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RESOLIlTION NO. 97-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLURIDA, AMEPIDING FtESOLUTION 94-12, THE
POLICY AND PROCEQ�RE FOR NAMING NEW
CITY PARKS; TD PEF2MIT RENAMING EXISTING
PARKS tJNDER CERTAIN ClRCUMSTANCES;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, the Gity Commission desires to revise the policy and
procedure for naming City parks; and
WHEREAS, the current policy and procedure was established by
Resolution 94-12 adopted January 18, 1994; now, �herefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF CLE,4RWATER, FLORIDA:
5�ction 1. That Sectian 'I of Resolution 94-12 is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Any person recommending a name for a park will first complete a
gorm "Proposal for Park Name," to be provided by the Parks and Recreation
�3�pa�finent. Each proposal shall be submitted to the Parks and Recreation
�oarei.
(b) The Parks and Recreation Board will not consider any requests to
rename existing parks unl�ss �o reQUested bv motion of the Citv Commission.
(c) The Board will not consider any requests to name recreation
facilifies such as tennis courts, basketball courts, or ballfields, that are located
within park�.
(d} Each park to be named will be evaluated on the following criteria:
•�eighborhood homeowners associations will be contacted when
considering names for parks located in their neighborhoods.
« Persons serving on the Parks and Recreation Board, another City
board, or on the City Commission will not be eligible to have a park
named after them during their t�nure of office.
• Ordinarily, parks will be named after subdivisians, geographic
locations, ar streets.
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•(n the event the park property is donated, fhe donor wi(I be altowed fhe
'� privilege of submitting a preference for a name.
• Parks may be named in honor of an individual; however, this should
occur oniy on rare occasions and the i��dividuai should have given
lengthy aivic service to the City of Clearwater community, and that
indi�Jidual should be of local importance rather than of state or national
�� prominence.
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(e) A survey may be required of homeowners living around the park to
r�ceiv� th�ir �pinion of a proposed r�ame.
{f}' The Parks and Ftecreation Board witl conduct an advertised public
h�aring for each proposal.
(g) Based on the criteria contained in Paragraph {d) and on information
rec�ived from the public hearing, the Parks and Recreation Board shall formulate
� recommendation on the proposed �ame and sha!! provide the recommendation
to th� City Commission for a final decision.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
d'ASSED AND ADOF�7ED this 1�th day of .ruiv , 1997.
Approved as to form:
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Parn�{a �C. Akin, City Attomey
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Rita'Garvey, Mayor-Comm' sioner
Attest:
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Cyn a E. Goudeau, City Clerk
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