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HomeMy WebLinkAboutINS-12-046 - Queen Elizabeth II Park Naming RequestREPORT TO: Community & Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: May 28, 2012 SUBMITTED BY: Pauline Houston, Deputy CAO (ext. 4646) PREPARED BY: Dan Ritz, Supervisor Design & Development (ext. 4348) WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 9 DATE OF REPORT: May 22, 2012 REPORT NO.: INS-12-046 SUBJECT: QUEEN ELIZABETH II PARK NAMING REQUEST RECOMMENDATION: That consideration for renaming the park with lands fronting onto Queen Street North commonly referred to as Civic Centre to "Queen Elizabeth II Park" be tabled, and That staff be directed to complete an internal and external circulation for comments and input into the naming request; and further That staff report back on August 13, 2012 with a final recommendation for the park naming. BACKGROUND: On April 23, 2012, Mr. Bradley Barbour appeared at Council as a delegation and requested that the City of Kitchener name a city park in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, given that this is the Jubilee year. Council directed staff to discuss park name opportunities with Mr. Barbour and bring back a recommendation to committee for consideration. REPORT: Following the Council meeting, staff reviewed various options for the park name request with Mr. Barbour. The renaming of the lands commonly referred as Civic Centre Park to Queen Elizabeth II Park was recognized as an appropriate option considering the significance of the monarchy name. The park fronts onto Queen Street North, Ahrens Street East & Otto Street and lies within the Civic District next to Centre in the Square, the Kitchener Public Library and Regional, Provincial & Federal offices. The site is presently zoned Mackenzie King Square (D-7) and has been identified in the city property inventory as Civic Centre Park, also informally as Civic Park. The site at the larger context has also been referred to Mackenzie King Square. The park includes a playground installed in 2005, mature trees and lawn area for the local neighbourhood. The park is adjacent to the Civic Centre and Central Frederick Neighbourhood Associations. In 2000, the Civic Centre NA informally asked about naming the space Mackenzie King Park though the Official Plan process, although this was not followed through on. è ó ï Figure 1: Civic Centre Park fronting onto Queen Street North The park is also the home of the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial through various donations from the Kitchener Professional Fire Fighters Association (KPFFA). The KPFFA donations include “Protecting the Memory” bronze sculpture (2005), fallen fire fighters memorial helmets (2005), World Trade Centre memorial artifact (2011) and related signage. The concrete walkway arching into the park off Queen Street is also used for ceremonial events. The park is also illustrated in the long term conceptual plan within the Civic District Vision and Master Plan – Imagine the Possibilities (2010). This plan also identified potential park expansion with the urban square above the proposed underground parking garage. Figure 2: Civic District Vision and Master Plan (2010) – Conceptual Long Term Plan è ó î Mr. Bradley’s request (see Attachment B) is that the city renames “Civic Centre Park” to “Queen Elizabeth II Park” is in celebrate of the Diamond Jubilee (60th anniversary of accession) of our Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II. In the past, the City of Kitchener (then Berlin) honoured past monarch and Mother of Confederation, Queen Victoria by naming Victoria Park in 1896, a year before Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Renaming Civic Centre Park to Queen Elizabeth II Park would create a nearby Royal sister park to Victoria Park. How fitting for the Downtown district to be the center of these two parks named after our two most accomplished and longest reigning Sovereigns. Mr. Bradley is also offering a personal donation of $1,000.00 as a resident to be used for a new dedication sign should the park be renamed. Staff can work with Mr. Bradley on the details of this donation and sign layout. Letters of support have also been provided by Stephen Woodworth Member of Parliament Kitchener Centre (Attachment C) and local resident Dr. Glenn Cartwright (Attachment D). City Policy I-475 Naming/Renaming – Corporate Facilities (see Attachment A), provides consistent criteria and a process for the selection of names for, or the renaming of, corporate facilities in the City of Kitchener. Typically, park names are named after street frontages or other geographic significance, in some cases a historical event or connection, and occasionally in recognition of an individual’s outstanding accomplishments. Policy I-475 also outlines the selection process, including review for conformity, circulation to internal and external stakeholders and recommendation to City Council. Staff proposes to circulate to internal and external agencies, including the surrounding neighbourhood before reporting back to Council on August 13, 2012 with a final recommendation. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Community Priorities: Quality of Life & Dynamic Downtown FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Installation of park signage and/or dedication sign: $1,000.00 donation from resident, additional in-kind city costs to be determined. Mr. Barbour indicates that he will be responsible for associated costs pertaining to the organization and invitations for an official naming ceremony in the fall of 2012. The city can assist with communication of the event. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: As per Policy I-475, staff will circulate name/re-naming request to internal and external stakeholders, including the adjacent neighbourhood throughout June-July 2012. Staff will return to Community & Infrastructure Services Committee on August 13, 2012 with a final recommendation for council consideration. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Pauline Houston, Deputy CAO (Infrastructure Services Department) è ó í ATTACHMENT A: Policy I-475, Naming/Re-Naming – Corporate Facilities è ó ì è ó ë è ó ê è ó é è ó è ATTACHMENT B: Park Naming Request, Mr. Bradley Barbour Ó®òÞ®¿¼´»§Þ¿®¾±«® ïðìØ¿©µ­©±±¼Ü®·ª» Õ·¬½¸»²»®ôÑÒÒîÕìÖì Ó®òο²¼§Ù±­­» Ý·¬§Ý´»®µôÝ·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»® îððÕ·²¹Í¬òÉ»­¬ Õ·¬½¸»²»®ôÑÒÒîÙìÙé Ó¿§ïëôîðïî Ü»¿®Ó®òÙ±­­»ô ש±«´¼´·µ»¬±º±®³¿´´§®»¯«»­¬¿­¿®»­·¼»²¬±º¬¸»Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®¬¸¿¬¬¸»½·¬§®»²¿³»ÂÃ`ÃÝ»²¬®» ¾»¬¸××É?´ÁÈ É?´Á¬±ÂÇkªÛ´·¦¿ ¬¸ ̸·­§»¿®©»½»´»¾®¿¬»¬¸»Ü·¿³±²¼Ö«¾·´»»øê𿲲·ª»®­¿®§±º¿½½»­­·±²÷±º±«®Ø»¿¼±ºÍ¬¿¬»ôÏ«»»² Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸××òÚ±®¬¸»°¿­¬ê𧻿®­ô¬¸»Ï«»»²¸¿­¼»¼·½¿¬»¼¸»®­»´º¬±­»®ª·½»¿²¼¼»ª±¬·±²¬±¬¸» ݱ³³±²©»¿´¬¸¿²¼»­°»½·¿´´§¬±¬¸»ª¿®·±«­®»¿´³­ô»­°»½·¿´´§Ý¿²¿¼¿òÏ«»»²Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸×׿´­±¾»½¿³» ¬¸»º·®­¬³±²¿®½¸ô¬¸®±«¹¸¬¸»®»°¿¬®·¿¬·±²±º¬¸»Ý±²­¬·¬«¬·±²¬±¾»½±³»ÂÇkª±ºªÁË¿ ½±³°´»¬»´§­»°¿®¿¬»µ·²¹¼±³º®±³¬¸»ËÕø·º¬¸»ËÕ¿¾±´·­¸»¼³±²¿®½¸§ô·¬©±«´¼­¬·´´½±²¬·²«»¸»®»÷ò ̸»Ï«»»²¸¿­ª·­·¬»¼Ý¿²¿¼¿±ª»®î𬷳»­ô·­°¿¬®±²±º±ª»®íðÝ¿²¿¼·¿²½¸¿®·¬·»­òÜ«®·²¹¬¸»½±«®­» ±ºØ»®Ü·?YŐª·­·¬­¬±Ý¿²¿¼¿ô­¸»¸¿­¾»»²¬±¬¸»Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®±²¬¸®»»±½½¿­·±²­òÚ·®­¬ª·­·¬·²¹ ·²ïçëçô²±¬´±²¹¿º¬»®¸»®½±®±²¿¬·±²ô¬¸»®»·­¿º¿³±«­°·½¬«®»±º¸»®­·¹²·²¹¿¹«»­¬¾±±µ©·¬¸¬¸» Ó¿§±®­±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®¿²¼É¿¬»®´±±òÒ»¨¬·²ïçéíô¬¸»Ï«»»²°¿·¼¸»®®»­°»½¬­º±®¬¸±­»©¸±³¿¼»¬¸» «´¬·³¿¬»­¿½®·º·½»¾§´¿§·²¹¿©®»¿¬¸¿¬¬¸»Õ·¬½¸»²»®Ý»²±¬¿°¸òÎ×Ó¿­¿½±®°±®¿¬·±²·­³±­¬´§¾¿­»¼·² É¿¬»®´±±¾«¬³¿²§±º¬¸»»³°´±§»»­´·ª»·²Õ·¬½¸»²»®¿²¼½±²¬®·¾«¬»¬±Õ·¬½¸»²»®¾§¾»·²¹¿½¬·ª» ½·¬·¦»²­òÒ±±²»©·´´»ª»®º±®¹»¬¬¸»·³¿¹»±º¬¸»Ï«»»²©»¿®·²¹¿Î×Ó´¿¾½±¿¬©¸·´»¬±«®·²¹¬¸» ³¿²«º¿½¬«®·²¹º¿½·´·¬·»­·²îðïðòÕ·¬½¸»²»®¸¿­³¿¼»­«½¸½±²¬®·¾«¬·±²­¬±Ý¿²¿¼¿¬¸¿¬·¬¸¿­±¾ª·±«­´§ ½¿«¹¸¬¬¸»¿¬¬»²¬·±²±º±«®Ø»¿¼±ºÍ¬¿¬»ò̸·­¿´­±£ªÅ?½±«²¬¬¸»ª·­·¬­¬±¬¸»¿®»¿¾§°¿­¬ Ù±ª»®²±®­Ù»²»®¿´¿²¼Ô·»«¬»²¿²¬Ù±ª»®²±®­ø®»°®»­»²¬¿¬·ª»­±º¬¸»Ï«»»²÷ò ײ¬¸»°¿­¬ô¬¸»Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®ø¬¸»²Þ»®´·²÷¸±²±«®»¼°¿­¬³±²¿®½¸¿²¼Ó±¬¸»®±ºÝ±²º»¼»®¿¬·±²ô Ï«»»²Ê·½¬±®·¿¾§²¿³·²¹Ê·½¬±®·¿Ð¿®µ·²ïèçêô¿§»¿®¾»º±®»Ï«»»²­Ã?£?ÃŐܷ¿³±²¼Ö«¾·´»»òÏ«»»² Ê·½¬±®·¿·­¬¸»±²´§±¬¸»®³±²¿®½¸¬±½»´»¾®¿¬»¬¸·­³·´»­¬±²»¿²¼Ï«»»²Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸×׸¿­¿´³±­¬º±«® ³±®»§»¿®­¾»º±®»­¸»©·´´±ª»®½±³»Ï«»»²­Ã?£?ÃŐ®»½±®¼¿²¼¾»½±³»¬¸»´±²¹»­¬®»·¹²·²¹³±²¿®½¸ ·²¸·­¬±®§ò̸»¾®±²¦»­¬¿¬«»±ºÏ«»»²Ê·½¬±®·¿©¿­»®»½¬»¼±²Ê·½¬±®·¿Ü¿§·²¬¸»¬»²¬¸§»¿®±º¸»® ¼»¿¬¸òλ²¿³·²¹Ý·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µ¬±Ï«»»²Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸××п®µ©±«´¼½®»¿¬»¿²»¿®¾§Î±§¿´­·­¬»®°¿®µ¬± ¬»®±º¬¸»­»¬©±°¿®µ­²¿³»¼¿º¬»®±«® Ê·½¬±®·¿Ð¿®µòر©º·¬¬·²¹º±®¬¸»Ü±©²¬±©²¼·­¬®·½¬¬±¾»¬¸»½»² ¬©±³±­¬¿½½±³°´·­¸»¼¿²¼´±²¹»­¬®»·¹²·²¹Í±ª»®»·¹²­ò è ó ç ׬·­³§«²¼»®­¬¿²¼·²¹¬¸¿¬Ý·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µ·­¿¼»º¿«´¬²¿³»¿²¼¬¸¿¬¬¸»°¿®µ©¿­²»ª»®±ºº·½·¿´´§ ²¿³»¼òß­¿¬¿²¹·¾´»©¿§¬±½»´»¾®¿¬»¬¸»ÇkªÅ¼»¼·½¿¬·±²¿²¼­»®ª·½»¬±±«®²¿¬·±²ô¿­©»´´¿­¸»® ¿½µ²±©´»¼¹³»²¬±º¬¸»½±²¬®·¾«¬·±²­Õ·¬½¸»²»®¸¿­³¿¼»¬¸®±«¹¸¸»®ª·­·¬­ô×®»½±³³»²¼¸±²±«®·²¹ ¸»®©·¬¸®»²¿³·²¹Ý·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µ¬±Ï«»»²Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸××п®µòײ¬»®³­±º¿¾¾®»ª·¿¬·±²­ô®»­·¼»²¬­ ½±«´¼®»º»®¬±·¬¿­ÏÛ××п®µò׬·­¿´­±º·¬¬·²¹¬¸¿¬Ý·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µ·­¸±³»¬±¬¸»Ú¿´´»²Ú·®»º·¹¸¬»® Ó»³±®·¿´¿²¼·­´±½¿¬»¼·²¬¸»ª·½·²·¬§±º¬¸»Ý»²¬®»·²¬¸»Í¯«¿®»ôÕ·¬½¸»²»®Ô·¾®¿®§ô¬¸»ª¿®·±«­Ý±«®¬­ ±ºÖ«­¬·½»ôÕ·¬½¸»²»®Ð±´·½»ôª¿®·±«­¾«­·²»­­»­¿²¼½¸«®½¸»­»¬½òл®­±²¿´­¿½®·º·½»ô­»®ª·½»ô¿®¬­ô »¼«½¿¬·±²ôº¿·¬¸ô»²¬»®°®·­»¿²¼¶«­¬·½»¿®»¿´´¼»¿®¬±¬¸»Ï«»»²ò ß´¬¸±«¹¸×¿³Ý¸¿·®³¿²±º¬¸»É¿¬»®´±±É»´´·²¹¬±²Þ®¿²½¸±ºÌ¸»Ó±²¿®½¸·­¬Ô»¿¹«»±ºÝ¿²¿¼¿ô¿ ²¿¬·±²¿´±®¹¿²·¦¿¬·±²©¸·½¸¼»º»²¼­¿²¼°®±³±¬»­¬¸»Ý¿²¿¼·¿²Ý®±©²ôש±«´¼´·µ»¬±°»®­±²¿´´§±ºº»® üïððð¿­¿®»­·¼»²¬òß¼±²¿¬·±²¬±¾»«­»¼¬±©¿®¼­¿²»©¼»¼·½¿¬·±²­·¹²­¸±«´¼¬¸»°¿®µ¾»®»²¿³»¼ò ׿´­±±ºº»®¬±¿­­·­¬±®±®¹¿²·¦»¿²§®»²¿³·²¹½»®»³±²§³§­»´º¿²¼©±«´¼­»²¼¿²·²ª·¬¿¬·±²¬±Ø·­ ر²±«®¬¸»Ô·»«¬»²¿²¬Ù±ª»®²±®±ºÑ²¬¿®·±¬±°¿®¬·½·°¿¬»ò ̸¿²µ§±«º±®®»¿¼·²¹¬¸·­´»¬¬»®¿²¼º±®¿²§½±²­·¼»®¿¬·±²¬¸¿¬§±«³¿§¹·ª»¬±¬¸·­¹·º¬¬±Ø»®Ó¿¶»­¬§ô ¿¹·º¬¬¸¿¬©±«´¼¾»¿°¿®¬±º¬¸»Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®º±®¹»²»®¿¬·±²­¿²¼¿®»³·²¼»®±º½±³³·¬³»²¬¬± ¼«¬§ô­»®ª·½»¿²¼¼»ª±¬·±²¬±º»´´±©¸«³¿²¾»·²¹­ò Í·²½»®»´§ô Þ®¿¼´»§Þ¿®¾±«® è ó ïð ATTACHMENT C: Letter of Support, Stephen Woodworth Member of Parliament è ó ïï ATTACHMENT D: Letter of Support, Peter Braid Member of Parliament è ó ïî ATTACHMENT E: Letter of Support, Dr. Glenn Cartwright Ü®òÙ´»²²Ý¿®¬©®·¹¸¬ ïððÏ«»»²Í¬®»»¬Ò±®¬¸ô­«·¬»éðë Õ·¬½¸»²»®ôÑÒÒîØîØê Ó®òο²¼§Ù±­­»ôÝ·¬§Ý´»®µ Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»® îððÕ·²¹Í¬òÉ»­¬ Õ·¬½¸»²»®ôÑÒÒîÙìÙé Ó¿§ïëôîðïî ̱ο²¼§Ù±­­»ôÝ·¬§Ý´»®µæ ß­¿®»­·¼»²¬±º¬¸»Ý·¬§±ºÕ·¬½¸»²»®¿²¼²»·¹¸¾±«®¬±Ý·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µô´·ª·²¹¿¬ïððÏ«»»²Í¬®»»¬ Ò±®¬¸ô×­«°°±®¬¬¸»®»²¿³·²¹±ºÝ·ª·½Ý»²¬®»Ð¿®µ¬±Ï«»»²Û´·¦¿¾»¬¸××п®µò̸·­©±«´¼¾»¿©±²¼»®º«´ ¹·º¬º®±³¬¸»®»­·¼»²¬­±º±«®½·¬§¬±Ø»®Ó¿¶»­¬§¬¸»Ï«»»²¼«®·²¹¸»®Ü·¿³±²¼Ö«¾·´»»§»¿®ò Í·²½»®»´§ô Ù´»²²Ý¿®¬©®·¹¸¬ôÐ¸Ü è ó ïí