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OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING CERTAIN POLICIES,~EC-
TIVES AND PRINCIPLES, AS A GUIDE FOR THE NAMING
OF PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana now owns a number of
public parks and recreation facilities which do not have names;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana desires to establish
a uniform procedure to name public parks and recreation facili-
ties; and
WHERE,, certain policies, objectives and principles
relating to the naming of public parks and recreation facilities
have been proposed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA A/qA:
1. It shall be the policy of the City of Santa Ana for
the Recreation and Park Board of the City of Santa Ana to assume
the responsibility for the naming of all public parks and facili-
ties within the corporate limits of the City of Santa Ana. The
Board shall review all recon~ended names and make their recommen-
dation to the City Council for the Council's review and final
adoption.
2. The objectives to be carried out in the naming of
public parks and recreation facilities in the City of Santa Aha
shall be:
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To establish a uniform procedure regarding the
naming of existing and future parks and facilities
which will assure good taste and community com-
patibility.
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To name parks and facilities in such a way that
they will be easily identified and complement
the area in which they are located.
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To encourage individuals or groups to perpetuate
their names in a useful manner by the dedication
of land or funds for public use for a public park
or other similar purposes.
3. The principles to be followed in the naming of parks
and recreation facilities in the city of Santa Ana shall be:
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When parks or facilities are dedicated to the City
of Santa Aha they may be named after individuals
or groups who contribute land or funds to that
purpose. The name of the park or facility may be
held in perpetuity.
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When parks or facilities do not fall into the
prior classification then they may be named as
follows:
Neighborhood parks which are adjacent to schools
should be named after the school; for example,
Madison School - Madison Park.
RESOLUTION NO. 77- 32
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NeighbOrhood .pa~rks~wh~ch are not~adjac~ent to schools
may be named:
1) After native or indigenous plants or trees of
California.
2) To describe a unique or distinct geographical
or environmental location.
3) After a street adjacent to the park.
Community parks, regardless of their proximity
to schools are to be named after significant
leaders and events in the history of Santa Ana,
the State of California or the United States of
America.
Park names within the Orange County area should
not be similar to each other in sound or spelling
to avoid confusing identification.
ADOPTED, this 21st day of March , 1977,
by the following vote:
ATTEST:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto, Evans,
Brandt, Ward
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Bricken
Ortiz, Garthe,
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW, CITY ATTORNEY