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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.1 Presentation of the Constitution Week Proclamationr DUBLIN CALIFORNIA STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL Agenda Item 3.1 DATE: September 3, 2024 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SU B.ECT : Presentation of the Constitution Week Proclamation Prepared by: Marissa Clevenger, Administrative Technician EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will present the Constitution Week Proclamation to the Daughters of the American Revolution. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Present the Proclamation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION: Constitution Week commemorates one of America's most important founding documents. It is celebrated annually during the week of September 17-23. The aims of the Constitution Week celebration are to: • Emphasize citizens' responsibilities to protect and defend the Constitution. • Inform people that the Constitution is the basis for America's great heritage and the foundation for our way of life. • Encourage the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. Page 1 of 2 1 NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Constitution Week Proclamation Page 2 of 2 2 Attachment I A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF D UBLIN, CALIFORNIA "Constitution Week" September 17 - 23, 2024 WHEREAS, September 17, 2024 marks the 237th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America by delegates of the Constitutional Convention; and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary; and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate the occasion; and WHEREAS, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) upholds the goals of Constitution Week, supporting Dublin libraries, schools, and civic organizations in teaching all citizens, especially youth and newly naturalized citizens, about our founding documents; and WHEREAS, the local Jose Maria Amador NSDAR chapter runs an annual Constitution Week Poster Contest to raise awareness and inspire Dublin's citizens; and WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United States of America designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim September 17, 2024 through September 23, 2024, as Constitution Week in the City of Dublin, and encourages its citizens to reaffirm the ideals that the framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedom guaranteed through this guardian of liberties, and remembering that lost rights may never be regained. DATED: September 3, 2024 Mayor Michael McCorriston Councilmeh4&Jean Ji6skv Councilm mber Kashef Qaadri Councilmember Janine Thalblum 3