Title
Approval of 2022 Heritage Award Nominations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to approve the 2022 Heritage Award Nominations as recommended by the Community Livability and Public Safety (CLPS) Committee and the Heritage Commission.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the 2022 Heritage Award Nominees.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the 2022 Heritage Award Nominees.
Staff Contact:
Marygrace Goddu, Historic Preservation Officer, Community Planning & Development, 360.480.0923
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
In May of each year, the Olympia City Council recognizes individuals and organizations who have made important contributions to historic preservation in Olympia. The Olympia Heritage Commission has nominated five awardees for recognition in 2022. The nominations were reviewed by the CLPS Committee and are unanimously recommended for Council approval.
Heritage awards have traditionally recognized brick-and-mortar preservation efforts, historic research, and interpretive projects. Last year however, the Commission brought forward nominations recognizing other ways that local heritage is meaningfully shared, including the work of a local playwright and a documentary film producer among our nominees.
This year the Commission continues the effort to recognize a broad range of heritage resources that that shape Olympia's character and identity, while continuing to also highlight excellence in traditional preservation.
In that spirit, the nominees for 2022 include three very different small businesses that have stood the test of time to become local landmarks in our community, who the commission proposes to recognize as Olympia Legacy Businesses.
According to American Planning Association, "The definition of "legacy business" varies from locality to locality, but in general the term applies to longstanding, independent enterprises that make a strong contribution to community chara...
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