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Item #9 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF January 21, 2003 TO: Honorable Mayor and City FROM: Recreation & Parks Commission ARED BY: Ron Kenny, Director of Parks, Recreation & Family Services Recommendation to Re -name the Colton Community Center or Gymnasium in Honor of Former Mayor Frank Gonzales 13, 2003 BACKGROUND: In 1993 the City of Colton established, by resolution, basic guidelines and an application process for the naming of City parks, park features and community facilities. A copy of that information is attached. A check of City files has revealed that since 1993 only two applications have been received and processed under the resolution. The first was in 1994 when the City Council approved re -naming Municipal Park to Cesar Chavez Park. The second was a request to re -name Colton Plunge the Gertrude Spragins Aquatics Center. That request was approved by City Council in 1996. On June 20, 1995 the City Council passed Resolution No. R-54-95 officially naming the then new community center the "Colton Community Center". A copy of that resolution and corresponding minutes are attached. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Recently, Colton resident Cynthia Ramirez submitted a formal application requesting that the Colton Community Center be re -named in honor of her father, former Mayor Frank Gonzales. The application was sent to the City's Recreation and Parks Commission for review and action. The Commission discussed the request at their November 20 meeting. With only four commissioners in attendance, they voted 3-1 to recommend that the Council either re -name the Community Center or its gymnasium in honor of former Mayor Gonzales. An informal survey of five California cities was completed concerning their policies for naming city facilities. The cities included Turlock, El Segundo, Brentwood, Moreno Valley and Visalia. Their policies were found to be similar to Colton's. All allowed for facilities to be named after individuals who provided distinguished service to the community. Also attached is a State of California policy for the naming of facilities. It is similar to those established by the cities surveyed. Both of those surveys are attached.