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REQUEST FOR <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE;. <br />MARCH 9, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — FILED BY JOHN PALACIO <br />FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES NAMING NO. 2015.02 <br />TO NAME A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE LOCATED <br />AT 1000 EAST SANTA ANA BOULEVARD AS <br />THE GORDON BRICKEN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4) <br />Prepared by Ivan Orozco <br />tZ Interim Exvuti~ Director <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />• <br />As Recommended <br />• <br />As Amended <br />• <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />• <br />Applicant's Request <br />• <br />Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />�- fr <br />Acting Planning Manager <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving Public Facilities Naming No. 2015 -02. <br />Request of Applicant <br />John Palacio, in conjunction with several community members, is proposing to name the existing <br />pedestrian bridge located at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) after Gordon <br />Brieken, a former elected and appointed official of Santa Ana. <br />Protect Background <br />The City of Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center has been in operation since September of <br />1985. Once the largest rail station in the Continental United States, it provides services to rail <br />travelers who wish to travel using multi -modal service providers. The SARTC, also known as The <br />Depot, provides over 500,000 rail trips each year and includes a bus terminal /hub for the Orange <br />County Transportation Authority as well as other multi -modal services. In 2004, a new pedestrian <br />bridge was added to the SARTC as a method to connect the northbound trains with the station in a <br />safe and attractive way. <br />Project Analysis <br />Pursuant to Sections 33 -5 through 33 -8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), the Planning <br />Commission is the decision making body for the naming of public facilities, subject to confirmation <br />by the City Council. Further, the standards within SAMC Section 33- 6(c)(4) states the Planning <br />Commission may approve a request to name a public facility if the name recognizes a person who <br />made a distinct, significant contribution to the well -being of the city, including past mayors, council <br />members, board or commission members, officers or employees of the city, but not anyone who <br />currently holds such a position. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />39A -3 <br />