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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
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To: Mayor and City Council �
Mark McNeill, City Administrator �
From: Jamie Polley, Director of Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources II I,
Subject: Naming of Greenfield East/Park Meadows Park �
Date: November 1, 2011 I
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INTRODUCTION
� The City Council is asked to approve the park naming recommendations of the Parks and '�
Recreation Advisory Board for Greenfield East/Park Meadows Park.
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BACKGROUND
� On October 4, 2011 the City Council was presented with a recommendation from the PRAB
to name the Greenfield East/Park Meadows Park, Tripleberry Park. Tripleberry Park was ,
suggested by a resident that lives on one of the three berry streets in the Park Meadows
development and represents the name of the three streets Fourth of July celebration. After
� some discussion the City Council felt the name of Tripleberry did not represent both of the �'
developments making up the park. They moved 4-1 to send the park naming
! recommendation back to the PRAB for further review and discussion.
� On October 24, 2011 the PRAB revisited the naming options for Greenfield EasUPark
Meadows Park. The naming options reviewed inciuded the names submitted by the ;
neighborhood in addition to names suggested by staff that represented both developments: �
' • Arbor Park • Park Meadows Park
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• Pura Vida — meaning "Pure Life" • Greenfield East Park
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• Greenfield Park • Quarry View Park
• Greenfield Meadows Park • Harmony Haven ,
• Green Meadows Park . Tripleberry Park ,
• Meadows Park • Greenberry Park ,
• Hackberry Park • Lakeside Park '
• Thrush Park Farmview Park I
• Fieldberry Park • Pondview Park '
• East Meadows � i
• Green Tree Park
• Flag Tree Park . Meadow reen Park �
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� DISCUSSION '
, The PRAB discussed many of the names above and wanted to pick a name that represents �
� the area and the developments that surround each park as Council suggested. The PRAB '
voted 5-0 to recommend the name Green Meadows Park for Greenfield East/Park Meadows I
, Park.
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i RELATIONSIP TO VISION �
B. Positively manage the challenges and opportunities presented by growth, development
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff requests that the City Council;
1. Approve the recommendation of the PRAB to name Greenfield East/Park Meadows
Park, Green Meadows Park. I
2. Approve another name for Greenfield East/Park Meadows Park from the
� suggestions above. �
3. Not recommend a name and provide staff with direction on how to obtain additional �
name suggestions. ,
REQUESTED ACTION �
If the City Council concurs, approve the recommendation of the PRAB to name Greenfield i
EasUPark Meadows Park, Green Meadows Park.
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