Planning Awards

2003 LA APA Award Winners

The winners of the 2003 LA APA Planning Awards were honored at an awards banquet at the historic Southwest Museum in Los Angeles on the evening of Wednesday, June 11th.

Nestled in the hills of Mt .Washington along the Arroyo Seco in northeast Los Angeles, the Southwest Museum provided dynamic views of hillside homes in Highland Park, with the glimmering skyline of Downtown Los Angeles in the distance. Attendees also got a glimpse of the new MTA Gold Line light rail station at the base of museum drive, scheduled to open in July.

Among the honorees were the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, which was twice honored for its innovative website and training CD-ROM, and the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation and Sapphos Environmental, who were responsible for new design guidelines for another historic landmark in Los Angeles - the world famous Hollywood Bowl.

Also awarded was the Distinguished Leadership Award for an Citizen Contributor, which went to Linda Shahinian of Culver City for her tireless efforts as a Culver City Planning Commissioner and as President of the Planning and Community Development Department of the League of California Cities.

A special thanks went to Los Angeles APA Board members Kevin Keller and Conni Pallini, for their extraordinary efforts organizing the evening's events.

A full list of awards given follows:

Comprehensive Planning Award — Small Jurisdiction
Historic Preservation Element
City of Santa Monica

Planning Implementation Award — Large Jurisdiction
Hollywood Bowl Design Guidelines
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation/Sapphos Environmental

Planning Implementation Award — Small Jurisdiction
Monrovia Wilderness Preserve
City of Monrovia

Planning Project Award
Paseo Colorado Mixed Use Project
City of Pasadena/Trizec R&E/Post Properties, Inc.

Innovative Use of Technology
Department of City Planning Web Initiative
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Focused Issue Planning
San Gabriel Design Guidelines
City of San Gabriel/Roger Cantrell, AIA, AICP

Education Project
Planning Basics: A Training CD-ROM
Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Special Award of Merit — Education
Burbank Task Force on Affordable Housing
City of Burbank

Distinguished Leadership Award — Elected Official
Bart Doyle, Mayor
City of Sierra Madre

Distinguished Leadership Award — Citizen Contributor
Linda Shahinian
City of Culver City

For more information, contact:

Kevin Keller
Awards Co-Chair
Tel: 213-978-1194
Fax: 213-978-1477
Email: kkeller@planning.lacity.org

Conni Pallini, AICP
Awards Co-Chair
Tel: 310.268.8132
Email: cpallini@eipassociates.com

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