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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve a Resolution naming the Golden Gate dog park the "Golden Gate
Paws Park" as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
OBJECTIVE: To name the Golden Gate dog park the"Golden Gate Paws Park."
CONSIDERATIONS: In accordance with previous Board direction, staff has developed and opened an
"off-leash" dog park within the Golden Gate Community Park. The facility includes an approximately
12,500 square feet grassy area for dogs to exercise and play in a controlled environment under the
supervision of their owners and is the first dog park in the Golden Gate area.
On January 20, 2016, at the request of the Golden Gate Elementary School Student Council, County staff
presented four possible naming options to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PARAB). After
public input and advisory board discussion, PARAB recommended the dog park be named the "Golden
Gate Paws Park" as the name is representative of the community.
A Resolution for Board approval is attached to this Executive Summary.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this Executive Summary.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this
Executive Summary.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This request is in compliance with the County's policy for naming
County-owned buildings, structures or facilities approved by the Board on May 13, 2003 (Item 16E1).
This item has been approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for approval.—CMG
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioner approves the PARAB
recommendation and attached Resolution to name the Golden Gate dog park the "Golden Gate Paws
Park."
Prepared By: Natali Betancur, Operations Analyst, Parks and Recreation Division
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution
2. Policy for Naming County-Owned Building, Structure or Facility
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16.D.16.D.1.
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a Resolution naming the Golden Gate dog
park the "Golden Gate Paws Park" as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board.
Meeting Date: 7/12/2016
Prepared By
Name: BetancurNatali
Title: Operations Analyst,Parks &Recreation
6/13/2016 1:30:57 PM
Submitted by
Title: Assistant Division Director-P&Rec,Parks &Recreation
Name: McPhersonJeanine
6/13/2016 1:30:58 PM
Approved By
Name: McPhersonJeanine
Title: Assistant Division Director-P&Rec,Parks&Recreation
Date: 6/13/2016 4:33:55 PM
Name: WilliamsBarry
Title: Division Director-Parks &Recreation, Parks &Recreation
Date: 6/20/2016 3:02:00 PM
Name: AlonsoHailey
Title: Operations Analyst,Public Services Department
Date: 6/20/2016 3:17:14 PM
Name: Washburnllonka
Title: Manager-Park Operations, Parks &Recreation
Date: 6/20/2016 4:41:59 PM
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Name: TownsendAmanda
Title: Division Director-Operations Support,Public Services Department
Date: 6/26/2016 9:34:59 AM
Name: CarneliSteve
Title: Department Head-Public Services,Public Services Department
Date: 6/27/2016 2:47:49 PM
Name: GreeneColleen
Title: Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services
Date: 6/28/2016 8:33:03 AM
Name: AshtonHeidi
Title: Managing Assistant County Attorney, CAO Land Use/Transportation
Date: 6/30/2016 9:06:14 AM
Name: FinnEd
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior, Office of Management&Budget
Date: 6/30/2016 2:33:53 PM
Name: CasalanguidaNick
Title:Deputy County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 7/1/2016 3:54:23 PM
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RESOLUTION NO. 16-
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS APPROVING THE NAMING OF THE GOLDEN
GATE DOG PARK THE "GOLDEN GATE PAWS PARK."
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2016, County staff presented park name options to the Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board ("PARAB") for approval; and
WHEREAS, based on the request of the Golden Gate Elementary School Student
Council it has been determined that naming the Golden Gate dog park the "Golden Gate Paws
Park"would be a fitting name as it is appropriate and representative of the community; and
WHEREAS, the PARAB has recommended and the Board of County Commissioners
has approved naming the Golden Gate dog park the "Golden Gate Paws Park."
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,that:
The Golden Gate dog park shall hereafter be named the "Golden Gate Paws Park."
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida,this day of , 2016.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
As Deputy Clerk DONNA FIALA, CHAIR
pproved as to form and legality:
C
olleen M. Greene
Assistant County Attorney
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• COLLIER COUNTY,FLORIDA
POLICY FOR NAMING COUNTY-OWNED BUILDING STRUCTURE OR FACILITY
I. Naming of County Owned Building Structure or Facility.
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The following is the policy of the County Manager of Collier County,Florida, regarding
naming Collier County-owned buildings, structures, or other County-owned facilities. Each
County-owned building, structure, or facility, or integral part therein, e.g., chapel in a hospital,
hereinafter "facility," shall be named based upon the function(s) the facility performs.or the
services provided to the public from the facility. The specific location of h o facility
water, or any
course, be included in the name; for example, an adjacent right-of-way, body
other prominent landmark. Examples: Collier County Courthouse, Central Avenue Library,
Sheriffs Annex,Tarpon Lake Park,South Pass,or Pine Ridge Road Library.
IL Namin. of Countv-Owned Buildin• Structure or Facility to Honor a Natural
Person.
41110— "Natural person" means actual human being(s). The Board of County Commissioners
"Board" may name a County-owned facility to honor a natural person or persons, living or
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deceased. Examples could be "The John Jones County Courthouse," "The Bill Smith County"
Library," "The Mary White and Bill White Sheriff's Annex," "The Joe Green Museum," The
Jim Gallagher Pass" or"The Dan Marino Athletic Field" (provided the Athletic Facility is based
upon a Substantial Financial Contribution).
A. Namin A Count -Owned Structure Ta Honor A Natural Person Based u on
Actions and not based u on Substantial Financial Contributions .
1. The natural person(s)must have,by his or her local actions(other than Substantial
Financial Contribution), specifically and directly benefited Collier County, and, preferably, the
specific facility,or at least the geographic area where the facility exists(or is planned to exist).
(a). Fields of Endeavor. If the public achievements of the sponsored, local natural
person(s) are primarily in a specific field of endeavor,
that field of endeavor should have a direct
and significant logical relationship to the facility. As examples: A medical facilit should be T�
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• named to honor a local physician, a local nurse, or other local practitioner in the field of
medicine. A sports facility should be named in honor a local natural person associated with
•athletics. A nautical facility should be named to honor a local natural person associated with
• nautical matters. A courthouse should be named to honor a local judge,local lawyer,or a natural .
person directly associated with local administration of justice or local law enforcement.
(b). "Specific, Direct,Local Benefit." The natural person whose name the facility is
proposed to honor must have performed significant,direct local benefit to the facility or at least
with regard to the site of the facility(land or water). "Significant, direct, Iocal benefit"does not
include acts by a person who has benefited Florida generally (or has generally benefited the
United States) and has not rendered direct, significant local, beneficial acts to benefit Collier
County,the specific facility,or at least the general geographic area of the facility.
(c). Sponsorship. Each recommendation to have a County-owned structure named to
honor a natural person based upon that person's local, beneficial acts (other than a Substantial
Financial Contribution) may be proposed to the County Manager by any individual, any
corporation, any organization or group,but only by using the attached form.
(d). Application Procedure. Each application to recommend naming a County-
owned facility in honor of a natural person based upon that person's local acts (not based upon a
Substantial Financial Contribution) must be submitted to the County Manager by use of the
attached form. Each such sponsored application, when complete, must contain the names,
addresses and signatures of not less than 1,000 natural persons who reside, at least part-time, in
Collier County and who agree with the recommendations of the Sponsor as stated on the form.
The Sponsor's written reasons must include a brief biographical sketch as regards the proposed
natural person(s) and a listing of the significant local beneficial acts performed by the local
natural person, and upon which acts the Sponsor believes it is appropriate that the Board name
the facility.
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B. Naming A County-Owned Structure To Honor A Natural Person Based upon
Substantial Financial Contributions).
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this policy, except the referral provisions
listed below, a County-owned facility can be named in honor of a natural person(s) provided
substantial sums of money or other substantial, valuable assets (such as land related to the
facility or land situate elsewhere), are contributed to Collier County by, or on behalf of, such
natural person(s),living or deceased,to assist Collier County,directly or indirectly,in acquiring
title to the underlying land, to the facility, or to some specific, identifiable part of the facility
(e.g., "The John Jones Wing of the Collier County Hospital"); provided, however, that such
person has not engaged in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct. No such natural
person need be a local person.
2. If a facility is named and it is thereafter discovered that the natural person
unbeknownst to the County, had engaged in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct,
that brings discredit upon the County, the County may in its unbridled discretion rename the
facility. If a facility is named after a then living natural person and that person thereafter
engages in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct, that brings discredit upon the
County, the County in its unbridled discretion, may rename the facility. This discretion to
rename is and shall be subject to any then existing and enforceable provision in a written
agreement to which the County is then a party and wherein the County contracted away this
unbridled discretion to rename the facility.
C. Referrals by the County Manager.
1. If the County Manager determines that the standard form application is complete
and has merit(or that the facility may appropriately be named in honor of a Substantial Financial
Contributor, which does not require use of the standard form or any signatures, the County
Manager shall refer the complete application, or the recommendation to name the facility to
honor a Substantial Financial Contributor,for review comments and suggestions, as follows:
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A. To the Constitutional Officer if the facility is or will be occupied by, or is or will
be under the jurisdiction of, that Constitutional Officer; or to the County Division
Administrator(s)if the facility is or will be occupied by, or is or will be under the jurisdiction of,
the Division Administrator(s), to give each such Officer or Administrator ample opportunity to
provide his or her written comments regarding the application or recommendation, including
opinions why the application or recommendation is or is not appropriate.
B. If the facility has historical significance, to each County-Affiliated Historical
Agency or Group.
2. The County Manager may also request input from groups that,or individuals who,
the County Manager believes are closely associated with the respective facility.
3. Following the above-mentioned referrals, the County Manager, with or without
his (or her) recommendation for approval, may place the item on the Board's agenda for a
decision on the merits by the Board.
D. Financial or In-kind Contributions by the County. In all instances, any plaque
or other memorial or notation to be placed on or at the County-owned facility must be approved
by the County,and must be supplied and be paid for in full by others and at no cost to the County
unless the Board decides in the specific case that it is appropriate and is in the public interest for
the County to contribute money and/or in-kind contributions toward any such plaque, memorial
or notation.
III. Duration and Effect of this Policy. This policy was adopted on the day of
, 2003. This policy shall continue until amended or repealed by the County
Manager.
Jim Mudd,County Manager
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RE•UEST TO NAME COLLIER COUNTY - OWNED FACILITY
TO: County Manger,County of Collier,Florida. •
Sponsor's name,address&telephone: •
The facility is described as
The address of the facility is
We request that this facility be named
For the following reasons,it is proper to name this facility as requested: _
1111r (10/page):We,the undersigned residents of Collier County,agree with the above-stated reasons:
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