Alameda City Council
November 1, 2022

Final Name Recommendation for
Alameda Landing Waterfront Park
Alameda Point Waterfront Park
Alameda Point Neighborhood Park

CITY COUNCI L
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Background
 This is the final step of a four-step public process

1. Commission establishes name criteria
a. Community survey to solicit name ideas

2. Commission selects top 10 names
b. Community survey of top 10 names

3. Recommend final name to City Council

4. City Council make the final determination of the park name Diversity & Inclusion for Facility Names
 The Naming Policy includes the following requirements:
 A focus on local Alameda significance but may reflect California or a national lens as appropriate.
 A person must be deceased for at least three years to be considered.  Names must reflect values of inclusivity and diversity.  Consider the demographics of existing Alameda Parks named after people. Alameda park names should be inclusive of everyone in our community and reflect our diversity.
 Current park name demographics:
 Gender: 17 Men, 6 Women and 1 Not Specific
 Ethnicity: 19 White, 2 Black, 0 Latinx, 1 Indigenous
Alameda Landing Waterfront Park
Established Name Criteria: “The uniqueness of the park’s location on the pier and estuary with an intersection with diverse and inclusive cultural significance in Alameda.” Alameda Landing Waterfront Park
 Alameda Pier Fleet Park
 Bohol Circle Immigrant Waterfront Park - Bohol Circle is a Filipino-American social society in Alameda
 Costanoan Park - Also known as Ohlone, Costanoan are the Indigenous people whose territory originally extended from Say Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay and inland to the Mount Diablo mountain range.
 Diversity Pier
 Fleet and Industrial Supply Park
 Gateway Park
 Immigrant Landing Park
 Island City Park
 Waterfront Pier Park
 Waterways Terminal Park
Final Recreation & Park Commission
Name Recommendation
Bohol Circle Immigrant Park
Alameda Point Waterfront Park
Established Name Criteria: “Aviation – Alameda history, people and park features.” Alameda Point Waterfront Park
 Alameda Point Promenade
 Bessie Coleman Promenade - The first African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot’s license
 Captain Frank McCrary Waterfront Park - Served as the first Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station Alameda
 Liwa Promenade - The word “water” in the Coast Miwok language (Tribe in what is now known as Marin)
 Maritime Waterfront Promenade
 Navy Veteran’s Waterfront Park at Alameda Point
 Naval View Promenade
 Pacific Fleet Park
 Seaplane Lagoon Promenade
 Waterfront Promenade
Final Recreation & Park Commission
Name Recommendation
Seaplane Lagoon Promenade
Alameda Point Neighborhood Park
Established Name Criteria: “Reflection and history of working waterfront shipyards.” Alameda Point Neighborhood Park
 Alameda Whale Park
 Alameda Whale Point Park
 Allie at the Point
 Allie’s Humpback Park
 Little Whale Park
 Midway Park - The Battle of Midway was a WWII naval battle and the USS Midway was an aircraft carrier based at Naval Air Station Alameda  Navy Veteran’s Park
 Rosie the Riveter Park - A symbol of WWII representing women who worked in factories and shipyards
 Whale Park
Final Recreation & Park Commission
Name Recommendation
Whale Park