Approval of
Masterplan and Park Naming
for 1343 The Alameda
City Council: September 13, 2022
Presented by
Parks Manager, Hayde Pacheco
Interim Planner, Marybeth Bowman
Park Context
2 North
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Existing Site Location
Location
North
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Community Outreach
• Community Workshop # 1 (Data Gathering) April 15,
2021
• Survey # 1 (167 responses)
• Community Workshop # 2 (Design Refinement) July 12,
2021
• Survey # 2 (98 responses)
• Community Workshop # 3 (Final Plan) November 17,
2021
• Survey # 3 (66 responses) 4
Master Plan
Final Concept
North
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3D Renderings
Naming the Park
7 City Council Policy 7-5, Naming of City-Owned Facilities Names must align with the following policy criteria:
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• A geographic location
• Prominent geographic feature or local reference point • An adjoining subdivision or community
• A historical event
• An individual who has been deceased for at least five years • An individual via a donation or sponsorship agreement; or, • A group via a donation or sponsorship agreement
Results of the 3rd Ranking Survey
8 Answer Choices Responses
Hanchett Park* 42.37% 25
The Alameda Park 33.90% 20
Shasta Hanchett Park 23.73% 14
Answered: 59
*After the survey closed a community member expressed concern the name “Hanchett Park” might have implications that don’t align with the City’s commitment to Racial Equity. As a result, staff researched the history related to the name “Hanchett.” This research did not conclusively confirm or eliminate concerns.
Recommendation
(a) Adopt City of San José 1343 The Alameda Master Plan Report for a new public park.
(b) Adopt “The Alameda Park” as the official park name as recommended by staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission and as a result of a public outreach process.
9 Approval of
Masterplan and Park Naming
for 1343 The Alameda
City Council: September 13, 2022
Presented by
Parks Manager, Hayde Pacheco
Interim Planner, Marybeth Bowman
Alternative Eligible Names
# Name Results
(2nd Voting Survey)
# Name Results
(2nd Voting Survey)
1 Shasta Hanchett Park 24.39% 11 Rachel Carson Park 1.22% 2 Hanchett Park 21.95% 12 Susan O'Malley Park 1.22%
3 The Alameda Park (staff's recommendation) 21.95% 13 Joey Franco Park 0.00% 4 Muwekma Ohlone Park 7.32% 14 Wheelman Park 0.00%
5 The Beautiful Way Park 7.32% 15 Billy De Frank Park * 6 Fredericksburg Garden Park 6.10% 16 Camino Park *
7 Sycamore Park or Quercus Lobata Park 4.88% 17 Pat Tillman Park * 8 Fossey Park 1.22% 18 Streetcar Bend *
9 Frank Delos Wolfe Park 1.22% 19 Velodrome Park *
10 John McLaren Park 1.22%
*These names were not included in the 2nd voting survey. Staff retroactively determined that these names comply with Policy 7.5.
Park Naming Results of the Final Voting Survey
Answer Choices Responses
Hanchett Park 42.37% 25
The Alameda Park 33.90% 20
Shasta Hanchett Park 23.73% 14
13 Research on the “Hanchett” Name
Survey respondent’s claim regarding Lewis E Hanchett:
Respondent’s reply to survey question #4:
“If you could change one thing about the plan what would that be?” 14 Research on the “Hanchett” Name
15 Research Conducted on Lewis E Hanchett:
• Contacted survey respondent for clarification and a sample of their deed • Reviewed original deeds for properties along Martin Avenue in Hanchett Residence Park • Researched and reviewed historic articles on Lewis E. Hanchett • Spoke with experts on the history of LA’s Union Station • 2 historians from USC
• 1 President of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Research on the “Hanchett” Name
16 Results of the Research:
Recommendation by staff:
• Research was inconclusive
• Neither confirmed nor eliminated concerns
• Consider the next highest ranked name, “The Alameda Park” Implications of the Research:
• Concerns remained
• Name may not align with the City’s commitment to Racial Equity • Resident Parks were “characterized by their Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions” (CC&Rs) • Neighborhood became exclusionary under Redlining in 1937 • Hanchett bought up land in LA’s Old Chinatown, likely leading to displacement of Chinese Americans (1914) 17 Research on the “Hanchett” Name
• Area around the park
was redlined
• Hanchett Resident Park
was graded “still
desirable” and exclusive
Research on the “Hanchett” Name
18 Subdivision map for
Hanchett Residence
Park (1906)
City’s Commitment to Racial Equity
19 https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city- manager/office-of-racial-equity
Park Name Survey Responses
20 Survey 1, April 15, 2021 Survey 2, July 12, 2021 Survey 3, November 17, 2021 What park name are you proposing? Please choose which name you like best for the new park.
Please choose which name you like best for
the new park.
Answered
88 82 59
Skipped
79 16 7