REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Recognition of Local Author Stacey Heather Lee
Report
BACKGROUND
Stacey Heather Lee is a local, award-winning author of historical and contemporary young adult fiction, who resides in Rivermark of Santa Clara. As a fourth-generation Chinese-American growing up California, Lee graduated from UCLA and received her law degree from UC Davis School of Law. After practicing law in the Silicon Valley for several years, she pursued her childhood dream of becoming a writer. Lee has authored four novels: Under a Painted Sky, Outrun the Moon, The Secret of a Heart Note, and The Downstairs Girl.
DISCUSSION
Lee’s novel, Under a Painted Sky, received the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Crystal Kite Award in 2016. Her novel, Outrun the Moon, received the 2016-17 Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award in Young Adult Literature and the 2017 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Literature. Both Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon are Amelia Bloomer books, which are books with significant feminist consent selected by the American Library Association’s Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table. Her latest novel, The Downstairs Girl, was featured on the New York Times’ Bestsellers List.
As a Special Order of Business, the City Council will recognize Stacey Heather Lee for her books’ many accolades and will present her with a City Proclamation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This is an information report only and no action is being taken by the City Council and no environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than administrative staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
Staff
Reviewed by: Genevieve Yip, Staff Analyst I
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager