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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />BOARD ACTION <br /> <br />BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS <br />MEETING DATE: May 28,2008 APPROVED DATE <br />As Recommended <br />PREPARED BY: Ron Ono ~ Denied <br />Administrative Services Mgr Continued to <br />TITLE: NAMING OF KIWANIS BARRIER FREE <br />BASKETBALL COURT IN MEMORY OF <br />RAUL AYALA <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Recommend to the Planning Commission and the City Council to name Kiwanis Barrier Free <br />Basketball Court in memory of Raul Ayala. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />On April 16, 2008, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana submitted a letter (Exhibit I) to the Parks, <br />Recreation and Community Services Agency requesting the new Sports Court (Basketball Court) <br />at Kiwanis Barrier Free Park be named in memory of Raul Ayala, a resident of Santa Ana that <br />was the inspiration for the Kiwanis Club to begin the vision to build a play area for handicap <br />children (Exhibit 2). Raul Ayala was a quadriplegic that was adopted by the Kiwanis Club. <br />Members of the club visited him regularly and took him to various events and functions. He was <br />the inspiration and image the Kiwanis Club projected in various marketing materials to obtain <br />donations for the barrier free park development and especially for the recent basketball court <br />funding. <br /> <br />Raul Ayala passed away on March 2006 and always attended events to promote the donations for <br />the basketball court. He never saw the completion of his dream to construct the basketball court. <br />Therefore the Kiwanis Club has requested that the new court be named in memory of Raul <br />Ayala, so all disable individuals can be inspired by his commitment to make this dream come <br />true. <br /> <br />Sections 33-5 and 33-6 in the Municipal Code pertaining to the naming of streets and public <br />facilities indicate the naming of public streets, public buildings, parks or recreational facilities <br />should consider the following policy guidelines (Exhibit 3). <br /> <br />PARK FACILITY <br />NAMING 08-6 <br />EXHIBIT 4 <br />39A-8 <br />