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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: David R. Zamora, Community Development Director Item #6 SUBJECT: Resolution to approve a street name change for Drivers World Parkway to Ashley Way DATE: February 9, 2004 BACKGROUND: The East Valley Land Company, under the management of Aaron Hodgdon, has requested that the street Drivers World Parkway be re -named Ashley Way in recognition of the Ashley Furniture manufacturing facility and the proposed Ashley Furniture Retail Outlet. Drivers World Parkway is a short inverted "L" shaped street that intersects at the east bend of Cooley Drive and intersects with Cooley Drive at its' north terminus, within the boundaries of the Cooley Ranch Planned Community. The California Streets and Highways Code, Section 5026 authorizes the legislative body of a city to change the name of any street, boulevard, park or place by adopting a resolution. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The East Valley Land Company is the owner of the property that was subdivided to provide a parcel of land for the 800,000 S.F. Ashley Furniture manufacturing facility. When the parcel map was approved by the City Council, the land was divided into several vacant parcels for future industrial development. According to Mr. Hodgdon, the name Drivers World Parkway was selected for the existing street because an auto dealership with the same name was negotiating the purchase of some of the vacant parcels adjacent to the street. Also, other vacant parcels that were created by the parcel map were being considered for auto related uses. Unfortunately, the auto dealership did not materialize, and the property is now going to be used for the Big League Dreams Sports Park and Canyon Coach Recreational Vehicles Sales and Service Facility. Mr. Hodgdon is now requesting that the street be re -named to Ashley Way in recognition of the furniture manufacturing facility and their proposed construction of a retail furniture outlet. Staff took the applicant's request to the Planning Commission for their consideration. After considerable discussion, the Planning Commission did not take any action on the proposed name change for the street. However, the Commission does recommend to the City Council that a process and application procedure be implemented to rename city streets and roadways, similar to Resolution No. R-108-03, which established a policy for the naming of city parks, park features, and community facilities. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No impact to the City General Fund. Although the street is named Drivers World Parkway, the preparation and installation of street names was placed on hold. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: No impact, the proposal is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).