do hereby
proclaim that the month of October 2014 shall be observed as:
National Community Planning Month
in the City of Elk River on this 6`h day of October,2014.
John J. Dietz,Mayor
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk