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ROH — 03/09/15 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -10 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO NAME A <br />PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE LOCATED AT 1000 EAST <br />SANTA ANA BOULEVARD AS THE GORDON <br />BRICKEN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. The applicant is requesting approval of Street Naming No. 2015 -02 to <br />name the existing pedestrian bridge located at the Santa Ana Regional <br />Transportation Center (SARTC) as the "Gordon Bricken Pedestrian <br />Bridge" after Gordon Bricken, a former elected and appointed official of <br />Santa Ana. <br />B. Street Naming No. 2015 -02 came before the Planning Commission of the <br />City of Santa Ana for a duly noticed public hearing on March 9, 2015. <br />C. The Planning Commission took into consideration the policy guidelines <br />contained in Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 33- 6(c)(4), which suggests <br />that the name recognizes a person who made a distinct, significant <br />contribution to the well -being of the city, including past mayors, council <br />members, board or commission members, officers or employees of the city. <br />D. The City of Santa Ana recently received a request from several prominent <br />members of the community to name the pedestrian bridge after Gordon <br />Bricken. Mr. Bricken first became active in local politics when he was <br />appointed to serve on Santa Ana's Planning Commission from 1964 to <br />1974. He later was appointed and elected to the City Council where he <br />served from 1974 until 1984, including serving a stint as Mayor from 1980- <br />1982. During his time on the Council, Mr. Bricken played an instrumental <br />role in Santa Ana obtaining an All- American City designation, facilitating <br />the construction and design of the SARTC, supporting the redevelopment <br />of the Main Place mall and the revitalization of the Santa Ana Civic <br />Center. <br />E. Mr. Bricken remained active as a member of several community <br />organizations including the Santa Ana North Rotary Club, the Studebaker <br />Club Orange Empire Chapter and the Sons of the Confederacy. Mr. <br />Bricken was an avid train aficionado. To honor the memory of a unique <br />Resolution No. 2015 -10 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />