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REQUEST FOR #' Planning Commission Action PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: JANUARY 28, 2013 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR STREET NAMING NO. 2012-01 TO NAME THE STREET SEGMENT EAST OF THE SANTA ANA STADIUM PARKING STRUCTURE AS HILL WAY Prepared by Vince Free oso Executive Director PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Set Public Hearing For DENIED ? Applicant's Request ? Staff Recommendation CONTINUED TO _-\ a--Ca--L Planning Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution approving Street Naming No. 2012-01. DISCUSSION On December 10, 2012, the Planning Commission considered a proposal to name a street adjacent to Santa Ana Stadium as Stadium Way. After a brief discussion by the Commission, the Commission continued the item and appointed an Ad Hoc Committee to identify an alternate street name that would honor one of many deserving individuals that contributed to the well-being of the city. After discussing several individuals, the Ad Hoc Committee is proposing to name the unnamed street adjacent to the Santa Ana Stadium as Hill Way, in honor of Coach Dick Hill. Coach Hill was a longtime head football coach at several high schools in Southern California, including Downey, Orange, Santa Ana Valley and Santa Ana. He spent the majority of his coaching career at Santa Ana Valley (1959-1966 and 1970-1979) and Santa Ana (1984-1991) High Schools, and also coached for two seasons at Santa Ana College (1957-1958). He had an overall record of 224-112-4 and retired in 1997 as the winningest coach in Orange County. His other accomplishments include winning 14 League championships, four CIF Southern Section titles, and the Elks Show Bowl Championship at Santa Ana College. He was known as a great man that molded many boys into young men and was a blessing to our community. Coach Hill passed away in 2005 at age 77. The street segment was formerly a surface parking lot that served the stadium until the current parking structure was built in the early 1990's. During construction of the parking structure, this road segment was installed to provide access to the parking structure. The proposed Hill Way segment is located between Sixth Street and Civic Center Drive and provides access to the east side of the stadium parking structure (Exhibit 1). The intent of the street naming is to reduce the confusion to drivers who may be looking for a street name but find none. By naming the street, drivers will readily be able to identify Hill Way as the primary access to the stadium parking EXHIBIT A 39A-3