Item 23 - Street Naming No. 2021-01 (City -initiated) to Rename a Portion of South Lyon St. to South Elk Lane

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Planning and Building Agency www.santa-ana.org/pb Item # 23 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 City Council Staff Report July 20, 2021 Topic: Street Naming No. 2021-01 (City -initiated) to Rename a Portion of South Lyon Street to South Elk Lane AGENDA TITLE: Street Naming No. 2021-01 to Change the Name of a Segment of South Lyon Street between East Edinger Avenue and East Saint Andrew Place within the PacifiCenter Development to South Elk Lane RECOMMENDED ACTION Affirm the Planning Commission's adoption of a resolution approving Street Naming No. 2021-01 to change the name of a segment of South Lyon Street between East Edinger Avenue and East Saint Andrew Place within the PacifiCenter development to South Elk Lane. DISCUSSION Background As a follow-up action to a request by the City Council, staff requests that the City Council affirm the Planning Commission's approval of Street Naming No. 2021-01 on June 28, 2021 to change the name of a segment of South Lyon Street between East Edinger Avenue and East Saint Andrew Place within the PacifiCenter development to South Elk Lane. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 33-8, the City Council may affirm the Commission's decision, remand the matter back to the Commission for further consideration, or make its own decision on the matter. Staff is recommending that the City Council affirm the Planning Commission's approval of the subject renaming. The Elks Club has had a presence in Santa Ana since 1902. Its original headquarters, located at 310 North Sycamore Street, served the Local 794 for almost 60 years. In the 1960s, the Elks Club purchased a site at 212 South Elk Lane (also known as 1660 East First Street), where it constructed a new 40,000-square foot building. That structure served the Elks Club for over 50 years until the site was sold for redevelopment. In 2019, the Santa Ana Elks Club relocated to a new headquarters, constructed at 1751 South Lyon Street and which has been in operation until today. Throughout its 119-year history in Santa Ana, the Elks Club has had a strong community service presence in Santa Ana, contributing to civic engagement, charity, education scholarships, and community service for Santa Ana residents and the broader Orange