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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: November 18, 2009 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Commission North Campus Name Recommendations
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and select one of the names recommended by the Parks and Recreation
Commission for the North Campus.
BACKGROUND:
During the City Council’s joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission in 2008, the
Council asked the Commission to lead a public process to rename the North Campus. Following
the meeting, the Commission became familiar with the site to gain a better perspective of potential
uses of the site and how the name could help brand the City facility. Additionally, the Commission
reviewed the City’s naming policy to develop criteria for a public naming contest.
The Commission then created rules for a public contest to rename the North Campus based on its
intended uses and the City’s naming policy. Below are the rules established by the Commission for
the naming contest:
- Name must reflect the surrounding environment or make a historic connection with the
site
- Name must include the word Saratoga
- Name must be 5 words or less
The public was allowed to submit proposals online, by mail, or in person. Submissions for the
contest were accepted between September 24, 2009 and October 23, 2009. During this time, 58
proposals were received.
Parks and Recreation Commissioners reviewed all of the proposals and selected what they
considered to be the top 5 submissions during their meeting on November 10, 2009. The names
recommended by the Parks and Recreation are:
- Prospect Park Saratoga
- Saratoga Grace Campus
- Saratoga North Community Center
- Saratoga Prospect Campus
- Saratoga Prospect Park
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The Commission will be presenting these to the Council for decision at the November 18, 2009
City Council meeting.
All of the proposals submitted during the contest are listed in Attachment A. Staff has not
removed duplicates or names that did not meet the contest criteria.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
A new name for the North Campus will not be selected.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Council may decide to independently select a name for the North Campus or provide further
direction to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: North Campus Name Contest Submissions