Item 9CItem #9C Approve the Naming of the City Park Currently Referred to as North Park
Name for New City Park
Park currently in design - referred to as North Park
Suggestions for names solicited from public July-Aug
City’s Website Latest News Page
City Cable Channel
Weekly Media Tips/News Releases
Mayor’s Report Announcement at Council Meeting
Flyers distributed to
Residents adjacent to the park
Athletic Associations
City Boards and Committees
All community service organizations
Naming and Renaming Parks and Recreation Facilities
Revised Policy Approved by CC 12/15/09
Purpose is to provide parameters for naming and renaming park and recreation facilities
Naming and Renaming Parks and Recreation Facilities
Guidelines:
I. May be named for outstanding and/or predominate physical characteristics or ecological features of land
a. Streams, lakes and creeks
b. Landmark significance
c. Historical significance
d. Street name identity
e. The subdivision in which property is located
f. Based on the activity or function of the park
Naming and Renaming Parks and Recreation Facilities
II. May be named for any group or individual who has made exceptional contributions to the City (Examples of exceptional contributions may include, but are not limited to, monetary,
property, material contributions, service to City, etc.)
III. May be named in honor of a deceased local, state or national figure
a. after a waiting period of one or more years
b. Renaming a park previously named for an individual prohibited unless compelling circumstances arise
Naming and Renaming Parks and Recreation Facilities
IV. No park shall be given same name of an existing school site or public facility except where the sites abut one another
V. Components or areas within a parks or recreation facility may be given a name which is different than the park or recreation facility. Such components or areas may include,
but are not limited to, gardens, playgrounds, athletic fields, structures, and meeting rooms.
Name for New City Park
10 responses received – offering 19 name suggestions:
Parks Board considered submittals at their September 13th meeting
The recommendation (5-3 vote) from Parks Board is to name the new park
“North Park Sports Complex”
Questions?
Name for New City Park