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Review and Recommend List of Park Names
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Review and Recommend List of Park Names
BACKGROUND
On May 10, 2018, the Commission discussed the City Naming Policy as it relates to naming new parks or re-naming existing parks.
On June 14, 2018, the Commission decided to do an outreach campaign, on social media and other platforms, to generate a list of potential park names. From there, the Commission would discuss the names offered by the community and recommend a specific set of names. This list could then be utilized anytime there is a new park requiring a name or a decision to rename a park. It is a similar process that is utilized for street names with a list of available street names confirmed by the Historical Advisory Board.
On September 13, 2018, the Commission discussed ideas for a marketing campaign to develop a list of potential park names and asked staff to initiate a survey through social media.
The City Naming Policy lists specific criteria available for selecting a name for a City property, facility or Street. These include:
* A name that reflects the Iocation of the facility by geographic area;
* A name that reflects the history of a facility such as the family name of the builder developer or person who may have donated the land when the individual has been deceased a minimum of three years;
* A name that recognizes a significant contributor to the advancement of the City such as a former Mayor Councilmember Board or Commission Member officers or employees of the City or member of the community when the individual has been deceased a minimum of three years;
* A name that recognizes the donor of a significant gift of land or funds for a City facility;
* A name that is listed on the List of Street and Facility Names of the City of Alameda.
* Only one name shall be used for each property or facility an...
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