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MEMO T0: FROM DATE: RE: City Council Steve Sarkozy October 18, 2000 . � Roseville Parks and Recreation Recipient of National Gold Medal Award Item: G-I The Roseville Parks and Recreation Department is a winner of the 2000 National Gold Medal Award, one of the most prestigious and coveted national awards for parks and recreation programs. Sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) in cooperation with the National Sporting Goods Association's Sports Foundation, the Gold Medal Award has been presented annually since 1965 to communities throughout the United States in recognition of excellence in park and recreation administration. To be considered for the award, parks and recreation programs must be nominated by a member of the National Sporting Goods Association and complete a comprehensive nomination form. The award program receives thousands of nominations, which are narrowed down to four finalists in each of five classes based on populations served. Winners are selected by a panel of judges based on their success in showing how their program continually improves services, emphasizes planning and development, participates with community groups, and how well programs are accepted and used within the community served. As part of the award process, Roseville's Parks and Recreation Department stressed its partnerships with community groups, its unique facilities such as the John Rose Minnesota OVAL and Aggressive Skate Park, and its planning and evaluation process that identified the need for more programs for seniors, at-risk youth and special populations. Roseville was nominated for the award by Strauss Skates and was notified in June that it was among four finalists in Class IV (populations of 20,000 to 50,000). The other finalists included the Blue Springs Missouri Parks and Recreation Department, the James City County Division of Parks and Recreation in Williamsburg, VA, and the City of Lafayette Colorado Parks and Recreation Department. In the past few years, the Roseville Parks and Recreation Department has been nominated for the award 10 times and was named a finalist in 1966. This is the first time it has won. Winners were announced at the National Recreation and Park Association annual congress in Phoenix, AZ on October 11. Respectfully submitted.