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Home My WebLink About21 - Naming of Park at Corner of Jamboree and PCHCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH . CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 21 (November 23, 2004) TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Recreation and Senior Services Marie Knight, Director - 644 -3157 - mknight @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Naming of Park Located at the Corner of Jamboree Road and PCH RECOMMENDATION: The Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission recommends that the City Council consider naming the park located at the comer of Jamboree Road and PCH from one of the four suggestions they have chosen. BACKGROUND The naming of the park site at the comer of Jamboree and PCH was discussed at the October 19, 2004 Park Development Committee meeting and at that time the Committee . decided to obtain input from the community. Staff worked with the Daily Pilot on an article that ran Saturday, October 23 inviting the public to submit appropriate names. The article urged people to think about the history of the site when making their suggestions. DISCUSSION One hundred and twenty -nine suggestions were received, with only a handful of those as duplicates. (See attached) The Park Development Committee reviewed the suggestions at their November 16 morning meeting and made a recommendation for consideration to the PB &R Commission at the November 16"' evening meeting. After discussion the Commission has forwarded to Council for consideration the following four suggestions to name the park: Back Bay View Park Jamboree Bluff Park Rim of the Bay Park Upper Bayview Park CA/ W -- Marie/ Knight, Recrea on 84$enior Services Director Attachments: Namin1 suggestions received from the public Council Policy B -9 — Naming of City Parks and Facilities NAMING SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC NAMING SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC • BACK BAY BLUFFS PARK BACK BAY CELEBRATION PARK (2) BACK BAY CENTRAL PARK BACK BAY GRAND VISTA PARK BACK BAY HERITAGE PARK BACK BAY OVERLOOK PARK BACK BAY PARK BACK BAY SCENIC PARK BACK BAY SCENIC VIEW PARK BACK BAY SCENIC VISTA PARK BACK BAY VIEW PARK (2) BACK BAY VIEW PARK (2) BACK BAY VISTA PARK (2) BAY BLUFF PARK BAY BLUFFS PARK • BAY HERITAGE PARK BAY KNOLL PARK BAY RIDGE PARK BAY RIDGE PARK BAY SPIRIT PARK BAY VISTA PARK BAYPORT PARK BAYVIEW PARK BAYVIEW SCENIC PARK CELEBRATION PARK CELEBRATIONS PARK DORMER DUNE PARK DORMER KNOLL PARK DORMER RIDGE PARK • DOVER VIEW PARK • EAGLE RIDGE PARK FOURTH OF JULY PARK (2) FREEDOM CELEBRATION PARK FREEDOM HERITAGE PARK FREEDOM PARK GABRIELLINO PARK GATEWAY TO THE BACKBAY GRAND BACK BAY VIEW PARK GRAND BAY VIEW PARK GRAND BAYSIDE VIEW PARK GRAND VIEW BACK BAY PARK HERITAGE CELEBRATION PARK HERITAGE PARK HERITAGE PRIDE OF NEWPORT PARK HERITAGE PRIDE OF NEWPORT BEACH PARK ILLUMINATIONS PARK • INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION PARK INDEPENDENCE HERITAGE PARK INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE PARK JAMBOREE BAY PARK JAMBOREE BAY VIEW PARK (2) JAMBOREE BAYVIEW PARK JAMBOREE BLUFF(S) PARK JAMBOREE CELEBRATION PARK JAMBOREE COAST PARK JAMBOREE DUNES PARK JAMBOREE HERITAGE PARK JAMBOREE HERITAGE SCENIC PARK JAMBOREE LANDING PARK JAMBOREE LEGACY PARK JAMBOREE LEGACY SCENIC PARK JAMBOREE PARK (6) JAMBOREE PARK ON THE BAY z JAMBOREE -COAST PARK JAMBOREE -PCH PARK JOHN WAYNE PARK JUANENOS PARK JUBILEE PARK LIBERTY PARK LIBERTY CELEBRATION PARK MERIT BADGE PARK MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK NEWPORT BEACH CELEBRATION PARK NEWPORT BEACH CENTRAL PARK NEWPORT BEACH GRAND VIEW PARK (2) NEWPORT BEACH HERITAGE PARK NEWPORT BEACH SPIRIT OF FREEDOM PARK NEWPORT HARBOR BACK BAY PARK NEWPORT HARBOR CELEBRATION PARK NEWPORT HARBOR GRAND VIEW PARK NEWPORT HARBOR SCENIC VIEW PARK NEWPORT HERITAGE CELEBRATION PARK NEWPORT OVERLOOK PARK NEWPORT SPIRIT CELEBRATION PARK NEWPORT BEACH INDEPENDENCE DAY PARK NEWPORT HARBOR GRANDVIEW PARK NEWPORTER POINT PARK PARK BAYPORT PEACE PARK PLEIN AIR PARK PROMOTORY PARK RIDGE BAY PARK RIM OF THE BAY PARK RONALD REAGAN PARK. ROSALIND WILLIAMS PARK SAGE PARK u 0 E 0 I SANDCASTLE PARK SCOUTAROUND PARK SHALLMAKER PARK SHELL PARK SPIRIT OF NEWPORT HERITAGE PARK SPIRIT OF LIBERTY PARK SPIRIT OF FREEDOM PARK THE BACK BAY JAMBOREE PARK THE PARK ON THE BAY THE ROTARY CLUBS OF NEWPORT BEACH PARK (20 emails in support of this mane) TONGVA PARK TRADERS PARK UPPER BAYVIEW PARK 11 0 NAMING OF CITY PARKS Page 1 of 1 NAMING OF CITY PARKS Et FACILITIES The City of Newport Beach has a comprehensive program to provide park and open space to serve the leisure and recreation needs of residents. It is desirable that appropriate names be selected for future parks and public recreational facilities. The following guidelines shall serve as policy on this matter. A. Suggestions for naming new or existing parks or public facilities shall be reviewed by the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission with a recommendation being transmitted to the City Council for approval. B. New or existing park or public facilities names can be chosen from, but not limited to, the following categories: 1. Streets or schools bordering park 2. Topography 3. Theme 4. Common names already in place for the area C. Facility rooms or site amenities may be dedicated in honor of persons if done as part of a capital /fundraising campaign and with the approval of the City Council. The provisions of this policy shall not apply to commitments made prior to May 13, • 2003. Adopted - September 12, 1988 Amended - January 24, 1994 Amended - February 27, 1995 Reassigned - April 8, 2003 Amended - May 13, 2003 Formerly 1 -22 Formerly 1 -9 RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 4, RETURN TO CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH HOME PAGE http: / /www. city. newport- beach .ca.us /Councilpolicies/B -9.htm 11/17/2004 "RECEWED AFTER AG ND Ff:;:iED "' �I 11 �3 G Harkless, LaVonne From: Ridgeway, Tod Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:21 PM To: 'Nancy Helm' Cc: Harkless, LaVonne Subject: RE: Park Naming Nancy: Thank you for your note. I have forwarded your comments to the PB &R Committee for review. Tod - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Nancy Helm To: tridgeway @city.newport - beach.ca.us Sent: 11/22/2004 1:00 PM Subject: Park Naming Hi Todd Just a quick note in response to an article I saw in the "Our Towns" section of the Orange County Register. I am very happy with the addition of thre new park at Jamboree & PCH - -as you know, greenspace is my passion. However, the proposed names for the new park are disappointing - -both unimaginative and awkward. A couple of them sound like commercial names for 1960's mobile home parks. I wonder if those involved in making these choices have creative backgrounds (writers, poets, artists) or maybe even botanists or marine biologists, or were these choices made by a committee of city administrators and business people? (FYI: The proposed names include Back Bay View Park, Jamboree Bluff Park, Rim of the Bay Park and Upper Bayview Park. The best of these is Jamboree Bluff Park -- though I would shorten it to Jamboree Park. At least it is unique.) It appears they may have become hung up on describing the location of the park. In my opinion, the name should be imaginative, inspiring, it should soar. It should evoke the beauty and uniqueness of the site. As it is, a name like Upper Bayview Park resounds with a dull thud. I have always loved the name Castaways Park (even though I realize that was supposed to be the name of what is now Bob Henry Park). What about using seafaring or nautical terms (Spindrift comes to mind) or perhaps using the name of a coastal plant or bird? These are just my thoughts on the matter -- certainly not of earth - shaking importance, but I was inspired to provide you a little "public input ". Hope all is going well. Happy Thanksgiving! Nancy Helm 200 Via Koron Newport Beach, CA 92663 (949) 675 -9123 1