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4 CITY OF MENIFEE
City Council Policy
Policy Number: CC-17
Approving Authority:
City Council
Effective Date: 12/6/2017
Last Modified: 7/15/2026
Subject
Park, Facility and Public Infrastructure Naming Policy
1. PURPOSE
To provide a formal naming policy for City-owned parks, facilities and infrastructure that will ensure the culture and history of Menifee, function, geographical location, and historic significance or geologic features of the facility/public infrastructure are considered.
2. SCOPE / BACKGROUND
As the City continues to grow and new parks, facilities, and public infrastructure come on board the City will need a formal and consistent method for naming its parks and recreation facilities.
3. POLICY
ln determining the names to be given to City-owned parks, facilities, and public infrastructure, the City Council may act on its own initiative or may receive recommendations from the public and a related advisory body (e.g., Parks, Recreation and Trails Commission for park and recreation facilities).
4. PROCEDURE
This policy establishes formal guidelines and procedures for considering naming requests by the public for City-owned parks, facilities, and public infrastructure or portions thereof.
5. GUIDELINES
ln naming City-owned parks, facilities, and public infrastructure, the City Council and the related advisory body (if applicable)shall consider the following criteria:
A. For park and recreational facilities, each park and community center building will be designated a name. Naming of specific areas within a park (garden, ballfield, etc.) should be kept at a minimum to avoid confusion. 5 2
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4 B. The proposed policy will give priority to naming parks, facilities, and public infrastructure, or portions thereof, based on geographical location, residency in the City, public service by a group or individual, historic significance or geologic features.
C. Naming a park, facility, or public infrastructure after a person should only be considered if and when an individual has made a significant financial contribution toward the acquisition and/or development of the park, Ifacility or infrastructure, the individual has been an outstanding long-time community leader, or the individual has a historical significance at the location of the park, facility, or public infrastructure such as a bridge.
D. Naming a park, facility or infrastructure, after an elected or appointed official or public employee shall be considered if the person has been deceased for five (5) or more years or after a minimum of eight (8) years from the time they left all public service or elected or appointed offices.
E. Park, facility, and public infrastructure project names should not be considered controversial by the community and will be supported by a recommended and preferred 4/5 Council vote.
F. Renaming
The intent of naming is for permanent recognition. The renaming of parks, facilities, and public infrastructure should be strongly discouraged. Efforts to change a name should be subject to the most thorough examination to prevent the diminishing of the original justification for the name or discount the value of the prior contributors. Renaming after an individual shall meet the same criteria as naming a park, facility or public infrastructure, and (if applicable) applicants shall provide thorough justification for the renaming, pay an application fee and bear 50% cost of renaming of the park or facility, including any cost of physically replacing sign/structures and City staff time. 5 2
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4 6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Requestor:
i. Completes a Naming Request Application with a minimum two hundred (200) word justification summary and submits to Community Services Department with application fee.
ii. Those submitting a naming request application should show how the proposed name is consistent with the City’s policy.
B. Community Services Department:
i. Responsible for communication of this policy to the public. ii. Receives naming request from the public and reviews proposal for adherence to City Policy.
iii. For non-park and recreation facilities, coordinates with other applicable departments.
iii. Evaluates request for naming/renaming to ensure that applicant has provided sufficient documentation/evidence that all criteria has been met. iv. Determines the potential cost of renaming the park, facility, or public infrastructure such as a bridge including replacing signs/structures and approximate cost of staff time to complete request. Cost is communicated to the applicant and applicant must agree to cover 50% of costs before application can continue to be considered.
v. Forwards suggested names to the appropriate advisory body for consideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
C. Advisory Body
i. Receives proposed names for the park, facility or public infrastructure and any additional input from the community during a meeting.
ii. Selects name for the new park, facility, or public infrastructure, and recommends to City Council for consideration.
iii. ln the absence of any naming requests, the advisory body may consider names that adhere to the City's Policy and forward its recommendation to the City Council.
D. Community Services Department
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4 i. For public requests and/or advisory body recommendations, posts for public hearing at least ten (10) days prior to City Council meeting. ii. For public requests and/or advisory body recommendations, mails public hearing notice mailings with the next City Council meeting information to property owners within 300' of the proposed naming/renaming area.
E. City Council
i. Approves/Denies the recommendation from the advisory body. ii. City Council may also name or rename a park, facility or public infrastructure on its own initiative, in which case the guidelines in Section 5 shall apply, but the remaining application, recommendation, and noticing procedures of this Policy shall not apply.
F. Community Services Department
i. Coordinates installation of signs or plaques for the park or recreation facility with the developer if park is part of a new residential development or handles installation of signs/plaques in-house.
ii. For non-park and recreation facilities, coordinates with other applicable departments regarding the installation of signs or plaques in accordance with current development and design standards.
Revision History
Revision
No.
Date
Approved Approved By: Comments
---- 12/6/2017 City Council Original policy
1 5/1/2019 City Council Amendments to guidelines and
renaming.
2 7/15/2026 City Council Inclusion of public infrastructures _________________________________
Ricky Estrada, Mayor