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THE CITY OF 4F <br />pL£ AS&NTONo CityCouncil <br /> Staff Report <br /> <br /> June 7, 2005 <br /> Parks and Community Services <br /> <br />SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF CYNTHIA BRYANT AS CITY POET <br /> LAUREATE FOR 2005-2007 <br /> <br />CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br /> That the City Council appoint Cynthia Bryant as City Poet Laureate for <br /> 2005-2007. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br /> Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Civic Arts Commission. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: The term of office for Pleasanton Poet Laureate Kirk Ridgeway expired at <br /> the end of May 2005. A Poet Laureate Selection Committee met on April <br /> 27, 2005, to review applications for a potential successor. Three (3) <br /> individuals applied for the position and, after a thorough review, the <br /> Selection Committee nominated Cynthia Bryant as Poet Laureate. The <br /> Civic Arts Commission, at its May 9, 2005 meeting, reviewed the <br /> Committee's findings and unanimously recommended that the City Council <br /> appoint Ms. Bryant as Pleasanton's Poet Laureate for 2005-2007. <br /> <br />SR 05:138 <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />