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CITY OF RIVERSIDE JUL 28 2025
CITY-OWNED LAND, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
NAMING/RENAMING APPLICATION City of Riverside
City Clerk's Office
Names for City-owned land, buildings and facilities located in the City may be nominated by any member of the community. Proposed names must be in accordance with established policy guidelines for naming/renaming of City-owned land, buildings and facilities.
Name being nominated: Adrian "Dell" Roberts
City-owned amenity proposed to be named/renamed (check all that apply):
Land Building _ Facility
Address/Location of amenity:
2008 Martin Luther King BLVD, Riverside CA 92507
What significance does the nominated name have in relation to amenity proposed to be named (check all that applies)?
Neighborhood X Geographic - Topographic
Historic Cultural Individual_ x
Explain significance in detail (attach additional sheets and backup documents such as resumes of individuals, minutes of agency meetings, next of kin endorsement as appropriate and as necessary):
Please see attached document.
Nominated By: Melanie Bruns on behalf of Riverside City Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes Address: 3900 Main Street, Riverside CA 925522
Phone: (951) 850-4962
E-mail: [email protected]
Signature: Phrense Date: 1/24/25
Submit Application to: City Clerk, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92.522 City of Riverside Land, Buildings and Facilities Naming/Renaming Application Fom 7/24/2025
To Whom It May Concern;
Residents of the Eastside community, members of the Bordwell Park Advisory, and both Councilmembers Falcone and Cervantes request that the new gymnasium at Bordwell Park be named after Adrian "Dell" Roberts due to his lifelong commitment to serving our community.
Dell Roberts has been a leader in the Eastside for over six decades. His service to the city of Riverside includes 38 years at the Riverside Unified School District as a football coach, campus supervisor, and assistant principal in charge of discipline at Poly High School from 1965-1989, and as assistant administrator in charge of discipline and campus security for the district from 1989 until his retirement in 2003.
He continues to be a positive influence in the neighborhood through his impactful work with his nonprofit, The Adrian Dell & Carmen Roberts Foundation (ADCR Foundation). Every year the ADCR:Foundation hosts events like their annual backpack giveaway, the Black History Month parade and expo, and the Empowering Young Women conference. Dell continues to advocate for Bordwell Park and the surrounding community serving as the president of the Bordwell Park Advisory group presently.
Thank you for considering this request submitted through the office of Ward 2 Riverside City Councilmember Cervantes.