HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-015 - Carnegie Park RESOLUTION NO. 2017-015
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE RE-NAMING OF THE CITY PARK LOCATED AT
1552 PLACER STREET FROM LIBRARY PARK TO CARNEGIE
PARK
WHEREAS, in 1903 the Carnegie Library was constructed with support from the
industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie at the request of the Woman's Improvement
Club. The Library building remained in operation until a new Shasta County Library was built in
1962, at which point the building was vacated and later demolished in 1965. Following the
demolition, the site was landscaped and called Library Park; and
WHEREAS, in 2007 the Redding Library was constructed on Parkview Avenue adjacent
to South City Park. The proximity of a park next to a library facility has created some confusion
about the location of Library Park; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2016, the Community Services Advisory Commission
deliberated the merits of a name change and recommended Carnegie Park as a preferred name
recognizing the historical reference to the Carnegie Library without specific reference to a
library.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby:
1. Approves the re-naming of the City park located at 1552 Placer Street from Library Park to
Carnegie Park; and
2. Authorizes the Community Services Director to make necessary changes to reflect the new
name.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7th day of February, 2017, and was
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: McElvain, Schreder, Sullivan, Winter, & Weaver
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None vL)
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
BRENT WEAVER, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED: :I)
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PAMELA MIZE, City Cler BARRY E. e ALT, City ttorney