REPORT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Recommend Acceptance of a Financial Donation to the City for the Purchase, Installation, and Maintenance of a Park Bench in Bracher Park in the name of Myles Anthony Smith
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Donations to the City of Santa Clara must be in accordance with Council Policy 051 Donations to the City (Attachment 1). Donations may be offered in the form of cash, real or personal property. A "designated donation" is the term used when a donor specifies intended use by a particular City department, location, or purpose.
The City has received a request from Anthony Smith, father of Myles Anthony Smith, to donate funds to the City for the installation of a park bench at Bracher Park in honor of Myles Anthony Smith. Myles passed away on September 11, 2022 from a rare form of sarcoma at the age of eight years old. Myles often visited Santa Clara on numerous weekends to visit family, riding his bike and playing basketball at Bracher Park. Myles would often persuade family members to go to the park and play rather than be indoors and play video games.
DISCUSSION
Parks & Recreation Department staff reviewed the request to donate funds for the purpose of installing an additional park bench in Bracher Park, confirmed that it is a needed amenity, and the donation conforms with the City donation policy. The donation will enable the City to recover all costs associated with the purchase and installation of the bench. The size, shape, type, location in Bracher Park of the bench, any recognition plaque and subsequent limited periodic maintenance will be determined at the sole discretion of the Parks & Recreation Department in conformance with the Bracher Park Master Plan and the Parks & Recreation Design Standards and Amenities.
The Parks & Recreation Commission will discuss and consider a recommendation to approve the acceptance of a designated donatio...
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