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Home My WebLink About8.4 Calif P&R Award DinnerAGENDA STATEMENT CITY CLERK FILE # 150-20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 6, 2001 SUBJECT: California Park and Recreation Society Award Dinner Report by Bonnie Leonard, Recreation Supervisor ATTACHMENTS: Letter of Congratulations RECOMMENDATION: ~3~ FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Appoint a representative to attend the banquet and receive the award. Sufficient funds. are available in .the FY 2000-01 Budget DESCRIPTION: The' California Park and Recreation Society annually recognizes outstanding programs, parks and facilities. The process involves statewide competition in the various award areas. Staff submitted the Art in the Parks program in the Neighborhood/Community Life in the population category of up to 50,000. The program has been selected as a 2000 California Park and Recreation Society Award of Excellence winner - first place - in the Neighborhood category. Awards will be presented at the CPRS Awards and Installation Banquet during. the 51st Annual Conference in Sacramento. The Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2000. The fee for attending the reception and banquet is $65 per person. Traditionally a City Council or Board member attends the banquet and accepts the award. It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council appoint a representative to attend the banquet and accept the award. COPIES TO: G:XHrtg Cult Art Comm\Council\wrkshp125.doc Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission ITEM NO. EL DORADO HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT December 20, 2000 City of Dublin Parks and Community Services' Bounie Leonard 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Ms. Leonard: Congratulations! The City of Dublin Parks .and Community Service has been selected as a 2000 California Parks and Recreation Society Award of Excellence winner, first place, in the category of Neighbor.hood/Community Life for Art in the Parks in the population category of up to 50,000. YourI agency's award will be presented. with the other agency award-Winners at the CPRS Awards and InStallation Banquet d.uri!:!g .the 51:St Annual Califomia' PacifiC' Southwest Recreation~ and.. park. Conference' iii S.aci:a'm'~to.' The Awards and InstallatiOn.. Ban(itiet'i~ll b.e held on. Saturday, M~c~J.7, 21..,()0, I:,cg i.r.t~i,,,~!21 6:30 p.m.. at 'the Hyatt Hotel. The fee for attending the:reCeption and the banquet is '$55 per 'person ($65, if purchased after January 31, 2000). This is a very exciting evening where all the award winners are honored. All award 'winners are automatically eligible for the 'Creating Community Award of Distinction. This prestigious Award will be announced and presented at the end of the Awards and Installation Banquet at the conference. Be sure you invite your City Council and Board of Directors to attend the Banquet with you. This is'an excellent opporttmity to demonstrate to your policy makers how your agency Creates Community .by .embracing the core values of the profession. Enclosed with ~his letter is a.banquet registration form. At the reception before the banquet, all award winners will have the opportunity to have their photo taken. This photo may be used for publicity in your local community. You will be contacted at a later date to set up your photo time during the reception on March 17. It is important to note the reception is for one hour only. Please arrive in time for your photos to be taken. Other activities that have been planned to cel6b~iit~"Gd share your award winningpr0gram or' project' ih~luCle~ a:'l'2-minute'~;i. de.o..~vtiiCiiIWi!i .~'~sfi6:G'td cohfer~nce'delegates 8~g'the 0pen'iiig geileral' SesSion and the' ed~ational session," entitled "the' 13,eSq. 0f..the .BeSt."' The educational session provides your ageiicy the 6ppommity to develop altable'top display for conference delegates to view and share information on the planning, funding, and 1021 HARVARD WAY, EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA 95762-4353 PHONE (91 6) 933-6624 ° FAX (91 6) 933-6359 ° e-mail: edhcsd@eldoradohillscsd.org · implementation aspects of your agency's award winning program. Two representatives from your agency are asked to attend to set up your agency's display and discuss and answer any questions for delegates attending this session. This is a very popular session and is well attended. The session is scheduled for Friday, 'March 16, 2000, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A brochure with a brief description of each award winner is distributed at the Best of the Best session. Please submit a one paragraph description of your program to Jeff Retzlaffby February 2, 2001. Jeri's address is EGCSD, 8820 Elk Grove Blvd., Suite 3, Elk Grove, CA 95624 (e-mail jeri_retzlaff@netzero.net) and her direct phone number is (916) 685-6210 should you have any questions. Jeri'will send you more information on the Best of the Best session.soon. Again, congratulatioms on your award, We look forWm~d"to seeing you at the conference. The Awards Program is a very exciting program and could not be possible without the support from our sponsors, RJM Design Group, Little Tykes, and Rain Bird. 'The sponsors enjoy very much meeting the award winners, learning more about the projects and your community. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (916) 933-4540. Recreation/Community Services Awards Chair CC: Barbara Wackford, CPRS Awards Coordinating Committee Chair Elk Grove Community Services District Jane Adams, Executive Director CPRS California Park & ~'¢j'jj.[-:~~ Society r . ' ': "" 202C "' ~',' Recdgmitk~n o( Awar3s 3ecipienr.s · Announcement and Dresenmt:k'm o[ the prestigious f?rea't'~, ~i~ii. mit'y A~'ad dDis~crion · .:., . " · Insra [la don' arid recogni.t i~n 'of the mcoming Fresi3efi~'and Baar3 of I)ifec~c ~:'s · . . . ..t · . . .: CAHFO:iNiA PARK & RECREATION SOCIETY S55 per person by January 31, 2001 $65 per person a~'ei'.January 31, 2001 For more information call Sanfli:Kukkola at (916) 68.5-6849..6r Priscilla Oliver at (916) 684-7550 _,:,~___ _."" ..... .. Registration Form · All seating is l:recassiili.~ed '·' ":Ctl fiti:i'ete i~he form fi~r each table or seating group Contact Name ......................... Agency(,S)' . ................. Address: Phone: Fax: e-mail: List Attendees (atm~hadOitionalsh,etifne¢=sazy) Please reserve seats at $55 * each = $ c*$6s ,rt:r s~,~x~y 3~, 2oo~) Please reserve tables of 10 at $550* each = $ ~,ss0 Make Checks (no purchase orders) payable to CPRS and send to: 7917 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95832-9701 Please Charge my: Visa Mastercard (circle one) Account #: Expiration Date: Cardholder' s Name: Cardholder's Signature (required) Charged Reservations must be faxed to (916) 665-9149 by 5:00pro January 31, 2001