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Home My WebLink About05 - Bench Donation - for William H. "Pat" Patrick III - adjacent to the bluff at Cliff Drive Park• C� (4) 1" r; TO: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission FROM: General Services Director SUBJECT: Bench Donation Request Recommendation PB &R Commission Agenda Item No. ss— October 2, 2001 To accept one bench donation from Mr. William H. Patrick that will be installed adjacent to the bluff at Cliff Drive Park. Discussion Staff received an inquiry from Mr. William H. Patrick regarding a proposed bench donation for Cliff Drive Park with an attached photograph of the proposed location (Attachment A). Subsequently, the donor submitted a letter dated August 17, 2001 requesting the approval of one bench donation (Attachment B). The area currently has no bench and this donation would be an additional improvement. The bench will be the Santa Monica model (Attachment C) that was selected from the Official Bench List. Mr. Patrick will pay for a concrete bench pad as well. Additionally, property owners within one block in either direction of the proposed bench location have been notified of the potential donation (Attachment D). The plaque verbiage will read "Donated for William H. "Pat" Patrick III, which conforms to City Council Policy G -5 (Attachment E). Mr. Patrick will receive a copy of this report and a notice of the Commission meeting. Very respectfully, David E. Niederhaus DEN/MGL Attachments: A) Photo of proposed bench location B) Mr. William H. Patrick letter dated August 17,2001. C) Photo of Santa Monica bench model • D) Notification letter to property owners E) City Council Policy G -5 meldndge/F: \USERS \GSV\MEldridge \SEPTEMBER 01 \pabickbenchdooatiowdit1.doc 0 August 17, 2001 Mr. Marcelino G. Lomeli Parks and Trees Maintenance Superintendent City of Newport Beach Post Office Box 1768 Newport Beach, California 92685 -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 one ( #) bench to be installed at Cliff Drive Park along with the standard 2" x 6" plaque with the permitted verbiage that will read DONATED FOR • William H. "Pat' Patrick III, that I will provide and that a concrete pad is 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 949 - 646 -0258. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, lt�iLu,�M N• �R%�ice Print Name and Sign Sincerely, William H. Patrick �c J CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH P.O. BOX 1768, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658 -8915 September 12, 2001 Dear Property Owner, The Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission will be considering a bench donation request for installation at Cliff Drive Park between Redlands and San Bernardino Avenues at the October 2, 2001 meeting. You may send a response to this proposal to me prior to the Commission meeting or if you attend the meeting you will have the opportunity to speak regarding the proposed bench donation. Informationally, the Commission meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at the City Council • Chambers located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California, 92658- 8915. Address any correspondence to my attention c/o General Services Department, at the same address. You may contact me at (949) 644 -3069 if you have any questions. N nc ellino . Lomeli Parks and Trees Maintenance Superintendent MGL /pw 11 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach G -5 PARK AND STREET IMPROVEMENT DONATIONS • The City Council recognizes the need to provide residents with 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 property. 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 it 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. G -5 • 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 T' x G' 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 I -15 2 i, C�* 1 iu 4 iz r� F• ■ L+_j • b 0 C b m n s b m oo' a • • / s id1-Y