HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 2026-003 - Approving Naming of the Designated of Plaza Phurus Topi (Heart Reflection Place) sc�LUT1o�v N�. zo��-oa�
A �QLUTION �}F THE CITY C4UNCIL OF THE CITY OF DI�ING
ApPROVING THE NAMIN+G OF THE DESIGNATED PLAZA ADJACENT
T1� THE DIESTELHORST T(? DtJWNTClWN TRAIL, PHURUS Tt�l'I
(HEART FLECTifI►N PLACE)
WHE AS, The Redding Cultural Uverloc�k project 1c�cated abave the Sacramento River� on the
Diestelhorst to I�owntawn Tr�i1 at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Court Street, originater�
frorn community input during discussions held by Shasta Living Streets at a Cultural District
meetinb in�{�19; and
W�IE AS, Local Native participants expressed a strong desire for a cultural asset representing
Native heritage within the boundaries of the Redding Cultural District; and
E AS, the City af Redding was awarded$1,240,004 for the Redding Cultural Trail C?verloak
project that will include interpretive panels ta highlight the Wintu Tribe, the railraad, Mount 5hasta,
and the culture o�bic�cling; and
WHE AS, t�n Sanuary 12, 2f�25, the Wintu Tribal Council was held to discuss ways to conneet
Wintu culture with this location, discuss designs and imagery, Wintu words, themes and names, and
project name suggestions; and
WHE AS, the Wintu Tribal Council agreed to suggest P�'urus Topi (Heart Reflection P1ace) to
move forward; and
W�E AS, an June 1l, 2025, the Community Services Advisary Commission recommended
Phurus Topi {Heart Reflection P1ace) as the preferred name recognizing the historical influence �f
the Wintu culture; and
NOW, THE FO , BE IT S+O►LVE1? that the City Cc�uncil af the City t�f Redding hereby:
l. Apprr�ves the naming of the designated plaza adjacent to the Diestelhorst to Downtown
Trail, �'�'�rus To�i.
2. Authori�es the Directc�r of Community Services to make necessary changes tc� reflect the
new name.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 20th day of January, 2026, and was duly
adopt�d at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: +COUNC'IL ERSs -AUDETTE,DHANUKA,MUNNS,RESNER,LITTAU
N�JJES: �OUNCIL ME ERSc -1Vt?NE
A7�STAIN: C+�UNCIL ME ERS: -NONE
A�SENT; CCIUNCIL ME ERS. -NQNE
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MII�E LITTAi7,Mayor
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�SHA ENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney
Resolution No. 202&-003