Los
Angeles County Agencies Embrace Creating Community through
People, Parks, & Programs
In
January 2003 Los Angeles County Department of Parks and
Recreation
Director Tim Gallagher challenged all the
cities in Los Angeles County to embrace the VIP Vision, “We
Create Community through People, Parks and Programs,” by
signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Parks
and Recreation Department issued the MOU as it wants to
promote the central message of the role of parks and recreation
in creating community through people, parks and programs
to the residents of Los Angeles County.
The County of
Los Angeles through its Department of Parks and Recreation
wishes to promote its role and each city’s
role in providing recreation experiences, fostering human
development, strengthening community image and sense of
place, strengthening safety and security, protecting natural
resources, increasing cultural unity, promoting health
and wellness, and facilitating community problem solving,
in partnership with the 88 cities located in Los Angeles
County. The department also recognizes the importance of
using a common phrase to communicate the value of parks
and recreation throughout the County especially in these
continuing tight fiscal times.
The
following cities and agencies in Los Angeles County have
signed the MOU which indicates their willingness to
use the phrase, Creating Community through People, Parks
and Programs, minimally on their brochures and/or activity
guides:
| Agencies
A – D: |
Agoura
Hills
Alhambra
Arcadia
Artesia
Azusa
|
Baldwin
Park
Bell Gardens
Burbank Calabasas
Cerritos |
Claremont
Covina
Cuhahy
Diamond Bar
Duarte |
| Agencies
E-L: |
El
Monte
Irwindale
Hawthorne
Huntington Park
|
Lakewood
La Habra Heights
La Mirada
La Puente |
Lancaster
La Verne Lomita
Long Beach
Los Angeles County |
| Agencies
M-R: |
Malibu
Manhattan Beach
Monrovia
|
Mountains
Restoration Trust
Norwalk |
People
for ParksPomona
Redondo Beach |
| Agencies
S – Z: |
San
Dimas
San Gabriel
Santa Clarita
San Fernando
Santa
Monica
|
Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy
Sierra Madre
Signal Hill
South El Monte |
Torrance
Walnut
West
Covina
West Hollywood
Whittier |
CPRS
applauds the leadership of Los Angeles County Department
of Parks
and Recreation and the 51 agencies that have signed
the MOU to date for unifying the park and recreation
message in Los Angeles County. Park & recreation
agencies in Los Angeles County that have not signed the
MOU may contact
Elva Espinoza, Executive Office, 213/738-2953, Fax 213/738-6444,
or e-mail eespinoz@co.la.ca.us,
to join in the campaign.
CPRS
will share the MOU with other county agencies or CPRS
districts should they wish
to duplicate this effort
in
their geographic region. For a copy of the MOU contact
Jane H. Adams, CPRS Executive Director, jane@cprs.org.,
916/665-2777.
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