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Home My WebLink About05 - Bench and Tree Donation Balboa Pier and Grant Howald Park• • 0 F SEW ART o � � n u s �gF00.N�P TO: FROM: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission General Services Director SUBJECT: Bench and Tree Donation Request Recommendation PB &R Commission Agenda Item No. 5 September 4, 2001 To accept one bench donation from Ms. Colleen Howes that will be installed at the Balboa Pier. To accept one tree donation, tree variety to be per staff recommendation, to be planted at Grant Howald Park. Discussion Staff received an inquiry from Ms. Collen Howes regarding a proposed bench and tree donation for the referenced locations. Subsequently, the donor submitted two letters requesting approval of the donations (Attachment A). The Balboa Pier currently has four benches installed with two pending installations. This donation will complement the previous donations of a similar style bench, the Santa Monica model, that was selected from the Official Bench List. A concrete bench pad is not required. Numerous tree donations have also been made to Grant Howald Park, and the Park will be enhanced by this one as well. Each plaque verbiage will read "DONATED FOR Skipper Mark Howes ", which conforms to City Council Policy G -5 (Attachment Q. Ms. Howes, and the President of the Corona del Mar Residents Association and Central Newport Beach Community Association will receive a copy of this report and a notice of the Commission meeting. Very respectfully, David E. Niederhaus CAWINDO W S\DesktopVSept PBRT %HowesBench Donadon.doc • DEN /MGL /pw • n U Attachments: A) Ms. Howes letters B) City Council Policy G -5 CAWBVDOWS\Desktop\Sept PBRAHow sBench Don don.doc 0 Mr. Marcelino G. Lomeli Parks and Trees Maintenance Superintendent City of Newport Beach Post Office Box 1768 Newport Beach, California 92658.891 S Dear Mr. Lomeli, In response to the information you provided me regarding bench donations 1 am writing to advise that I would like to proceed with a donation to the City of Newport Beach. 1%ftC1NCr I would like to donate �_(p) bench(s) to be installed at ( r ti,oA Park(s) along with the standard 2" x 6" plaque with the permitted verbiage that will read "DONATED FOR or By)SiLt °nc�r Mctr U , that I will provide, • and that a concrete pad ' !so required. I understand that this request is subject to approvel by the City of Newport Reach Parks, Reaches and Recreation Commission. If you have any questions or require additional information you may reach me at _. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, 221E 1L� 0 W e) A nr Name and sign n • E roan: Oollreo 40(0-5 ef Coo :ILA Mar June 5, 2001 queas � l'44) z(o' zW6 Mr. Marcelino G. Lomeli Parks and Trees Maintenance Superintendent City of Newport Beach Post Office Box 1768 Newport Beach, California 92658 -8915 Dear Mr. Lomeli, In response to the information you provided me regarding bench donations I am writing to advise that I would like to proceed with a donation to the City of Newport Beach. I would like to donate �_( #)� Z4s) to be installed at ( 1 Lk�C �q Park(s) along with the s dard 2" x 6" plaque with the permitted verbiage that will read "DONATED O 1 or By) $ I� I DOPr NIp rK 1 �w�, that I will provide, and that a concrete pad is /is not also required. I understand that this request is subject to approval by the City of Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. If you have any questions or require additional information you may reach me at . Thank you for your assistance. qu t��3 - z gW Sincerely, 11'P"0 -k0S Print Name and sign Uk, — G -5 PARK AND STREET IMPROVEMENT DONATIONS The City Council recognizes Ilia need to provida residents Willi Ilia opportunity to donate trees, benches, drinking fountains or related park and street improvement items. This policy establishes criteria for donations to assure attractiveness, usefulness and the capability to 'be maintained. Tree Donations The tree -lined walkway at Oasis Passive Park beginning at Sth.Avenue and Marguerite in Corona del Mar shall be identified as one area where a tree with a bronze plaque can be installed. Other trees with plaques can be donated and installed at locations recommended by the General Services Director and approved by the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. Bench Donations It shall be the responsibility of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission to designate the type, style, design, and placement of City-owned benches on City properly. Areas of placement may be parks, streets, along the beachfront, within villages, commercial districts, and neighborhoods, on a specific island, etc. Once an area has been designated with a certain style or type of bench, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission may require that the designation be changed only by a formal request for a redesignation. The factors to be addressed In preparing the list of approved benches for the CIty as well as the final design for a specific site will include at a minimum: size, usage, vandalism; traffic, security, view obstructions, location, style reflective of neighborhood and cost. The Arts Commission will provide design review assistance as required. Donation requests will be submitted to the General Services Department and meet the following requirements. a. Bench donations along a City street or beach front will require the approval of the General Services Director and the Traffic Engineer. b. Bench donations within a commercial district will require notification of, and an endorsement from, the local business association. c. Bench donations for parks within a residential community will require notification of residents within 300 feet of placement and an endorsement from the homeowners association, when applicable. 0 V -J Park and Street Amenities • Items such as benches, drinking fountains, tables, etc., can be donated to be included in the public park system. Recognition on the item shall be a 2" x 6" plaque and limited to Donated by (Name) or Donated for (Name) as a means of identifying the donation. Donors of major park improvement gifts may elect to provide a dedicatory plaque not exceeding 5" x 7" with name, date and appropriate text not exceeding 25 words. All donations must be approved by the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. The cost of a donated item, including identification plaque, shall be borne totally by private funds. The City will assume ownerslup and maintenance if accepted and placed in a public park or on a sidewalk unless other arrangements have been agreed upon. The City will not assume responsibility for replacement due to vandalism or theft. Adopted - July 22,1992 Amended - January 24,1994 Amended - June 27, 1994 • Amended - June 24,1996 Formerly 1 -15 • 2