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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2000 0405 CC REG ITEM 10ETO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT The Honorable City Council Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services MC- March 22, 2000 (CC Meeting of April 5, 2000) CONSIDER NAME FOR PARK IN SPECIFIC PLAN 92 -1 (CARLSBERG) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Parks and Recreation Commission is recommending that the City Council approve a name for the park under construction in Specific Plan 92 -1 (Carlsberg). The Commission is forwarding a list of names that contains a first, second, and third choice and three alternate names for the Council's consideration. BACKGROUND At its meeting on January 19, the City Council took a second look at the recommendation forwarded by the Parks and Recreation Commission on a name for the park in Specific Plan 92 -1 (Carlsberg) . The name recommended by the Commission at that time was Sereno Ridge Park (Peaceful Ridge) . At the request of the City Council, the Commission was asked to reconsider its recommendation. The Commission was asked to look at names that would recognize the historic importance of Moorpark and its centennial as a community. Additionally, the Council suggested that names of prominent individuals who played important roles in the founding and establishment of the community of Moorpark be considered. The City Council also requested that suggestions be sought from the Centennial Committee, a small committee recently formed to recognize Moorpark's Centennial, the Moorpark Historical Society, and the public. \\ MOR _PRI_SERV \home_folders \MLindley \PARKS \carlsberg park name 3 ccagd.doc Park Naming Resolution Page 2 DISCUSSION The Centennial Committee and Historical Society suggest that the name of the park in the Carlsberg project be Centennial Park. The Council is in receipt of a letter signed by the chairman of the Centennial Committee and the president of the Historical Society. The name suggestions submitted by the public are summarized on Attachment B of this Agenda Report. On March 6, the Parks and Recreation Commission discussed potential park names, taking into consideration the suggestions from the Council and the public. In its efforts to select an appropriate name, the Commission also considered the potential use of the name to replace the name of Science Drive. The Commission ranked its three top choices, in order of preference, as follows: 1. Fairview Park: Early on in Moorpark's history there was a Fairview school (which Moorpark -area children attended), Fairview School District and Fairview land tract. Fairview was actually an area just north of the City's current northern boundary. It was said that the name "Fairview" came from early settlers who noted that they had a "fair view" of the ocean. 2. Apricot Hills Park: Apricot orchards were once an important industry in Moorpark and a source of local pride. An apricot blossom is prominently displayed on the City's seal. 3. Vista del Valle Park: This name was submitted by a resident ,and is Spanish for "View of the Valley." The Commission felt that this name - described the view from the top of Science Drive, looking north. The Commission discussed three additional names that, while not making the top -three list, did have some support. Those names include: Lupin (also spelled Lupine) Hills Park, Centennial Park, and Millennium Park. The City did not receive any name suggestions recognizing prominent residents. However, using the historical information from Mrs. Norma Gunter's two historical books on Moorpark, staff has identified three names the Council Park Naming Resolution Page 3 may wish to consider: 1) Charles Dorn - he was the first merchant in Moorpark and his family is said to have played an integral part in the settlement of the area, and is considered by some to be Moorpark's "First Family"; 2) Monroe Everett - he grew up on his father's apricot ranch in the area of Los Angeles Avenue and Hitch Boulevard. He later built one of the most productive ranches in the Moorpark area at the location of Moorpark and Read Roads; and 3) James Strathearn - he and his family moved to the "Moorpark Ranch" (Moorpark College /Happy Camp area) in 1889. On the Ranch they raised cattle and walnuts. He was known as a progressive agricultural engineer and he built the first pumping plant in the valley. He also invented a machine to chop cactus for cattle to eat. In 1966, with the construction of the College, he and his wife purchased a house on Third Street. There are other individuals and families who also played important roles in the formation of Moorpark: the Laughins, Eetes, Smiths, Agoures, Barretts, Stuarts, Bauers, Hughes, and Reads. The Commission discussed the aforementioned names of prominent residents. A majority of the Commission members present expressed a preference for staying away from naming the park after a particular individual. The concern was that there were so many individuals who play important roles, and selecting only one to be recognized was difficult. At the Council's January 19, 2000 meeting, there was a question as to whether the City needed to amend its Park Naming Policy if it were to select the name of a person. The current policy (see Attachment C) is silent on the issue of naming parks after people. There had been a previously stated preference by the Council not to name parks after people, but the policy does not prevent the Council from doing so. Therefore, if the Council wishes to name the park in Specific Plan 92 -1, or any other future park after a person, it does not need to amend the Park Naming Policy. Park Naming Resolution Page 4 Staff will agendize the resolution officially adopting the park name selected by the City Council for the April 5 meeting. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. 2000 -_, approve a name for the park in Specific Plan 92 -1. Park Naming Resolution Page 5 Attachment A RESOLUTION NO. 2000- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NAME FOR THE PARK IN SPECIFIC PLAN 92 -1 (CARLSBERG) . WHEREAS, on August 10, 1994, the City Council adopted the Park Naming Policy; and WHEREAS, on March 6, 2000, the Parks and Recreation Commission approved a recommendation of suggested names for the park; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation was presented to the City Council for consideration. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The park in Specific Plan 92 -1 (Carlsberg) will be named (as determined by the City Council). SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original Resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2000. ATTEST: Patrick Hunter, Mayor Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk fi J Apricot Blossom Park Apricot Hills Park Apricot Park Apricot Trail Park Buena Vista Park Camino al Cielo Park Camino Verde Park Centennial Park Century Park Cielo Park Cielo Vista Park El Camino Verde Park Encanto del Valle Park Encanto Park Hillview Park Huerta or Huerto Park Lupin Hills Park Mesa Linda Park Oak Hill Park Oak View Park Old Apricot Park Old Oak Park Panorama Park Rancho Verde Park Rolling Hills Park Skyview Park Valle Park Vista del Cielo Park Vista del Valle Park Vista Linda Park Vista Park Vista Verde Park Wind Song Park Suggested Park Names Submitted by Moorpark Residents Attachment t3 Good View (Buena: good, nice; Vista: view, vista, scene) Sky Trail or Trail of the Sky (Camino: road, path, trail, route; Cielo: sky) Green Path (Camino: see above; Verde: green) Sky Park ( Cielo: sky) Sky View ( Cielo: sky; Vista: view, vista, scene) Green Path (Camino: see above; Verde: see above) Valley of Enchantment ( Encanto & Valle: Valley) Enchantment Park ( Encanto: enchantment, delight, fascination) Orchard Park (Huerta/Huerto: orchard, vegetable garden, irrigated land) (Lupin also Lupine: Any of numerous plants of genus Lupinus in the pea family, having compound leaves and flowers grouped in spikes or racemes) Beautiful Plateau (Mesa: plateau; Linda: beautiful, lovely) Green Ranch (Rancho: ranch, farm; Verde: see above) Valley Park (Valle: see above) View of the Sky (Vista & Cielo: see above) View of the Valley (Vista: view, vista, scene; Valle: Valley) Beautiful View (Vista: view, vista, scene; Linda: beautiful, lovely) View Park (Vista: see above) Green View (Vista: see above; Verde: green) Attachment C_ City Park Naming Policy (Adopted on August 10, 1994) 1. The City Council will direct the Parks and Recreation Commission to make recommendations on names for all new park projects during or before park construction. 2. City parks may be named in a manner which identifies the geographic location of each park. Whenever possible the name of a street, or the street upon which the park is located, may be part of the park name. In special circumstances, park names could be designated to recognize a national or historical event. 3. The City Council will consider the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendations and will adopt the chosen park name by resolution. - 00006 .._...._ .._.._...... RECEIVED March 29, 2000 MAR 3 12000 To Whom It May Concern, CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT CITY OF MOORPARK I would like to suggest naming the new park on Science Dr. Miller Park in recognition of Barton and Vernice Miller's past and continuing community involvement. I have known the Millers for almost all of my life. They are really nice people. who have been very much involved with our community for many years. I have gathered the following information from various newspaper articles about what they have done for our community. In 1950 Barton and Vernice moved to Moorpark from Fillmore. They helped start Moorpark Little League in 1956 with four teams and later they started the first High School Booster Club, which opened with 300 members. Barton Miller and his wife lived here in 1957 when Moorpark became the first town in the country to be lighted entirely with nuclear powered electricity. The town's electricity was generated by a small nuclear reactor located in the hills above Simi Valley at what later became Rockwell International. Bart was Moorpark's postmaster for 20 years and was responsible for initiating door-to- door mail service. He helped start Moorpark's American Legion, Jaycees and Historical Society. He served for ten years as a member of the Volunteer Fire Department and on the Moorpark Unified School District board of trustees. In 1972 he served on the General Plan Committee and some years later he served an eight -year stint on the planning commission, which ended 1999. He was director of the Chamber of Commerce and was Moorpark's first honorary Mayor in 1969. Vernice was and is an active member of Moorpark Rotary that began in 1956. She's also been a member of the Moorpark Women's Fortnightly club since the 1950's. She remains active in the United Methodists Church on Flory Avenue where she used to teach Sunday school. She has been a president of Moorpark Center of the Arts, Jaycettes and Make Moorpark Beautiful Society. Bart and Vernice were Grand Marshals in the 1991 Country Days parade. Barton and Vernice were recently given a lifetime Achievement Award from the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce. I'm sure that you can see by now how these two people have worked very hard to help shape our community into what it has become today. That is why I believe that it is fitting to honor these wonderful people in this way. That is why I have recommended that the park on Science Drive be named Miller Park. _ _ _ - -- --- . r --- _ r e � �A7l?RTT i Sincerely, Randy Koszela Teen Council Member 0C. � t(1G , � C i C- [,C Y�