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BACKGROUND <br /> The policy for determining permanent names for parks, as established by City Council <br /> on April 20, 2004 (Resolution No. 04-019), calls for the Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission to hold a Public Hearing and submit its recommendation, along with all <br /> names considered, for final approval by the City Council. <br /> Section 3 of Resolution 04-019 contains criteria for establishing permanent names for <br /> parks, recreation facilities and other City-owned public facilities. As it pertains to the <br /> naming of neighborhood parks, the criteria are as follows: <br /> 1) The name should provide an easy, recognizable reference for City residents <br /> and visitors. <br /> 2) Requests to name a park after a specific individual will be considered no <br /> earlier than five (5) years after the individual's death. <br /> 3) The park should be named: <br /> a. After the neighborhood in which the park is located; or <br /> b. After a street that borders the park; or <br /> c. After the geographic or topographic location of the park. <br /> Although the 2008 Master Plan refers to the neighborhood park site as the "Staples <br /> Ranch Neighborhood Park (T)," the name for the park has not been formally adopted. <br /> The approximately 5-acre neighborhood park will integrate a necessary storm-water <br /> detention basin with a pedestrian plaza, two tennis courts, a small parking area, a <br /> restroom, picnic tables, benches, landscaping, and a perimeter walking/jogging path. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> To assist with the park naming process, staff developed several potential names for <br /> consideration by the Parks and Recreation Commission at the Public Hearing held on <br /> June 9, 2011: <br /> • Staples Ranch Neighborhood Park <br /> • Stoneridge Park <br /> • Stoneridge Creek Park <br /> • Eastside Park <br /> • Arroyo Mocho Park <br /> • El Charro Park <br /> • Harding Park <br /> Notices regarding the Public Hearing were mailed to interested parties on the Staples <br /> Ranch mailing list, and the Public Hearing was held to consider additional park names. <br /> Additional names submitted by members of the community included: <br /> • James Lindskog Park <br /> • Veterans Park <br /> • Staples Ranch Park <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />