Public Works Agency
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Item # 30
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
December 19, 2023
TOPIC: Ceremonial Street Naming of Josephine “Chepa” Andrade Way
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution Authorizing Ceremonial Street Naming of Josephine “Chepa” Andrade Way (General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the ceremonial street naming of Josephine “Chepa” Andrade Way, along Logan Street from Washington Avenue to Stafford Street.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DIRECTING AND AUTHORIZING A CEREMONIAL STREET NAME OF JOSEPHINE “CHEPA” ANDRADE WAY ALONG LOGAN
STREET FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE TO STAFFORD STREET
2. Direct staff to install two ceremonial signs at the intersections of Logan Street at Washington Avenue and Logan Street at Stafford Street.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
On August 2, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-3024 and subsequently on June 6, 2023 adopted Ordinance NS-3042, amending the language to restrict the quantity of signs to two, when recognizing the outstanding individuals who have made a significant impact on their communities through the commemorative or honorary naming of streets or intersections.
In accordance with the ordinance, Councilmember Hernandez initiated a request to honor Ms. Josephine “Chepa” Andrade as her legacy has made a profound and lasting impact on the Logan neighborhood, where she called home, and throughout the City of Santa Ana. Chepa's family moved to the Logan neighborhood before she was born in 1918. Chepa was born December 16, 1926 and resided on Logan until she passed on April 17, 2006. She significantly contributed to her community her entire life and started at the early age of 8. At that young age, she went door-to-door collecting money to help a neighborhood family with food when their father was not able to work due to an accident. Chepa married a neighbor boy, Joe Andrade, whose family also resided on
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Logan since 1916. They raised their six children on Logan Street and they always had great pride in their family and neighborhood.
Chepa was a community activist and was known for gathering signatures for petitions and persuading/encouraging neighbors to attend City Hall meetings. In the late 1980s Chepa took the lead in a newly formed Logan Neighborhood Committee; the purpose was to stop the rezoning of the family-oriented neighborhood into an industrial park. She advocated for neighborhood improvements, such as the following:
•Neighborhood watch
•Logan Community Center and after-school programs
•Toys for Tots for neighborhood children
•PTA
•Food Bags
•Development of Logan Park (now Chepa’s Park)
•Annual trash clean-ups
•Street re-pavement
•Logan Neighborhood Reunions – to keep neighborhood history alive Chepa received many recognitions and awards for her community involvement and for efforts to fight poverty, homelessness, injustice, and hunger. They included the Poverty Fighter Hero Award and the Joan of ARC Award.
The Ceremonial Josephine “Chepa” Andrade Way signs are proposed to be installed along Logan Street at the intersections with Washington Avenue and Stafford Street.
Exhibit 1 shows the proposed sample signs and Exhibit 2 shows the two signage locations. Staff requests that the City Council provide direction on the installation of the two signs at a cost of $781 per each, for a total cost of $1,562.
The ordinance requires a resolution for the approval of the ceremonial sign (Exhibit 3).
Additionally, the ordinance allows for certain requirements, such as notice of application and program fees to be waived by majority vote of the City Council when the request is initiated by a current councilmember. Approval of this resolution includes waiving the ceremonial street name installation fees in an amount not to exceed $1,562.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total amount of funds needed is based on the option selected by City Council. A total amount not to exceed of $1,562 is needed for the production and installation the two ceremonial street signs. Funds are available in Account No. 01104012-62300.
Fiscal Year Accounting Unit-
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit -
Account
Description
Amount
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ceremonial Street Signs for Josephine “Chepa” Andrade
2. Signage Location Map
3. Resolution
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
2023-24 01104012-62300 General
Fund
City Council Service
Enhancement,
Contract Services-
Professional
$1,562
Total $1,562