HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Grassroots Initiative AwrdMEMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Deborah Schwartz, Public Art Coordinator
DATE: 05/27/10
SUBJECT: Presentation of the 2010 Inland Empire Section of the American
Planning Association Grassroots Initiative Award
On April 14, 2010, the Art in Public Places Program was notified that it had been
selected as the recipient of the 2010 Inland Empire Section of the American
Planning Association Grassroots Initiative Award. On May 19, Public Art
Coordinator Deborah Schwartz, and Director of Community Development Lauri
Aylaian attended a dinner in Riverside to accept the award on behalf of the City.
Attached is a copy of the award notification letter.
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Original on File with City Clerk's OI'iice
April 14, 2010
Ryan Stendell:
rtendell@cityofpalmdesert.org
RE: Inland Empire Section of the American Planning Association (IES-APA)
Grassroots initiative Award
Dear Mr. Stendell:
Thank you for your 2010 nomination of the City of Palm Desert — Art in
Public Places Program in the category of Grassroots Initiative Award. On
behalf of the Awards Panel and the IES-APA Executive Board, I am pleased to
inform you that your nomination has been awarded Category Winner. Please
share our congratulations with the recipients!
Each nomination was carefully reviewed by the Awards Panel and voted
on based upon its merits with regard to the category criteria and in relationship to
other applications submitted in the same category. For a listing of other Award
recipients, please visit the Section website at http:/Iwww.ies-apa.orq. As the
Category Winner, this nomination is eligible for submission to the California
Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) for consideration of a
State Award. The IES-APA does not automatically forward your application to
the State. Please visit the CCAPA website at http://www.calapa.orq for all
application submission requirements. This year the State application submission
deadline is May 28, 2010. Included with this package is a signed Section
Certification Letter, which enables your application to be submitted to the State.
You and the project team are invited to attend the IES-APA Awards
Program, which takes place on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at Sevilla Restaurant in Riverside. Included is a copy of the Awards
Program registration form. As Category Winner, one (1) complimentary Awards
Program ticket is provided. Please specify on the registration form who will
receive the ticket, which will be available at the event. We hope to see you all
there.
Best regards,
Leia A. Lukes, IES-APA Vice Director— Awards Program
CC:
Charles Rangel, IES-APA President
Award Recipients
Enclosures
IES APA Award
April 14, 2010