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Recommendation to accept donation of open space near the southeast corner of 20th Street and Santa Fe Avenue (1640 West 20th Street) and recommend Molina Park as the name for the mini-park proposed for the site. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
First District City Councilmember, Bonnie Lowenthal, has requested the City accept the
donation of a parcel of land at 1640 W. 20" Street from the Molina family and that the
new mini-park be named Molina Park (Attachment #I). An aerial photo showing this
site is attached (Attachment #2).
Pursuant to Administrative Regulation (AR) 8-7, the City Council referred the request to
the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration of the proposed name. The
Parks and Recreation Commission considered the action on August 18, 2005,
concurred in the recommendation to accept the site for a park and to name the park,
Molina Park, and is forwarding their recommendation to the full City Council for
adoption.
The site is located in the southeastern portion of the westside community, a high-
density neighborhood with a large number of children. This area, east of Santa Fe
Avenue, has no park areas, Although the area is primarily developed with single or two-
story dwellings, the overall density is high because many of these homes and duplexes
are built on small lots and tend to be occupied by large households. The site is just
over one-eighth mile (the sem'ce radius adopted for mini-parks) from Admiral Kidd Park,
but that park does not serve the younger children of this neighborhood because Santa
Fe Avenue provides a major barrier to access. Thus, the site meets all the location
criteria established in the Open Space and Recreation Element of the General Plan and
is ideally situated to serve the westside community east of Santa Fe Avenue.
AR 8-7 applies to the naming of all public land, buildings'and facilities, and provides
several policies to guide the consideration of a naming request.
The name should incorporate Long Beach when...
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