HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-07-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - VALENCIA HERITAGE PARK NV2 (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
Agenda Item: —4.—
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
July 13, 2004
NAME APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY PARK - NORTH
VALENCIA B ANNEXATION AREA
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve the name "Valencia Heritage Park" for the 17 -acre community park
currently under construction near the corner of McBean Parkway and Newhall Ranch Road.
BACKGROUND
A 17 -acre community park is currently being constructed by Newhall Land and Farming as
required in the North Valencia 11 Development Agreement. At its May 6, 2004, meeting the
Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission reviewed several possible names for
the park using guidelines previously prepared by staff. The Commission unanimously passed a
motion to name the park "Valencia Heritage Park."
In arriving at its recommendation, the Commission considered factors such as the location of the
site within the community of Valencia, the historical interest of the site for its location along the
banks of the San Francisquito Creek, effects from the 1928 Saint Francis Dam disaster, and the
topography of the park site with a high knoll which offers a 360 -degree view of the entire Santa
Clarita Valley, including the original land purchased by Henry Mayo Newhall.
As part of the motion, the Commission requested the developer to incorporate into the finished
park a display of the area's heritage, in keeping with these factors, at no cost to the City. It is
anticipated that the park will be completed and ready to open in March of 2005.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. City Council approve another name for the park site.
2. Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Site Plan - North Valencia H Park
SITE PLAN
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