Creekside Open Space Proposed Renaming Community Meeting
Creekside Open Space Proposed Renaming
Virtual Community Meeting November 5, 2020
Jen Santos Deputy Director - Parks
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Meeting Agenda
• Welcome and Meeting Overview • Renaming Request Proposal • Park System Overview • Creekside Open Space • Current Park Naming Policy & Procedure • Community Polls • Question & Community Input Live via Zoom Meeting Panelists: • Jen Santos, Deputy Director – Parks • Travis Berding - Community Member
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History
• 4/25/18 – Travis Berding requested renaming to Mary M. Traverso Park • 5/23/18 – BOCS discussed request • 9/19/18 – Fire season cancelled meeting and staffing changes put request on hold • 01/22/20 – Staff reported to BOCS. BOCS recommended proposed renaming and requested community input. • 11/05/20 – Virtual community meeting
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• Content
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Northeast Northwest
Southeast
Southwest 6
Santa Rosa Parks System
City of Santa Rosa Quadrant Map
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Parks System by the Numbers Park Type
Number
Acreage
Community Park
14
526
Neighborhood Park
58
166
Special Use Park
4
171
Recreation Center
9
11
Open Space
13
115
Trail Park
6
34
Public Gathering Areas/Plaza
5
9
109
1032
TOTAL
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Park Type Classification • Open Space
• Serve recreational needs of the entire community • Integrated into many of the City’s parks (no specific acreage required) • Minimal improvements • Benches • Picnic tables • Trash cans
• Provide passive recreation, visual enjoyment, conservation, watershed protection, hazard reduction 10
Creekside Open Space
Examples of City of Santa Rosa’s open spaces
Parker Hill Open Space
Thomas Lake Harris Open Space
Creekside Open Space Aerial Map 3.63 acres
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Dog Waste Station
Bench Adopt-a-Park Sign Trash Can Birdhouse
Birdhouses
~1 acre
Mary M. Traverso Memorial Bench
~2.63 acres
Dog Waste Station
Birdhouses
Amenities Map
15 Mary Traverso’s Home
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Current City Council Policy 000-25 Park Naming Procedure & Policy
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Current Policy: Objectives
• Name enhances City’s values & heritage. Compatible with community interest. • To easily identify parks by geographic location/function • To encourage land/monetary donations & provide recognition 19
Current Policy:
• New parks will be named immediately. • Parks cannot be named after a living person. • Parks can be named to honor a deceased person who has made major contributions to community, country or field of recreation and parks. • Site appropriate historical names can be used. • Thematic names may be considered if the park or facility bears that theme. • Memorial items are not permitted.
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Current Procedure: Change of Name
• A park or recreation facility name may be changed if the following conditions are met: A. Occurrence of event of national or local significance. A waiting period of no less than two (2) years between the event and the actual naming of the park is required. OR B. If the name becomes inappropriate. 21
Occurrence of National or Local Significance Mary M. Traverso
• Co-founded Bennett Valley Vision in 2005 • Organization received 2007 Merit Award for Neighborhood Enrichment
• Lived close by • Helped maintain Creekside Open Space • Traverso’s Market - 80 years • Honorary bench donated in 2016
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Staff Findings
• Mary M. Traverso was active in the community and inspired volunteerism. • She is loved by her family and known in the community from Traverso’s Market
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City Council Policy 000-25 Park Naming Procedure & Policy update
The Creekside Open Space renaming request is the final (re)naming request that the City will consider until Council Policy 000-25 is updated by the BOCS and approved by City Council. 26
Current Policy: Need for Update
• What are the requirements for requesting a park name? • How frequently can a park’s name be changed? • Who bears the cost associated with (re)naming? • Is community support needed to (re)name a park? • How are an individual, organization or business’ service contributions measured? • How is an event of national or local significance measured? • Can a park be named after a business?
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Next Steps:
• Add community polls to project website for two weeks. • https://www.srcity.org/Park-Projects
• Share community feedback at future BOCS meeting & receive BOCS recommendation • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 @ 4pm • https://www.srcity.org/1294/Board-of-CommunityServices
• BOCS recommendation to City Council • City Council review and approval • Update City media with new name
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