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Home My WebLink About2011-09-07 PACKET 04.C.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # DATE 9/7/11 PREPARED BY Parks and Recreation Zac Dockter ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST Consider resolution naming "Sunnyhill Park" for the neighborhood park located in the Pine Glen housing development. Authorize resolution naming the neighborhood park located in the Pine Glen housing development "Sunnyhill Park" BUDGET IMPLICATION 0.00 0.00 BUDGETED AMOUNT ACTUAL AMOUNT ADVISORY COMMISSION ACTION DATE REVIEWED APPROVED DENIED ❑ PLANNING ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PUBLIC SAFETY ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ PUBLIC WORKS ❑ ❑ ❑ ® PARKS AND RECREATION ® ® ❑ ❑ HUMAN SERVICES /RIGHTS ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ECONOMIC DEV. AUTHORITY ❑ ❑ ❑ ® AC Historic Preservation ® ® ❑ SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ® MEMO /LETTER: ® RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS & ,- , A H: \Sunnyhill Park \Park Naming \Council Action - Sunnyhill Park Naming.doc /0i%6% City of Cottage Gro To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Zac Dockter, Parks and Recreation Director Date: 8/12/11 Subject: Pinecliff Development Park Naming The City is currently master planning for the neighborhood park to be located in the Pinecliff housing development. As part of the master planning process, identifying a park name is needed. Background In August, the Parks Commission completed step five of the city's Park Naming Policy. At this step, the Commission was asked to debate the merits of a narrowed list of names (from the original list of 19 in Appendix A) and provide a final recommendation to the City Council. The name "Sunnyhill Park" was chosen based on the following supporting information: Sunnyhill Park — This name is derived from a historic schoolhouse located in the park area during the early 1900's. The name is also supported by the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation in Cottage Grove. Below is an excerpt from the Washington County Historical Society's website with regards to the historical context of the school DISTRICT 1855 FORMED YEARS SCHOOLS 1860, 1883 BUILT MODERN Located on military road and Sunny Hill ADDRESS DISTRICT Southwestern corner of Woodbury and northwestern portion of Cottage Grove BOUNDARIES DISPOSITION Burned in 1985 (some also say 1974), now a residence 1855: District established. NOTES 1855 -1860: The first school was in an old house on E. Ayers' land for 2 years. The next school was in a house on Mr. Hartley Mars' land for one year. 1860: Schoolhouse built. 1883: New schoolhouse built. 1940s: Electricity put in at the school. 1950: Consolidated with District 102. 1985 (1974 ?): Schoolhouse burned. - Was a typical country schoolhouse, according to the Stillwater Gazette. A white building with windows along the sides and 2 doors and a window in the entry at the front. - Was first called Union district. - Student enrollment: 1899: 26 students (ages 6 -15 yrs.). - 1883 schoolhouse cost $1,000 to build - In 1898 there were 26 students enrolled at this school MEMORIES: - " John Dillinger created much excitement one day when he drove through the school road with the police in chase almost running into a farmer driving four horses abreast." - Woodbury: A Past to Remember - "At one time the number of students was down to five and at another time students had to share several desks for lack of room." - Woodbury: A Past to Remember - Students "tell of a teacher dismissing school so the students could watch an airplane flying over and then returning to their classes when the airplane passed out of sight." - Woodbury: A Past to Remember During step six of the Park Naming Policy, the City Council is to review the Commission's recommendation and either approve or deny the park name. Should the recommendation be denied, the issue will be sent back to the Commission to start anew. Recommendation Consider the name "Sunnyhill Park" for the neighborhood park located in the Pine Glen housing development. Appendix A 1. Pine Cliff Park 2. Boulder Park 3. Windy Knoll Park 4. Windy Ridge Park 5. Windy Grove Park 6. High Point Park 7. Bed Rock Point Park 8. Upland Park 9. Awakenda Park 10. Wilcox Park (SPC Carlos Wilcox who died in Iraq in 2009) 11. Holz Park (after Wilmar Holz, 29 years as Parks Superintendent) 12. Bothe Park (potential donator of land across Ideal) 13. Idealistic Park 14. Sixties Park 15. Pine Ledge Park 16. Pine Summit Park 17. Cliff's Edge Park 18. Nippoldt Park (after former farm er(landowner Victor Nippoldt) 19.Sunnyhill Park RESOLUTION NO. [2 -Digit Year] - [Resolution Number] City of Cottage Grove Park Naming WHEREAS, the City of Cottage Grove will assume ownership of a neighborhood park located within the Pine Cliff housing development near 63 d Street and Ideal Avenue, WHEREAS, the City of Cottage Grove wishes to assess a name to this neighborhood park, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, the official name of this park to be Sunnyhill Park Passed this 7th day of September, 2011. Myron Bailey, Mayor Attest: Caron M. Stransky, City Clerk