HomeMy Public PortalAboutPolicy Resolution-24POLICY RESOLUTION NO. 24
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NAPA APPROVING PARK AND FACILITY NAMING POLICY
WHEREAS, the City of Napa wishes to establish a uniform policy regarding the
naming of existing and future park and/or recreation facilities and;
WHEREAS, the City wishes to ensure that naming public parks and recreation
facilities will enhance the values and heritage of the City of Napa and will be compatible with
community interest; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission shall review and make
recommendations on the naming of City park or recreation facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council shall exercise final authority in naming all public
parks and recreation facilities with its jurisdiction; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Napa approves the
Park and Facility Naming Policy as follows:
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this instruction is to establish a uniform policy regarding the naming of
existing and future park and/or recreation facilities.
POLICY:
A. The City will normally adopt a name for each park or recreation facility based on
geographical, natural or historic criteria identified with the area.
B. When appropriate, a park or recreation facility can be named in honor of a
person, posthumously, when such a person has made major contributions to the
community, the country, or the field of parks and recreation.
C. The City Council shall exercise final authority in naming all public parks and
recreation facilities within its jurisdiction.
OBJECTIVES:
A. To ensure that naming/memorializing public parks and recreation facilities will
enhance the values and heritage of the City of Napa and will be compatible with
community interest.
B. To encourage the dedication of lands or funds for public use by individuals and
groups, and provide recognition of their achievements or community
contributions.
PROCEDURES:
The Parks and Recreation Commission shall review and make recommendations on the
naming of a City park or recreation facility. These recommendations shall be submitted
to the City Council for their review and approval. The Parks and Recreation
Commission shall use this policy and criteria in recommending a name for the site or
facility.
Recommendations for a name may be submitted in writing by community groups,
individuals and staff. All recommendations or suggestions will be given the same
consideration without regard to the nomination source.
Procedure for Submitting Request for Naming:
1. Requests for naming parks or recreation facilities will be submitted in
writing to the Director of Community Resources.
2. Such requests shall be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission,
with staff recommendations.
3. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall make a recommendation to
the City Council. Recommendations will be returned to staff for
preparation of a resolution and submission to the City Council.
A. Park Naming: In determination of new parkland names, the official naming
process should begin as early in the development and or acquisition as possible.
Publicity, brochures, development plans, etc. all use the park name and the
earlier in the process the name is selected, the better the acceptance of that name.
B. Feature or Facility Naming: The naming of features within a park, portions of
the park or specific facilities within a park do not have time constraints associated
with the naming of a park and as consequence may occur at any time.
1. The facilities that are most frequently named and identified are: Points
of Entry, Trails and Roads, Recreational Facilities such as group picnic
area, Physical Features (such as valley, hills or streams).
2. Names should be appropriate to the park by reflecting: The expression of
the place (its topography, geology, etc.), History, Flora and fauna, Use
of an area.
C. Trail Naming:
1. Major trails (those identified in the Parks and Recreation Specific Plan)
will be given names now so that material dealing with these trails will be
uniform and consistent and to insure that inappropriate names do not
become common usage.
2. Smaller unnamed trails will be considered for naming after such trails
come into existence.
3. The naming of major trail routes will follow the major north -south
character of the Napa Valley, such as: Napa River, Skyline or Valley.
4. The major trail route connectors (east -west) will take their names from the
character of the trail (i.e., could be physical nature of the land, nature of
connecting link (park to park) or it could be historic naming.
D. Parks and Recreation Commission Prerogative: The Parks and Recreation
Commission retains the right to name a site, structure or parkland for a special
reason or circumstance without prior processing through the policies listed above.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 5th day of April, 1994, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Wagenknecht, Luce, Huber and Solomon
NOES: None
ABSENT: Watter
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NAPA
Editor's Note: Policy Resolution adopted 03/20/90
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