REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Discussion of Potential Names and Recommendation to Council to Name the New Public Park located at 575 Benton Street (Prometheus Residential Project)
Report
BACKGROUND
A new public site, located at the 575 Benton Street Prometheus residential Project, is a 0.1428-acre (6,219sf) mini park approved as part of a Development Agreement that will be dedicated to the City upon completion of the specified park improvements. The park will feature a grass area, trees, mounds, pathway, game tables, butterfly garden, seat walls, and an age-friendly exercise area. It will be constructed to the City's design criteria and specifications.
DISCUSSION
This item was first brought to the Commission for action on March 19, 2019 and the Commission took action to continue discussion on the item at the April 16, 2019 meeting. The Commission subsequently took action at the April 16, 2019 meeting to continue the item for action at the May 21, 2019 meeting.
Park names are generally geographic and associated with the street name from which there is park frontage and primary access. Under Council Policy No. 035 (Attachment 1), the Parks & Recreation Commission makes recommendations to Council to name park facilities. The most recent discussion by the Commission pertaining to park names and recommendations of persons who may be appropriate to honor was in 2018 (Attachment 2). While staff does not have a recommendation regarding names or features, it advises that if the Commission were to favor the name of a community member, living or deceased, that it first develop a biographical sketch for the individual being considered for nomination prior to Commission discussion and recommendation to Council. The information should provide an account of the life and activities of the individual to be considered including the person's name, place of residence, education, occupation, community service and activities, affiliations and ...
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