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Home My WebLink AboutItem 19 - Naming of Park at Southwest Corner of Intersection of Bristol and Tolliver Streets Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency www.santa-ana.org/parks Item # 19 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report October 7, 2025 Topic: Naming of Park at Southwest Corner of Intersection of Bristol and Tolliver Streets AGENDA TITLE Approve the Naming of Park Located at the Southwest Corner of the Intersection of Bristol and Tolliver Streets (712 S. Bristol Street) (Continued from the Regular City Council meeting of September 16, 2025) RECOMMENDED ACTION Affirm the Planning Commission's adoption of a resolution approving Public Facilities No. 2025-01 naming the park located at the southwest corner of Bristol Street and Tolliver Street (712 S. Bristol Street) as "Nuestro Park." GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) staff solicited suggestions from the community by crowdsourcing park naming ideas via City social media. The new 1.25-acre park, located at the southwest corner of Bristol Street and Tolliver Street, will feature drought-tolerant landscaping, pedestrian pathways, recreation spaces, and a basketball court. It will be the first City park to have a stormwater reuse treatment system for irrigation. The following criteria for naming City infrastructure or facilities, as listed in the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC Section 33-6(c)), was used as the benchmark for submittals. (1) A name which serves to identify the location of the subject by reference to distinct geographic, environmental or development features in the immediate area. (2) A name which references the history of the subject site or its immediate area. (3) A name which identifies a person or family which made an extraordinary donation of land or funds to promote the construction or improvement of the subject public facility. (4) A name which recognizes a person or family who made a distinct, significant contribution to the well-being of the city, including past mayors, council members, board or commission members, officers or employees of the city, but not anyone who currently holds any such position. Staff reviewed over 500 votes and suggestions for the park. The park names listed below were recommended based on alignment with the SAMC criteria noted above. Naming of Park at Intersection of Bristol and Tolliver Streets October 7, 2025 Page 2 • Nuestro Park • Central City Park (identifies the geographic location) On July 24, 2025, the recommendations were presented to the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission. "Nuestro Park" was approved by a vote of 8-0 as a recommendation for Planning Commission determination. On August 25, 2025, the Planning Commission approved "Nuestro Park" by a vote of 7- 0 with additional discussion by the Planning Commission to alternatively consider naming the future park site Nuestro Parque. Per Section 33-8(a) of the SAMC: "Following the decision of the planning commission under section 33-6, the director of planning and development services shall prepare a report for the commission's action, summarizing the public input, if any, and the reasons for the commission's decision. Such report shall be submitted to the city council at its first regular meeting occurring at least ten (10) days after the commission's action. The city council may affirm the commission's decision, remand the matter back to the planning commission for further consideration, or make its own decision on the matter." ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Under the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines, the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15061 (b)(3). This general rule exemption is allowed provided it can be determined with certainty that the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment. As the project consists of naming of a public facility, the general rule exemption is applicable. A Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-79, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT These is no fiscal impact associated with this action. EXHIBIT 1. Resolution adopting PFN No. 2025-01 Submitted By: Hawk Scott, Executive Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager RESOLUTION NO. 2025-25 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING PUBLIC FACILITIES NAMING NO. 2025-01 NAMING THE PARK LOCATED AT 712 SOUTH BRISTOL STREET AS NUESTRO PARK BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. The City of Santa Ana is requesting approval of City-initiated Public Facilities Naming (PFN) No. 2025-01 to name the park located at 712 S. Bristol Street as "Nuestro Park"; B. Pursuant to sections 33-5 through 33-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), all requests for naming or renaming of public streets, public buildings, parks or recreational facilities owned or controlled by the City, shall be referred to the Planning Commission for determination, subject to confirmation by the City Council. Further, the policy guidelines in the SAMC pertaining to the naming of such facilities specify the criteria that shall be used in such determination; C. On July 24, 2025, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission held a meeting regarding PFN No. 2025-01 and, after receiving information on the item, voted 8-0 to recommend that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution approving "Nuestro Park" as the name of the park located at 712 S. Bristol Street; D. On August 25, 2025, the Planning Commission held a meeting and discussed PFN No. 2025-01; E. Based on the established guidelines, the Planning Commission determined that the name of"Nuestro Park" satisfies the criteria of SAMC Section 33-6(c)(1) of the SAMC, which directs the promotion of names which references the history of the subject site or its immediate area. Section 2. The Planning Commission finds and determines that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the naming of a public facility (a park) will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on the Resolution No. 2025-25 Page 1 of 3 environment and is not a "project," as defined in section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Furthermore, the Resolution falls within the "common sense" CEQA exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where "it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment." Section 3. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby approves Public Facility Naming No. 2025-01 to name the park located at 712 S. Bristol Street as "Nuestro Park." This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above- referenced meeting, which includes, but is not limited to: the Request for Planning Commission Action dated August 25, 2025, and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony, written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. ADOPTED this 251" day of August 2025, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners: Carl Benninger, Manuel J. Escamilla, Christopher Leo, Bao Pham, Jennifer Oliva, Isuri S. Ramos, Alan Woo (7) NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: Isuri S. R os Chairperson APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney B : ' Y 4 Melissa M. Crosthwaite Sr. Assistant City Attorney Resolution No. 2025-25 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, GEMA ZAPIEN, Acting Recording Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-25 to be the original resolution adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana on August 25, 2025. Date: 08/25/2025 bvM-0- Gema Zapien Acting Recording Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2025-25 Page 3 of 3