CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
1/26/2026
1 SUBJECT:
Approve Naming of the Existing Switchback Section of the Rockaway Multipurpose Trail Segment which Connects Rockaway Beach to Pacifica State Beach Park as the “Lynn Adams Trail”.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve naming of the existing switchback section of the Rockaway multipurpose trail which connects Rockaway Beach to Pacifica State Beach Park as the “Lynn Adams Trail,” in compliance with the City's “City Facilities/Property Naming Policy”.
STAFF CONTACT:
Roland Yip, P.E., DPW Deputy Director/City Engineer
(650) 738-3771
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The trail recommended to be named Lynn Adams Trail is a switchback section that is part of an approximately 0.8-mile segment of an existing multipurpose coastal trail. The existing trail provides continuous pedestrian and bicycle access along the shoreline between Rockaway Beach and Pacifica State Beach Park (Attachment A). The unnamed trail segment is located within Caltrans right-of-way and is operated by the City of Pacifica under a lease agreement currently in effect through January 2028 (Tenancy Number 04-048309-0001-02).
On December 8, 2025, the city presented a proclamation to Lynn Adams in recognition of her 24 years of dedicated service to the Pacifica community as a volunteer and President of the Pacific Beach Coalition. Lynn began volunteering with the Pacific Beach Coalition in 2002 and served as its President from 2007 until her recent retirement. She provided extraordinary leadership, vision, and commitment to protecting the ocean, coastal habitat, wildlife, and our community.
Under her leadership, the Pacific Beach Coalition grew into a thriving regional nonprofit organization with an annual volunteer base of more than 10,000 participants, supporting over 13 stewardship sites, and year-round programs including Earth Day of Action, Coastal Cleanup Day, July 5th Cleanup, habitat restoration events, and community and educational service activities across the Bay Area. The volunteers organized under her leadership have collected and removed 415,580 pounds of trash, 62,215 pounds of recyclables, 407,150 pounds of green waste, and more than 2.4 million cigarette butts from coastal and watershed areas. Lynn has led and expanded major habitat restoration initiatives with restoration efforts at Pacifica State Beach and extending more than 1.5 miles along the California Coastal Trail to Rockaway Beach.
In addition to environmental restoration, Lynn played a key role in environmental education programs, increasing the field education programs from one to ten per month. She has inspired nearly 5,000 students to understand climate impacts, marine ecosystems, and the importance of Pacifica City Council 2
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stewardship through the Earth Hero Honoree Pelican Assemblies. Lynn Adams’ decades of devotion have strengthened our coastal resilience and environmental health, and built a lasting culture of stewardship, community partnership, and shared responsibility that will benefit Pacifica’s coastline for generations.
At the request of Pacifica Beach Coalition members and 2025 Mayor Sue Beckmeyer and 2025 Vice Mayor Christine Boles, the City Manager recommends naming the switchbacks section of the multipurpose trail in recognition of Lynn Adams in compliance with City's “City Facilities/Property Naming Policy (Attachment B). Following Council approval, staff will continue working with Caltrans to finalize details related to signage placement, design, and installation to ensure consistency with applicable Caltrans requirements.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The City Council may choose not to approve the proposed trail renaming or may direct staff to return with an alternative trail name in accordance with the City’s City Facilities/Property Naming Policy and applicable Caltrans requirements.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
The recommended action supports the following City Council adopted goals:
• Improve and steward City infrastructure, streets and facilities: The formal naming will improve identification and familiarity and improve access to the trail for residents and visitors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Fiscal impacts associated with the proposed trail renaming are expected to be minimal and limited to the cost of installation of the sign and can be accommodated within existing budgets.
ORIGINATED BY:
Public Works
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment A - Trail Location (PDF)
Attachment B - Administrative Policy No. 79 - City FacilitiesProperty Naming Policy (PDF)