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Janet Burton — indicated she was a Past President of Rotary and during her tenure the Club had donated funds and done a number of park projects in Pleasanton, including the site at Main Street Green in 2005. She encouraged the Commission to consider this request. Gary Harrington — is a member of the Pleasanton Downtown 50th Anniversary Committee and leads public art walks in Pleasanton. He felt that people in Pleasanton don't know where Main Street Green Park is and that changing the name would give it more meaning. He mentioned that he has come across other parks in the US named Rotary Park and would like for this name change to be considered by the Commission. Frank Hanna — is a member of North Pleasanton Rotary and felt that the community was ahead of other communities in redefining the downtown area. He praised business leaders of Pleasanton and felt it would be beneficial to recognize a service that has brought much to the community. Bob Silva — has been a member of Rotary for 25-years and is now Vice-Chair of the 50th Anniversary Committee. He felt it was important to look at this request and the Rotary community service to the Community. Mr. Silva felt the clock would serve as an anchor to the park if it was renamed Rotary Park. Larry Annis — Past President of Rotary and a resident of Pleasanton for 51 years. Discussed the rich history of Rotary in Pleasanton and the many projects with which they have been involved. He felt this would be a chance to recognize the work the Rotary has done and asked the Commission to consider the requested name change. Brad Hirst — Chair of the 50th Anniversary Celebration that involves all three Pleasanton Rotary Clubs. He talked about the location being a former corporation yard. Advised that discussions regarding the name change had started a year ago and the desire of the Clubs to move forward with this request to be completed by April 1, 2015 before their gala event on May 8, 2015. Chairperson Kinzer closed the meeting to public comment at 9:40 p.m. Commissioner Hottle thanked the speakers for their Rotary work in Pleasanton and indicated he was in favor of the renaming. Commissioner Balch appreciated the Rotary efforts and strongly supported the request. He agreed that Main Street Green seems lost and if renamed could be included in the Activities Guide and tie-in with all of work done by the Rotary Clubs. Commissioner Lambert was also in favor of the renaming and preferred Rotary Park rather than Rotary Plaza. Commissioner Wahl also agreed with the renaming but preferred Rotary Plaza over Rotary Park. Parks and Recreation Commission May 8, 2014 Page 9