REPORT TO GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
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Action on Parks & Recreation Commission's Recommendation to Name the Public Park in the 575 Benton Avenue Project (Prometheus)
Report
BACKGROUND
On August 21, 2018, Council adopted Ordinance No. 1985, which approved a Development Agreement (DA) with Benton and El Camino, LP, an affiliate of Prometheus Development (Developer), for a mixed-use project (Project) located at 575 Benton Street. On June 19, 2019, the DA was recorded in Santa Clara County and indicated the City's intent to accept a public park. The Project will construct and dedicate a 0.1428-acre public "mini park" (defined in the City General Plan as a park less than one acre in size) that will feature a grass area, shade trees, grass mounds, pathway, game tables, butterfly garden, and seat walls (see Attachment 3 for site plan). The park will be added to the City's park inventory and the Developer will maintain the park for 40 years at Developer's sole expense.
DISCUSSION
On May 21, 2019, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed potential names for the Project's new mini park. Proposed names must meet at least one of the criteria outlined in Council Policy 035 (Attachment 1). The Commission recommended that the City Council consider two names for the new public park who have made outstanding contributions to the Santa Clara community and both meet the naming requirements outlined in Council Policy:
* Vincent Fiorillo & Family Park: Vincent "Vinnie" Fiorillo was a Santa Clara business owner known for his Italian cuisine and his gift for making his customers feel like family. Vinnie was dedicated to the youth in our community. He sponsored local schools, Pop Warner, and other sports teams. Vinnie was also known to anonymously contribute to cover the costs for youth whose family did not have the means to pay so they could have the same chance to play as any other child. To this day, people continue to share stories about how Vinnie ch...
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