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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 26 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 21, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Naming of the Empty Lot at 423 South Raitt Street to El Refugio Park <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Public Facilities Naming No. 2022-01 to Name the Empty Lot at 423 South Raitt <br />Street to El Refugio Park <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve Public Facilities Naming No. 2022-01 to name the empty lot at 423 South Raitt <br />Street to El Refugio Park <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on April 25, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution <br />approving Public Facilities Naming No. 2022-01 for a new City park at 423 South Raitt <br />Street to El Refugio Park, pursuant to Sections 33-5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />DISCUSSION <br />To coincide with the park groundbreaking and construction at the Raitt/Myrtle site, staff <br />requested from the community assistance in naming the park. The new park will be built <br />on two City-owned parcels at the northeast corner of Raitt and Myrtle streets and will <br />feature a skate park, play equipment, exercise area, drought-tolerant landscaping, <br />drinking water fountains, lighting, a public restroom, and other amenities. <br />The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency (PRSCA) solicited names <br />through a social media survey, during the period of December 15, 2021 to January 3, <br />2022. A criterion listed in the Santa Ana Municipal Code, was used as the benchmark for <br />submittals, which include the following requirements for naming a park: <br />A name, which serves to identify the location of the subject by reference to distinct <br />geographic, environmental or development features in the immediate area. <br />A name, which references the history of the subject site or its immediate area. <br />A name, which identifies a person or family, which made an extraordinary donation <br />of land or funds to promote the construction or improvement of the subject public <br />facility.