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Review and Comment on Revisions to the City Council Policy for Naming City Property, Facilities and Streets (Naming Policy). The proposed amendment is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and Public Resources Code Section 21065. No further environmental review is needed.
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To: Chair Saxby and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Allen Tai, Secretary of the Historical Advisory Board
BACKGROUND
Naming public spaces such as parks and city streets is meaningful and powerful. This was evident during 2020 in the discussion of removing monuments of people with histories of racism and discrimination as well as through the City of Alameda's (City) renaming of Jackson Park to Chochenyo Park.
Current Naming Policy
The existing City Council Policy for Naming City Property, Facilities and Streets (Naming Policy), addresses naming new City facilities and renaming existing facilities (Exhibit 1). It was last updated and adopted by City Council on May 17, 2016, to include procedures for naming streets after business entities. Otherwise, the current Naming Policy dates back to the 1990s with a focus on historical themes.
The current Naming Policy identifies the following Board or Commission for making a recommendation to the City Council for each facility type. The Historical Advisory Board keeps a list of eligible names to be used for naming purposes. The City Council has final authority regarding the naming of City facilities. Here are the roles and responsibilities of the Boards/Commission under the existing policy:
* Recreation and Parks Commission - parks and recreation facilities
* Golf Commission - golf facilities
* Public Utilities Board - Alameda Municipal Power facilities
* Library Board - Library facilities
* Housing Commission - Housing Authority facilities
* Planning Board - Streets and other city fa...
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