RES NO. 2020-21 National Community Planning Month
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, rural areas, and
other places in the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS, community planning and plans can help manage this change in a way that provides
better choices for how people work, reside, recreate and otherwise 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,
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 assuring their sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the American Planning Association has themed 2020 as Planning is Essential to
Recovery, to highlight how planning and planners can lead communities to equitable, reliant, and long-
lasting recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity
to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of members of planning commissions, members of
volunteer advisory committees and boards, and the professional community and planners who have
contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the City of Bainbridge Island and to extend
our heartfelt thanks for their continued commitment to public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the month of October, 2020, is hereby
designated as
COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH
in the City of Bainbridge Island in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning
Month.
DATED this 13th day of October, 2020
Leslie Schneider, Mayor