HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 1 PARK NAME POLICY 10-15-90DATE:
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October 91 1990
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PARK NAME POLICY/GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDATION
Pleasure of the Council.
NEW BUSINESS N0. 1
10-15-90
Inter - Com
ALTERNATIVES
1. Dedicate the Neighborhood Park in Tract 12763 in honor of
Ursula E. Kennedy.
2. Dedicate a Community Park, i.e. with the multipurpose/cultural
arts facility, in honor of Ursula E. Kennedy.
3. Make an exception to the policy and name the Neighborhood
Park, or a future park site in honor of Ursula E. Kennedy.
4. Refer the matter to the Parks and Recreation Commission for
further study.
BACKGROUND
At the October 1, 1990 Council meeting, Councilman Potts requested
a report from staff regarding naming a park in honor of Ursula E.
Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy was the first elected Councilwoman and the
first female Mayor of Tustin.
The Council formally adopted guidelines for naming parks in
February of 1989. These guidelines were developed based on
information and policies from other Orange County Cities and were
discussed at length with the Parks and Recreation Commission to
arrive at the following adopted policies:
1. The City of Tustin is the "City of Trees". Whenever
appropriate, parks should be named for a tree.
2. When a tree name is not available or suitable, and
whenever appropriate, park names involving a ranch theme
could be used.
Park Name Policv'-uidelines
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3. Since the Peters Canyon Wash runs through East Tustin,
a canyon theme could be used for parks developed in the
Peters Canyon area.
4. If a person pays for a park's development in its
entirety, the park could be named for them or the name
of their choice as approved by the City Council.
5. If none of the guidelines above are applicable, the park
could be named for a street location.
Staff has been working with a neighborhood task force for the
design of the three acre neighborhood park located on Myford and
Heritage Way. Currently the park is in the working drawings phase.
Using the adopted guidelines, the task force will reconvene in
January of 1991 to suggest names for the park to be considered by
the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Parks and Recreation
Commission would in turn recommend a name for the park for the City
Council's approval.
Mrs. Kennedy has been very supportive of Parks, Community Services,
and Cultural Arts Programs in Tustin. She, along with former
Councilmember Ron Hoesterey, was instrumental in the development
of the Tustin Area Senior Center. Because the Council has adopted
formal guidelines which do not recommend that parks be named for
people, unless the person pays for the park's development in its
entirety, it might be more appropriate to dedicate a park in Mrs.
Kennedy's honor.
In addition to the three acre neighborhood park currently being
developed, 3 community parks are planned. Future park development
includes a 17 acre community park located on Jamboree and Portola
Parkway which is designated to have a multipurpose/ cultural arts
facility. For her support of cultural programs in Tustin, the
Council could dedicate this particular community park in her ho"or.
The appropriate time to consider this matter would be when the
Council approves the park name. For the neighborhood park on
Heritage Way and Myford, the name should be considered in February
or March of 1991. The development of the 17 acre community park
has not yet been scheduled. The preliminary cost estimate to
design and develop the park is $4.3 million. Design elements may
include a 20,000 square foot multipurpose community/cultural
facility, a parking lot, landscaping and irrigation, and a picnic
area. Whatever the Council decides, staff can be sure to include
its wishes in the process.
Susan M. Jon s
Recreation Superintendent
SMJ/svr
Royleen A. White
Director of Community and
Administrative Services