HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.6 - 1908 Options to Honor Don Biddle
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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: March 20, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Honoring the Late Vice Mayor Don Biddle
Prepared by: Christopher L. Foss
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
At the March 6, 2018 meeting, the City Council requested that Staff bring back a
discussion regarding ways the City can honor the memory of the late Vice Mayor Don
Biddle, who passed away on February 21. The City Council will consider potential City
parks and facilities to be named in honor of Don Biddle.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss the item and provide direction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None at this time.
DESCRIPTION:
Don Biddle spent more than 40 years serving the Dublin community. He moved to
Dublin in 1975 and became active in community affairs. He served as a City of Dublin
Planning Commissioner for four years and served on the City Council from 2008 until
his death in early 2018.
As a City Council member, he served as the City’s representative o n a multitude of
regional agencies including: the Alameda County Waste Management Board; the
Alameda County Library Commission; the Alameda County Housing Authority Board;
the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority Board, and many others. He served as a
School Board member for a total of 12 years. He served a s a co-chair for the 2004
Bond Measure to rebuild Dublin High School and served on the Bond Oversight
Committee. He also served as co-chair for the committee that won passage of the
District’s parcel tax measure in 2008.
Vice Mayor Biddle was also active in several community service organizations including
(to name a few):
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Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE)
Tri-Valley YMCA
American Cancer Society (Tri-Valley unit)
Dublin Historical Preservation Association
Dublin Sister City Association
Dublin Rotary
On February 21, 2018, Vice Mayor Don Biddle passed away after a brief battle with
pancreatic cancer. On March 6, 2018, the City Council asked Staff to bring back an
item to allow for a discussion of potential ways to recognize Don Biddle’s service to the
Dublin community.
Staff has developed the following options (by no means a complete list) for potential
parks/facilities that could be named for Don Biddle:
Parks
• Name the future Dublin Crossing Community Park
• Rename the Dublin Sports Grounds
• Name the new All-Abilities Playground at Dublin Sports Grounds
• Name the Emerald Glen Park Amphitheater
Facilities
• Rename Shannon Community Center
• Rename Dublin Library Community Room
• Rename Regional Meeting Room at Civic Center
• Name the Future Expansion Space at Dublin Library
Staff is recommending that the City Council discuss the proposed parks/facilities and
provide direction on the preferred option for honoring Don Biddle.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.