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File # 920-20
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 6, 2002
SUBJECT: WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: Request to place a plaque at
Ted Fairfield Park
Report by Diane Lowart, Parks & Community Services Director
ATTACHMENTS: Correspondence from Connie Fairfield Ganz
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RECOMMENDATION: ovide appropriate direction to Staff
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: In April of 2002, the City dedicated Ted Fairfield Park. The park is
identified with a prominent park sign on the comer of Antone Way and North Dublin Ranch Drive.
Correspondence has been received from Connie Fairfield Ganz requesting permission to install a 9" x 12"
brass plaque honoring their father, Ted Fairfield, who the park was named after. Attached to the
correspondence is a rough draft of the possible text for the plaque. If approved by the City Council, Staff
would recommend adding a section of concrete adjacent to the sign and placing the plaque on the
concrete.
At present, the City does not have a policy regarding the placement of memorial plaques in City Parks.
Consequently, it is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council consider the request of Connie
Fairfield Ganz and provide appropriate direction to Staff.
COPIES TO: Connie Fairfield Ganz
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Diane I_owert
Director of Parks and Communib/Services
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
MAY
Dear Diane:
CITY OF DUBI
My sister and ! are interested in having a 9" x 12" brass plaque honoring my
father, Ted Fairfield, placed at the new park named after him in Dublin, Attached
is a rough draft of the possible text (a selection of his career achievements,
subject to his review). Of course, we will pay for the plaque.
If you agree to the idea, the next consideration is placement, such as mounted
on an outbuilding in public view (but obviously not the restroom). Another option
is mounting the plaque to a permanent stake or post, perhaps near the park sign
itself, or in a landscaped area off the grass, ere. In other words, we're flexible,
but would need to know ahead of time in order to secure the proper hardware
and mounting devices. To that end, we would gladly also supply the labor for
installation, i!= needed.
As to timing, rc would be a wonderful to have the plaque made and installed for a
father's day/birthday present (]une or July 2002}. It takes 6-8 weeks to have the
Plaque made/delivered. Please le~ me know of your decision as quickly as
possible so I can know whether or not to order the plaque.
Cordially, . , r~
Connie Fairfie~
4181 Sunset: Drive
Lake ,Oswego, OR 97035 '.
503-534-3176
goodshep6@juno.com
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