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Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman and the city of Las Vegas Department of Planning & Development will receive three DeBoer Awards for Excellence in Planning by the Nevada Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) at the organization’s state awards banquet tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Hotel in Reno, Nev. The awards honor excellence in planning projects and individual initiative. Tom Perrigo, deputy director for Planning & Development, and Flinn Fagg, planning manager, will be on hand to accept the awards.
Mayor Goodman won the Distinguished Leadership-Elected Official award for his advancement and promotion of planning principles throughout his three terms as mayor of the city of Las Vegas. He has been a force behind downtown Las Vegas redevelopment that resulted in the purchase of the 61-acre Union Pacific Railroad site, now known as Symphony Park. He has advocated for historic preservation including the restoration of the historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and the adaptive re-use of the historic Fifth Street School into a cultural center. The mayor also formed the Arts District Task Force to facilitate a vibrant arts scene in a neglected industrial area in the southern portion of downtown.
The Department of Planning and Development won in two categories. The first is for the Floyd Lamb Park Master Plan in the category of Outstanding Plan for an Individual Project demonstrating excellence in the application of planning principles. The park is one of the most unique and diverse resources in southern Nevada and encompasses 680 acres of open space and developed park. The plan encompasses water rights and lease transfer of 1,385 acres of adjacent Recreation and Public Purpose Lands. Physical improvements to restore the visitors’ center at Floyd Lamb Park are ongoing. A grand re-opening is planned for December 2009.
The second award is for the West Las Vegas Plan in the Category of Public Outreach. The 2009 update of the West Las Vegas Plan, as approved by the City Council on July 1, 2009, shows the city’s commitment in continuing to partner with residents of West Las Vegas. The plan illustrates a clear direction for implementation in land use, infrastructure and historic preservation sections. Detail is provided on areas such as streetscape and median improvements, community identity markers, historical resource preservation and improved neighborhood livability.
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