File #: 25-1801    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ceremonial Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/6/2025 In control: City Commission Regular Meeting
On agenda: 2/6/2025 Final action:
Title: Presentation of 2024 American Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators (AAPRA) National Gold Medal Award Program Finalist to be Presented to the City of North Port Parks and Recreation Department.

TO:                                           Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission

 

FROM:                      Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk

 

TITLE:                     Presentation of 2024 American Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators (AAPRA) National Gold Medal Award Program Finalist to be Presented to the City of North Port Parks and Recreation Department.

 

 

Recommended Action

 

Present Award.

 

Background Information

 

This award item was requested by Accreditation Coordinator, Scott Jalwan.

 

The City of North Port Parks & Recreation Department was selected as a 2024 Finalist for the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management in Class III. Lisa Paradis, a Fellow of the American Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators (AAPRA or “Academy”) and a member of the Gold Medal Committee, will present the nomination plaque.

 

Strategic Plan

 

Not applicable.

 

Financial Impact

 

Not applicable.

 

Procurement

 

Not applicable.

 

Prepared by:                                            Matthew Powell, Assistant City Clerk

 

Department Director:                       Heather Faust, MMC, City Clerk