HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1993 1103 CC REG ITEM 11KI
City of Moorpark
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Christine Adams, Director of Community
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DATE: October 22, 1993 (Meeting of November 3, 1993)
SUBJECT: consider Parks and Recreation Commission Recommended
Park Names for Three Park Sites in the Mountain Meadows
Area.
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At the City Council meeting of August 4, 1993, the City Council
took action to have the Parks and Recreation Commission consider
and recommend new names to the two parks sites and the one planned
park site in the Mountain Meadows area.
Staff, at this meeting, presented a report which outlined the need
to rename the parks. Due to the similarity in names (each using
the word "Meadows" in the title) city staff and the Parks and
Recreation Commission have encountered confusion from the public
in identifying park sites name. Community Services staff continue
to get phone calls from the public requesting to reserve "Mountain
Meadows Park ", which does not exist. South Meadows Park is
commonly referred to as either "The New Park" or the "Park by the
Fire Station." As the park now referred to as West Meadows Park,
has not been developed to date, it would be appropriate to
designate a new name at this time, if its name is to be changed.
By distinguishing each park name, the Parks and Recreation
Commission felt that the public: confusion would be lessened, and
staff would be able to help the residents more effectively.
The Commission Committee to consider names included Commissioners
John Hall and Arlene Butler. This committee also drafted the City
Park Naming Policy, which the City Council is also reviewing
tonight. The proposed names reflect the conditions in the draft
policy, which states that whenever possible, parks should be named
in relationship to geographic locations, such as street names or
housing developments.
The proposed names are listed below for City Council
consideration.
Current Name Proposed Name Rationale
North Meadows Park Mountain Meadows Park Name of street and adjacent
school
West Meadows Park West Ranch Park Name of housing development
is referred to by
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South Meadows Park Rejada Trail Park Combination of Mountain Trail
and Tierra Rejada, which
intersect at the park