The request before City Council is to recognize the City of New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department for the Florida Recreation and Park Association Award they received for Agency Excellence in Economic Impact.

At the recent Florida Recreation and Park Association State Conference held in Orlando, the City of New Port Richey Parks and Recreation Department was presented with the Agency Excellence Award for Economic Impact.  The award is presented each year to one parks and recreation department that excels at positioning themselves as key participants and providers in the category of Economic Impact.  The award is open to all Parks and Recreation Departments in the State and is not divided into categories based on population and budget size.  Therefore, smaller cities such as the City of New Port Richey, compete against larger agencies such as Miami-Dade with a $200 million dollar department budget.   

A DVD of the State Awards Presentation will be shown during the Council Meeting.