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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS, VICE MAYOR
REBECCA KAPLAN, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION RENAMING MADISON PARK TO WILMA CHAN PARK,
IN HONOR OF HER LEGACY OF DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO
CHINATOWN, ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND
OAKLAND COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, Madison Park is a City of Oakland park in Oakland Chinatown, bounded by Jackson, Madison, 8th, and 9th Streets, and adjacent to Lake Merritt BART Station; and WHEREAS, Madison Park is presently and historically a critical activit y hub for the Chinatown, AAPI, and broader Oakland community through robust p rogramming and activation such as Tai-Chi exercise groups organized among elder residents, nearby schools using the site for physical education classes and play; and a highly utilized COVID-19 testing and vaccination site; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Wilma Chan served Oakland and Alameda County fo r over 30 years with a distinguished career in public service, includi ng on the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, Alameda County Board of Supervisor s, California State Assembly, and the first chair of the Alameda County Children and Families Commission; and WHEREAS, Chan tragically passed away in a pedestrian traffic collision in the City of Alameda on November 3, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Chan left a powerful legacy of prioritizing and serving under served and uninsured communities, championin g children, families, seniors, immigrants, AAPI community members, and health care and health equity; and
WHEREAS, after her passing, several Oakland Chinatown community organi zations providing critical wellness and cultural services approached District 2 Councilmember Bas’ office expressing with conviction the Oakland Chinatown community’s desire to honor Chan’s legacy of championing health access, children, families, seniors, and imm igrant communities with the renaming of Madison Park to Wilma Chan Park; and
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 56600 C.M.S. sets forth the procedure for designating official names for park and recreation facilities in the City of Oakland, and Resolution No. 65024 C.M.S., sets forth the procedure for designating official names for municipal facilities, including park and recreation facilities, in the City of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 65024 C.M.S. specifies that any request to rename a park or recreation facility be referred to the Oakland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC) and the recommendation of the PRAC then be referred to the Rule s and Legislation Committee, and that the Rules and Legislation Committee recommendation the n be referred to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas submitted an agenda ite m to the PRAC to be heard at the March 9, 2022 meeting of that body; and
WHEREAS, at the March 9, 2022 meeting of the PRAC, the Commission vote d unanimously to recommend the renaming of Madison Park to Wilma Chan Park; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland City Council intends to honor Wilma Chan’s contribution to the City of Oakland by renaming Madison Park to Wilma Chan Park; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the Oakland City Council hereby approves renaming Madison Park to Wilma Chan Park, in honor of her passion and dedication to serv ing Chinatown, AAPI, and Oakland residents.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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