HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-72 - Amending and Re-Titling City Council Policy B-9 (Naming of City Parks & Facilities)RESOLUTION NO. 2022-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND
RE -TITLING CITY COUNCIL POLICY B-9 (NAMING OF
CITY PARKS & FACILITIES)
WHEREAS, City Council Policy B-9 (Naming of City Parks & Facilities) ("Policy")
provides guidelines for the naming of City parks and public recreational facilities; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to expand the application of the Policy so as to not be
limited to recreational facilities and also include guidelines for the content and layout of
naming plaques used in the dedication and rededication of such facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby amend and re -title Council Policy B-9
as set forth in Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Resolution No. 2022-72
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2022.
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Attachment(s): Exhibit A - Council Policy B-9
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NAMING OF CITY PARKS/PUBLIC FACILITIES & PLAQUE DEDICATIONS
The City of Newport Beach has a comprehensive program to provide park and open
space to serve the leisure and recreation needs of residents. It is desirable that appropriate
names be selected for parks and public facilities. The following guidelines shall serve as
policy on this matter.
A. Suggestions for naming new or existing parks or public facilities shall be reviewed
by the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission with a recommendation being
transmitted to the City Council for approval.
B. New or existing park or public facilities names can be chosen from, but not limited
to, the following categories:
1. Streets or schools bordering park
2. Topography
3. Theme
4. Common names already in place for the area
5. Persons that have been deceased for at least fifteen (15) years
C. Facility rooms or site amenities may be dedicated in honor of persons if done as
part of a capital/fundraising campaign and with the approval of the City Council.
D. Plaques for City facilities and parks shall include the City seal in a prominent
position and the following information in the specific order given:
1. Council -approved facility or park name
2. Date of dedication (opening) or rededication
3. City Council Members currently in office. The names and titles of the mayor
and mayor pro tem shall be first, followed by the names of the remaining
council members in alphabetical order. For large, multi -year projects,
include the names of council members who were in office at time of project
award.
4. If applicable, the names of the appropriate, current Board or Commission
members.
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5. Current City Manager
6. The name of the appropriate, current Department Director (the director
whose department is most closely affiliated with the use of the facility) at
the time of dedication or rededication.
7. If applicable, names of key project partners, i.e., other government entities
or funding entities.
8. Optional: Names of the firms of the City's construction partners, e.g.,
architect, general contractor, construction manager.
In cases of dedications of a major remodeling project or facility expansion, the
existing plaques shall continue to be displayed.
History
Adopted I-22 —
9-12-1988
Amended I-22
—1-24-1994 (changed to I-9)
Amended 1-9 —
2-27-1995
Amended 1-9 —
4-8- 2003 (changed to B-9)
Amended B-9
— 5-13-2003
Amended B-9
— 8-8-2017
Amended B-9
—10-11-2022
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2022-72 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 111h day of October, 2022; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit. -
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, Council Member Joy Brenner,
Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield
NAYS: Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Will O'Neill
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 12th day of October, 2022.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California