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Home My WebLink About7.1 Park Names CITY CLERK File # D[1]~[Q]-rn@] AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 4, 2007 SUBJECT: Park Names Report by Diane Lowart, Parks & Community Services Director ATTACHMENTS: 1. Suggested Park Names in Alphabetical Order 2. Area Map, Thompson and West, 1878, Official and Historical Atlas of Alameda County RECOMMENDATION: ~ Select Names for Area G and Area F Parks I)v. ~ FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: At the May 1, 2007 meeting of the City Council, Staff requested direction from the City Council in the naming of future parks within the City. The impetus behind this request was the fact that there were two parks in various stages of development; Area F Neighborhood Square is under construction and Area G Neighborhood Square is out to bid with construction to begin in fall 2007. Area F Neighborhood Park is also budgeted to begin this Fiscal Year. Consequently it is necessary to determine names for these future parks. The City Council concurred that they wanted to continue naming parks as the City had done in the past, i.e. have the Parks & Community Services Commission forward three names for consideration, and look at the possibility of adding a facet to the process by using the website to include resident input. In keeping with City Council direction, Staff established a link on the City's website whereby names could be suggested by the public. The following information was given for the three parks where names were being sought. Area G Neighborhood Square: A two acre neighborhood square that is located in the Villages at Dublin Ranch Development. It is bordered by Finnian Way, Chancery Lane and Parnell Way and will be located adjacent to a future commercial shopping area called The Promenade. COPY TO: Page 1 of2 ITEM NO. ~.( G:\COUNCIL\Agenda Statements\2007\9-4 park names. doc Area F Parks: Two parks located in the Sorrento at Dublin Ranch Development. The development is influenced by Italianate design in its architecture, landscape and site amenities. Neighborhood Square: a two acre neighborhood square that is bordered by A viano Way, Palermo Way and Capoterra Way. It is adjacent to the Passotasso Recreation Center, a private center for the residents of the development. Neighborhood Park: a five acre neighborhood park that is bordered by Araldi Place, Palermo Way and Capoterra Way. It is adjacent to the future Kolb Elementary School. The nomination period for park names lasted for three weeks. During that time, 69 e-mails were received and one letter. There were 123 suggestions; 92 names and 31 duplicates. Attachment one shows the suggested park names in alphabetical order. Comments as to why a specific name was suggested are also included on the table. Where the nominator suggested a name for a specific park, it is identified; otherwise the names could be applicable to any of the three parks. The list could also be used for the naming of future parks. The Parks and Community Services Commission considered names for the three parks at its August 20, 2007 meeting. For the Area F Parks, the Commission recommends park names in keeping with the Italianate theme and proposes the following names: Area F Neighborhood Square - Piazza Sorrento (public square) Area F Neighborhood Park - Bello Campo (beautiful field) Passatempo (pastime) For the Area G Neighborhood Square, the Commission recommends either a name with an Irish theme (Clover Park or Clover Square) or a name of an historical figure (Devany Park or Devany Square). As shown in Attachment 2, one of the original landowners in the vicinity of Area G was M. Devaney. According to the book "Images of America - Dublin", Michael Devany immigrated from Roscommon, Ireland in the late 1840's and arrived in San Francisco in 1852. He moved his family to Dougherty's Station in 1858. He purchased two plots ofland and became a farmer. He passed away in 1890 and is buried in the Dublin Pioneer Cemetery. According to Mike Lynch who is the great-grandson of Michael Devany, records from the late 1800's are not consistent when it comes to the name of Devany. Some end with the letter "y" and others end with "ey". His research has shown that the "y" spelling is the correct one. Consequently if it is the desire of the Council to use the name Devany, it is recommended that it be spelled with "y". In addition to the recommendations of the Parks & Community Services Commission and the suggested park names from the public, the City Council may also want to consider the following general guidelines when determining the names for the parks: · Name reflects the geographic location of the facility (neighborhood/development, major street or regional area of the City) · Name reflects a prominent form oftopography, or a prominent plant, bush or tree · Name reflects the history of the facility (family name ofthe builder, developer, or person who donated the land) · Name recognizes a significant contributor to the advancement of the City (former Mayor, Councilmember, Board/Commission Member, etc.) RECOMMENDATION: and Area F Parks. Staff recommends that the City Council select names for the Area G Page 2 of2 '15 SUGGESTED PARK NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER An elia Park Aran Acres Ashford Park Avondale Park Bello Campo Area G Neighborhood Square Area F Neighborhood Park Bird Nest Park Blarney Stone Park/Lawn Butterfl Grove Park Can on Vista Park Celtic Gardens Chancery Park @ the Area G Promenade Neighborhood Square Cladda h Fun Park Clover Park Conemarra Croke Park DaVinci Deputy John P Monego Memorial Park Area F Neighborhood Park In keepin with an Irish theme. Ashford Castle is a well known castle in Ireland. Since one of the adjacent streets is named Parnell Way, named after Irish Politician Charles Stewart Parnell, the park should be named in honor his family home in Avondale, County Wicklow Ireland. "Bello Campo" means beautiful field. In keeping with an Irish theme. Perhaps bits of bluestone could be scattered throu hout the Park's architecture. 6 In keepin with an Irish theme. "Cladda h" is Irish and is like "Lotta Fun" park! The name is easy to remember and clovers would be a good 10 0 and a ood way to remember Dublin. A nice area in Ireland. Located in Dublin, Ireland, and is the largest stadium in the country. 3 2 To honor John P Monego for his public service in Dublin; A place to go in remembrance of him; He would want to be part of a family play area; So that his name and courage will never be forgotten; and To celebrate his heroism in our City. 11 In keepin with an Irish theme. 2 Page 1 of 4 -:J-fe-n1# ,.J ~/41'O7 ~ ATTACHMENT 1 02~6 SUGGESTED PARK NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Dubliners Park "Dubliners" is a collection of short stories by James Joyce about incidents and characters typical of Dublin, Ireland in the early 20th century. Maybe busts of influential California Dubliners could be part of the park at some point. Ea Ie View Park East Side Hill Park Emerald Aisle Park Erin Greens Ever reen Park Fawn Holman Finnian Park Area G Neighborhood Square Gaelic Gardens Galation Garden Galway Gardens/Park In kee in with an Irish theme. 2 Grange Park In keeping with an Irish theme. Galway Park is a county in Ireland known for its castles. An Irish Village known for its beautiful hills and scenic mountains. 2 Green Acres GreenHill(s) Park Greenhouse Park Hanuman Harp Park To reflect the 2 "Hanuman" means symbol of stren tho An important symbol in Irish heritage, armed forces and overnment. Ireland Park Jackal Meadows Park Jinhua Park Ker Kildare commons Killarney Park Kolb Park Dublin's sister cit in China A nice area in Ireland. In keepin with an Irish theme In keepin with an Irish theme. 2 La Briana Park Area F Neighborhood Park Area F Neighborhood Square Fitting to the style and culture of Dublin Village while retaining a European sound. Page 2 of 4 3~5 SUGGESTED PARK NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Le Colline(s) Area F Means "the hills" in Italian. The Sorrento development is Neighborhood patterned from a Tuscan hill town with architecture Park reminiscent of the hilly areas of Italy. Leprechaun Island/Green Lock Ness Lake Lockhart Area G Neighborhood Square Lucky Diamond Park McCormick Park Opal o ulent Park OToole Park Palermo Square Park Area F Neighborhood Square Para on Park Park Clare or Clare Park Passatempo Area F Neighborhood Square or Park Pasta Park Pastatio Peridot Phillips Memorial Park Phoenix Park Area G Neighborhood Square Area F Neighborhood Square Piazza Sorrento/Park Pia Square Park 3 In keepin with an Irish theme. No explanation needed! In honor of Tom and Claudia McCormick's volunteerism and Ion -time support of parks and public art. In honor of submitter's gO-year old Irish loving Great Grandma. Named after the beautiful county Clare, located in western Ireland. Pasta is very Italian, perhaps the play equipment could be shaped like pasta: corkscrew slide, rigatoni tunnel, elbow connectors, spa hetti swings, etc. Phil Phillips was the first Fire Chief of what would become the Cit of Dublin, servin for almost 25 years. Named after Phoenix Park in Ireland. "Piazza" means square in Italian. This would keep with the function of the park and serve to identify the location of the park in the neighborhood. Similar to a "town square." 2 Page 3 of 4 415 SUGGESTED PARK NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Portrush Place Prairie Park Promenade Point A location in northern Ireland. Area G Neighborhood Square Quail Nest Park Rainbow Glenn/Park Ravioli Republic Park Richard Ambrose Park Richard H Fahey Park 2 To honor Richard Ambrose for everything he has done for the City. Richard Fahey was a member of the DSRSD Board for 12 years. He was 100% Irish and was instrumental in obtaining land for parks in the early days of Dublin & San Ramon. 2 Rollin Hills Park Serenity Park A park represents a place of relaxation and freedom from stress. Shady Glen Cove Park Shamrock Pasture/Park Snyder Park/Greens/Downs S lass Park Squirrel Park St. Stephen's Green In keeping with an Irish theme, and green grass and shamrocks are often found in parks. Named after the first Mayor, Pete Snyder. 2 Area G The park would be located next to residential and shopping Neighborhood areas like St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. Square 2 Sunn Glen Park Tourmaline Verdi Campo Wexford Wa Whisper Meadows Park Wicklow Wicklow Woodlands In keepin with an Irish theme. For the Wicklow mountains in Ireland. In keepin with an Irish theme. 2 Page 4 of 4 ,,- /,/. Ir I), 1'(> i' .. , \ j, ") t) ,J .0 , \ --I \, ,", / '! '- , I l .I. 1\' ,-I" u:" /.. 1- , .- '. "',..,-IS.I.I. 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