DATE: April 8, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Parks and Recreation Department
TITLE: DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC CITY-OWNED PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR NAMING AND RENAMING, INCLUDING CESAR CHAVEZ PARK, PER COUNCIL POLICY 100-55, AND WAIVER OF CERTAIN COUNCIL POLICY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE NAMING AND RENAMING PROCESS.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council designate the Brooks Street Swim Center, Phase IIA Trail at El Corazon, and the sensory garden at El Corazon as facilities for which it will accept applications for naming per City Council Policy 100-55; waive the investigation and hearing requirements in Council Policy 100-55 and designate Cesar Chavez Park for renaming; and waive specified requirements in Council Policy 100-55 to expedite the naming and renaming process.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On May 21, 2003, the City Council adopted City Council Policy 100-55: "Policies and Procedures for Naming and Dedicating City Facilities." The City has followed this Council Policy when naming newly constructed facilities such as the William A. Wagner Aquatic Center, Luise?o Park, Mance Buchanon Park, and the El Corazon Senior Center. In 2021, for example, the Alex Road Skate Park was named Prince Memorial Skate Park and Rancho Del Oro Park was named Jim Wood Park through the process outlined in the Council Policy. As a separate agenda item today, staff is presenting the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation to name Park Site 1 at El Corazon and the skate spot at John Landes Park, which were designated by Council for naming last year.
City Council Policy 100-55 provides a timeline, procedures, and priority categories for the naming of public parks, recreation facilities, or amenities ("Park Facilities"). The timeline states that in April of each year, the City Council must first designate Park Facilities for which they will consider applications for naming or rena...
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