City of Santa Rosa issued the following announcement.
Virtual Community Meeting for Creekside Open Space Proposed Renaming
Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PST
Next Week
Online Event
Details
Join us for a virtual community meeting to learn about and discuss the citizen proposal to rename Creekside Open Space to Mary M. Traverso Open Space. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain community feedback on the renaming of the Open Space and to collect preliminary input regarding Council Policy 000-25: Park Naming Policy and Procedure.
To Participate:
GO TO: srcity-org.zoom.us/j/97790749917
or
CALL: (669) 219-2599
and enter the meeting ID: 977 9074 9917
For questions or more information, please contact Emily Ander, Park Planner Assistant, at eander@srcity.org or call the Parks main line at 707-543-3770.
To request language translation services for the meeting, please contact us by Nov. 1, 2020.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Creekside Open Space
Creekside Open Space is a 3.63-acre property located in Southeast Santa Rosa along Creekside Road between Bethards Drive and Yulupa Avenue. It is mostly wooded with Matanzas Creek within the southern boundary. Current park amenities include three benches, a trash can, two dog waste stations, native oak trees and bird boxes.
Creekside Open Space is one of thirteen open space properties across the City. Open space provides passive recreation, visual enjoyment, conservation, watershed protection and hazard reduction for the citizens of Santa Rosa. These areas have minimal amenities like benches, picnic tables, unpaved trails and trash cans.
Proposed Renaming
In April of 2018, the Board of Community Services (BOCS) received a citizen request to rename Creekside Open Space after Mary M. Traverso. The BOCS recommended staff take the next step in the process towards renaming the Open Space by requesting community input regarding the name change as well as soliciting input on the City’s Park Naming Policy and Procedure.
City Council Policy 000-25: Park Naming Policy and Procedure
City Council Policy 000-25 provides the City with procedures for naming new parks, criteria for changing the name of a park and how to handle donations. The current policy does not provide the necessary guidance the City needs to make meaningful, long-term decisions. The City has embarked on a policy update to create a more useful document and to bring it into alignment with other municipalities.
Creekside is the final renaming request the City will consider until City Council Policy 000-25 is updated and adopted.
Original source here.
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