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August 7, 3000 <br />�Ir. Brad Scheib <br />Awards Committee Chair <br />Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. <br />133 North Third Street, Suite 100 <br />Minneapolis, !�1N ���0 1 <br />Dear Mr. Scheib and Award Committee Members: <br />Please accept this letter of support for the Distinguished Leadership Award to Dennis P. <br />Welsch•from the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association (i�1nAPA). <br />Between April 1997 and December 1998, I had the pleasure of working with Dennis at <br />the City of Roseville. When he hired me, I was as excited about the opportunity to work <br />with Dennis as I was about the position itsel£ We worked together on numerous <br />development and redevelopment projects, including Centre Pointe, Gateway Business <br />Park, Roseville Shopping Center and in-fill residential development. We also improved <br />record keeping, formalized the staff-level development review committee and created a <br />standard format for Planning Commission reports. <br />I support the nomination of Dermis for this award because he really is a distinguished <br />leader. He supports his staff, encourages them to be innovative and take risks, and is <br />always there to provide guidance and feedback. He leads by example and never asks his <br />staff to do anything he isn't willing to do himsel£ In addition, he often downplays his <br />role in proj ects in order to share the praise with others. If I can ever be half as effective <br />as Dermis has been, both as a supervisor and as a professional planner, I will consider <br />myself to have succeeded. <br />Dennis Welsch is truly an outstanding leader in the field and an inspiration to those he <br />has worked with. Both the communities he has warked for and the individuals he has <br />worked with are richer for having had Dennis' leadership. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kim L. Lee, AICP <br />