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PUBLIC FACILITIES, RECREATION &
SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT
POLICY NUMBER 9.4
PARK AND FACILITY NAMING POLICY
12/10/2012
3/30/2014; 11/25/2020
Section 9 - Facilities
I. PURPOSE
To establish a policy, procedure and guideline for naming of public parks and facilities owned
and/or operated by the City of Glendale Public Facilities, Recreation & Special Events Department.
The policy sets the criteria for name identification, citizen input process, parks and recreation
advisory commission recommendation, and city council approval.
II. PROCEDURE
The Public Facilities, Recreation & Special Events Department (PFRSE) shall solicit input
from citiz ens, departments and cit y staff via methods deemed reasonable b y the PFRSE
Department Director. Methods of solicitation shall include, but not be limited to: public meeting(s),
public service announcement(s), and web-based input. Names submitted for consideration should
provide some form of individual identity in relation to the following:
1. The geographic location of the facility.
2. An outstanding feature of the facility, whether it is natural, geographical or man-made.
3. An adjoining subdivision, street, school, or natural feature.
4. Facilities within a park can be named separately from the park and/or facility in which they
are located, subject to the general guidelines outlined in the policy.
5. Parks and facilities may not be named after an individual, group, event or organization
unless the land or facility is donated or deeded to the City.
6. The duplication of other park or facility names in the City shall not be considered.
The PFRSE Department will announce t he naming of a new park to citizens living within the
service area of the park or facility. The means of the announcement ma y be made through a
mailed notice, public service announcement and/or public meeting(s) to the residents within
the service area. Residents can respond with their input b y mail, email or t elephone within 15
working days of the announcement.
Citizen input will be sor ted and collected by the Department Director or d esignee. Department
Director will present all responses to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission at the next
scheduled commission meeting or when the commission meeting schedule permits. The Parks
and Recreation Advisor y Commission will review all names submitted and provide a
recommendation for the park or facility name to Cit y Council for final approval and
adoption at the next City Council Voting Meeting or when the City Council meeting schedule
permits.
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Once adopted, the PFRSE Department will have 60 days to post the appropriate signage, with
park name, in areas of the park or facilit y that will allow citizens to easily id entify park or facility.