1 RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A PARK MASTER PLAN
AND OFFICIAL NAME FOR A FUTURE PARK
WITHIN THE SPARTAN KEYES NEIGHBORHOOD
City Council
May 13, 2025
Presented by:
Willa Mui, Associate Landscape Designer
[email protected]
Leonel Tapia, Planner III
[email protected]
PARK CONTEXT
2 COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
• Notices
o Mailers in English and Spanish
o Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, City Parks Website) o Email Blasts to Neighborhood Associations, Organizations, and Individuals • Three SMS-Based Surveys for Park Master Plan Questions o 409 participants in the first survey
o 337 participants in the second survey
o 138 participants in the third survey
• Three Online Surveys (via SurveyMonkey) for Park Naming Questions o 136 participants in the first survey
o 162 participants in the second survey
o 100 participants in the third survey
• Attendance
o Meeting 1 - 2/5/22 (10 -12 attendees)
o Meeting 2 - 3/23/22 (10 -12 attendees)
o Meeting 3 - 5/4/22 (10 -12 attendees)
o Meeting 4 - 12/9/24 (3 attendees)
3 COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MASTER PLAN
4 NAMING POLICY• Conform with City Council Policy 7-5, Naming of City-owned Land and Facilities
• New names must reflect one of the following criteria:
• Geographic location;
• Prominent geographic feature or local reference point; • Adjoining subdivision/community;
• Historical event;
• An individual who has been deceased for at least five years and made significant contributions to San José; or
• An individual or group via a donation or sponsorship agreement. 5 NAMING POLICY
6 Brickyard Park
• Name reflects brickyard that existed
on site for 95 years (1868-1963)
• Brickyard was recognizable due to its
120-foot-tall chimney stacks
• Existing one-story brick building is
legacy of old brickyard (built in 1930)
• Brickyard Park was highest ranked
name in final naming survey
Brickyard Demolition (1963)
NAME RECOMMENDATION
(a) Adopt a Master Plan for a future City park that will be located within the Spartan Keyes neighborhood.
(b) Pursuant to Council Policy 7-5, adopt an official park name for a future City park site that will be located within the Spartan Keyes neighborhood based on the following alternatives:
(a) “Brickyard 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; or
(b) Select an alternative park name from the list of eligible names generated through the public outreach process.
7 STAFF RECOMMENDATION
8 RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A PARK MASTER PLAN
AND OFFICIAL NAME FOR A FUTURE PARK
WITHIN THE SPARTAN KEYES NEIGHBORHOOD
City Council
May 13, 2025
Presented by:
Willa Mui, Associate Landscape Designer
[email protected]
Leonel Tapia, Planner III
[email protected]