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MINUTES Parks & Recreation Commission September 7, 2000 NAMING The Director stated that he had received some suggestions for naming the new parks located PARKS on Jackson Street and at Round Lake. He felt that a park naming policy should be established. When Pioneer Park was named, public input was sought. The City received approximately 200 name suggestions for that park. The Commission then reviewed the suggestions and found that 12 people wanted the park to be named Pioneer. The Commission recommended that name to the Council who gave final approval. Anderson felt that the Commission should have the discretion to accept or reject any name suggestions made. He did not feel the Commission should be forced to recommend a name based on the highest number of suggestions received. Sackett Glaser recommended that the City establish the following procedure for naming parks within the City: 1. Solicit public input by publicizing an ad in the local newspaper, the City newsletter and on cable television, giving the public approximately two months to submit their name suggestions to the City. 2. At the following Commission meeting, the Commission will narrow the list of suggestions down to five (5) names. 3. At the subsequent Commission meeting, the public will be invited for comments on the five names selected. If new names are presented to the Commission at this meeting, the Commission can consider them. The Commission has the discretion to accept or reject any park name received. 4. The Commission would then submit their recommendation to the City Council for final approval. Motion seconded by Gray. Motion carried 7— 0. Sackett Glaser recommended soliciting public input through the end of November on naming the Jackson Street park, if the Council approves the Park Naming Policy recommended to them by the Commission. The public hearing would then be held at the Commission's January meeting. Motion seconded by Gray. Motion carried 7— 0. Page 57