HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-10 La Porte City Facilities Naming Committee Meeting (Pond to Park)
STATE OF TEXAS )(
COUNTY OF HARRIS )(
CITY OF LA PORTE )(
LA PORTE CITY FACILITIES NAMING
COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
THE LA PORTE CITY FACILITIES NAMING COMMITTEE MEETING OF CITY OF LA
PORTE TO BE HELD JANUARY 25, 2010, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY
HALL, 604 WEST F AIRMONT PARKWAY, LA PORTE, TEXAS, BEGINNING AT 4:40 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER BY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MAYOR BARRY BEASLEY.
2. DISCUSS APPLICATIONS FOR RENAMING POND TO PARK.
3. VOTE ON RECOMMENDATION TO LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL ON THE
RENAMING OF THE POND TO PARK.
4. ADJOURNMENT
A QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN
DISCUSSIONS DURING THIS MEETING, HOWEVER, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE
CITY COUNCIL.
THIS FACILITY HAS DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR
ACCOMMODATIONS OR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES AT MEETINGS SHOULD BE MADE 48
HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. PLEASE CONTACT CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT
281-471-5020 OR TDD LINE 281-471-5030 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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Mart a Gillett, TRMC, CMC
City Secretary
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APPLICATION FOR NAMING
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CITY OF LA PORTE FACILITY
Please provide the information requested and return this application to the City Secretary's Office.
ADoI"ICaI1t Information
Name: ~tephen Barr, Director of Parks & Recreation, City of La Porte, Texas
Address:
Phone:
1322 S. Broadway, La Porte, TX 77571
81.470.5136
Facility Infonnation
Location:
Current Name:
Function or Facility:
Proposed Name:
3800 Driftwood
Pond to Park
City Pa rk
Cypress Falls Park
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Contributions
In the spaces provided below, briefly explain how the proposed individual, family, organization, or
entity has contributed to La Porte. You may use any combination of categories, as is
appropriate to the nomination, to describe the contributions made. For further assistance, please
refer to the Procedures and Guidelines for the Naming of Public Facilities.
trhis park was acquired from the Fairmont Park East Homeowner's Association in 2000 as a
detention basin. The City of La Porte, working with the association, developed a plan to turn the
detention basin into a park while keeping the functionality of the detention basin, hence the
Iworking name "Pond to Park". Now that the park is completed, we are recommending the selection
of a permanent name for the park.
Financial Contribution
The City of La Porte partnered with the Fairmont Park East Homeowner's Association to fund the
project. The Association contributed a total of $75,000 toward the development and construction
of the park, in three phases.
Civic Contribution
The Fairmont Park East Homeowner's Association was given the opportunity to assist with choosing the
new park name. They made several suggestions and the recommendation includes a portion of their final
suggestion of "Wood Falls". Staff felt that, since we have planted over 50 Bald Cypress trees around the
pond, that "Cypress Falls" sounded better and was more fitting when considering the park setting and
intended purpose.