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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.2 - 1609 Baha'i Proclamation Page 1 of 1 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 3, 2017 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Proclamation for Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah Prepared by: Taryn Gavagan Bozzo, Executive Aide EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will present a proclamation recognizing October 22, 2017 as the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Present the proclamation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A DESCRIPTION: The City Council will present a proclamation to the Baha'i community, recognizing the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah, founder of Baha'i Faith. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: N/A ATTACHMENTS: 1. Bicentenary of the Birth of Baháulláh Proclamation 20 17 A P R O C L A M A T I O N O F T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L CI T Y O F D U B L I N CA L I F O R N I A “B i c e n t e n a r y o f t h e B i r t h o f B a h á ’ u ’ l l á h ” WH E R E A S , t h e B a h á ’ í c o m m u n i t y o f D u b l i n , C A , w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 8 8 , a n d a c r y i n g n e e d o f h u m a n i t y i s t h e ac h i e v e m e n t o f u n i t y , p e a c e a n d j u s t i c e i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s ; a n d WH E R E A S , i n t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y , B a h á ’ u ’ l l á h , t h e f o u n d e r o f t h e B a h á ’ í F a i t h , b r o u g h t a m e s s a g e o f h u m a n di g n i t y , c a p a c i t y a n d o n e n e s s s u i t e d t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of c o n t e m p o r a r y l i f e , a n d O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 m a r k s t h e t w o - hu n d r e d t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e b i r t h o f B a h á ’ u ’ l l á h ; a n d WH E R E A S , s i n c e 1 9 8 8 , t h e B a h á ’ í c o m m u n i t y o f D u b l i n , C A , h a s st r i v e n t o a p p l y t h i s v i s i o n t o t h e m a t e r i a l a n d sp i r i t u a l l i f e o f D u b l i n , c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h o t h e r s t o p r o m o t e u n i t y a n d t o s e r v e t h e i r f e l l o w c i t i z e n s ; a n d WH E R E A S , th e B a h á ’ í s o f D u b l i n a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s , f r i e n d s , n e i g h b o r s , a n d c o l l e a g u e s a r e c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h i s bi c e n t e n a r y , a l o n g w i t h B a h á ’ í s a c r o s s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a r o u n d t h e w o r l d ; NO W , T H E R E F O R E , B E I T R E S O L V E D , th a t w e , t h e D u b l i n C i t y C o u n c i l , d o h e r e b y r e c o g n i z e O c t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 7 , as B i c e n t e n a r y o f t h e B i r t h o f B a h á ’ u ’ l l á h , a n d u r g e a l l t o re s o l v e o n t h i s d a y ; t o p r o m o t e i n t h e m s e l v e s a n d i n t h e i r re l a t i o n s w i t h o t h e r s t h o s e q u a l i t i e s a n d a t t r i b u t e s t h a t w i l l h e l p b r i n g a b o u t t h e r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e o n e n e s s o f hu m a n i t y ; t o e m b r a c e d i v e r s i t y ; a n d t o w o r k f o r u n i t y i n o u r l o c a l c o m m u n i t y , i n o u r c o u n t r y , a n d i n t h e w o r l d . DA T E D : O c t o b e r 3 , 2 0 1 7 M a y o r D a v i d G . H a u b e r t V i c e M a y o r D o n B i d d l e C o u n c i l m e m b e r A b e G u p t a C o u n c i l m e m b e r A r u n G o e l C o u n c i l m e m b e r M e l i s s a H e r n a n d e z