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Please note that the attached Schematic Park Plan does not include the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommended changes detailed above and pending City Council's approval, staff will incorporate these into the final park plan. Project Schedule Should the City Council approve the proposed Schematic Park Plan, staff intends to provide a follow-up report detailing park funding, construction schedule and an identification of a process to construct the park. As indicated previously, because there is an interest in having the park plaza area completed by May 2015, staff anticipates the park may be constructed in phases with the first phase being the plaza area that could be constructed with a combination of City staff and As-Needed contract services and the second phase being constructed through a more traditional bid process. However, the exact details will be developed after City Council action on the Schematic Park Plan. Request to Rename the Park On April 14, 2013, the City received a letter from Pleasanton's three Rotary clubs (Rotary Club of Pleasanton, Rotary Club of Pleasanton North and the Tri-Valley Evening Rotary Club) requesting that either Main Street Green be renamed "Rotary Park", or the entrance plaza be named "Rotary Plaza" at Main Street Green (Attachment 4). Upon receipt of this request, staff reviewed City Resolution 04-019, Revising Policies for Naming Parks, Recreation Facilities, and Other City-Owned Public Facilities (Attachment 5), to determine the appropriateness of the request. Section 3: "Criteria for Establishing Permanent Names for Parks, Recreation Facilities, or City-owned Public Facilities" of the resolution does allow for community parks to be named "For persons, events, or entities associated with major historical value or that have exerted positive influence in the development of Pleasanton and as a result, staff determined that a renaming would be consistent with the requirements of the resolution. At its meeting of May 8, 2014, the Parks and Recreation Commission received public comment and considered the request to rename the park and as an outcome of the meeting it took action recommending that the Main Street Green Park be renamed Rotary Park. A copy of the agenda report and minutes from that meeting are included as Attachment 3. The Rotary Clubs of Pleasanton have a long history of doing substantial park improvements throughout the community and they did substantial improvements to Main Street Green, as well as the Arroyo Del Valle, as part of their Centennial Celebration of Rotary International. In addition, their many community contributions have played a role in the history of Pleasanton and as such, the park renaming is a worthy recognition of its efforts. However, there are a number of other service clubs and non-profit organizations that may also be deserving of such recognition in the future and as such, the City Council is being asked to weigh in on this matter. As part of its review staff advises that the City Council consider the precedent of changing the names of long standing parks/facilities, and identifying under what circumstances such a change would be warranted. Finally, the City Council could consider options other than renaming the entire Park, such as retaining the current park name but naming the plaza area "Rotary Plaza" at Main Street Green or the clock tower, Page 4 of 5