Item 4K
Name for City Park in Winding Creek Development
Item 4K
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Requested Action
City Council approval
Name for City Park in Winding Creek Subdivision
Staff is seeking City Council’s approval of a name for the approximately 5 acre City park in the Winding Creek subdivision.
The area has mature trees, grassy open areas, a meandering
creek, trails and attractive historic stonework erected by the former property owner, Captain Chauncey Prade, and preserved by the developer.
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Winding Creek subdivision is located southwest of South Carroll Avenue and Winding Lake Boulevard.
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Winding Creek subdivision is located southwest of South Carroll Avenue and Winding Lake Boulevard.
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Winding Creek subdivision is located southwest of South Carroll Avenue and Winding Lake Boulevard.
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Winding Creek subdivision is located southwest of South Carroll Avenue and Winding Lake Boulevard.
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Winding Creek subdivision is located southwest of South Carroll Avenue and Winding Lake Boulevard.
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Background Information
Suggestions for names solicited from public (April 2015)
City’s Website (MySouthlakeNews.com)
City Cable Channel
News Release
Flyers at public access points
Community Services
Senior
Center
Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve
Southlake Public Library
The Community Services Department solicited suggestions from the public for names for the park during April utilizing the City’s website through MySouthlakeNews.con, cable channel, news
release and flyers.
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Policy
Criteria for naming or renaming of City property and public facilities are stipulated in the Naming and Renaming of Park and Recreation Facilities Procedures, adopted by City Council
December 15, 2009.
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The names submitted meet the criteria for naming of City facilities provided in the Procedures.
The following criteria is established in the Procedures for naming of City park facilities:
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park and recreation facility may be named for outstanding and/or predominate physical characteristics or ecological features of the land such as:
Streams, lakes and creeks
Landmark significance
Histo
rical significance
Street name identity
The subdivision in which the park property is located
Based on the activity, event or function of the park
A park facility 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 the City.
A park facility may be named in honor of a deceased local, state, national figure(s).
There shall be a waiting period of one or more years prior to the naming
of a park in honor of a deceased local, state or national figure(s).
The renaming of a park facility, which has been previously named after an individual, is prohibited unless compelling
circumstances arise whereby consideration to a change is appropriate.
No park shall be given the same name as an existing school site, or public facility, except where the sites abut
one another.
Components or areas within a park 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.
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Background Information
The following slides present naming information for the City’s various parks.
Most of the park names were derived from the park’s geographic location, an historical Southlake citizen,
in honor of a contemporary citizen’s outstanding accomplishments for Southlake, or at the developer’s request.
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Existing Park Names
The names submitted meet the criteria for naming of City facilities provided in the Procedures.
The following criteria is established in the Procedures for naming of City park facilities:
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park and recreation facility may be named for outstanding and/or predominate physical characteristics or ecological features of the land such as:
Streams, lakes and creeks
Landmark significance
Histo
rical significance
Street name identity
The subdivision in which the park property is located
Based on the activity, event or function of the park
A park facility 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 the City.
A park facility may be named in honor of a deceased local, state, national figure(s).
There shall be a waiting period of one or more years prior to the naming
of a park in honor of a deceased local, state or national figure(s).
The renaming of a park facility, which has been previously named after an individual, is prohibited unless compelling
circumstances arise whereby consideration to a change is appropriate.
No park shall be given the same name as an existing school site, or public facility, except where the sites abut
one another.
Components or areas within a park 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.
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Public Input
All submittals and info included in packet (31 responses suggesting 35 names)
12 different (including variations of McCauley and Wang Park)
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Public input April 2015
Park Board recommended “Prade Park” (4-0) June 8, 2015
City Council consideration June 16, 2015
Citizen / Board Review
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Questions?
This concludes the presentation. I’m available to answer any questions.
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