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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-133 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL NAMING SIGN FOR THORP
FIELD AT POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Commission received a proposal on May 18, 2009, to rename
Baseball Field No. 1 at Poinsettia Community Park to Thorp Field, in memory of Mitchell Thorp; and
WHEREAS, the commission voted to support the City Council’s approval of the renaming of the
field; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received that proposal on July 21, 2009, and adopted Resolution No.
2009-191, approving renaming of the field; and
WHEREAS, the commission and City Council found the renaming proposal to be consistent with
the criteria identified in City Council Policy No. 48, Naming Rights of Parks and Municipal Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the renaming action allowed for installation of two signs, which are similar to the
renaming signs of the previously approved Brierly Field at Pine Avenue Community Park; and
WHEREAS, the two signs for Thorp Field were purchased from the Mitchell Thorp Fund; and
WHEREAS, the installation and maintenance costs for those two signs were determined to be
insignificant and absorbed within the Parks Maintenance Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, the existing electronic scoreboard at Thorp Field needs replacement due to age,
weather and wear; and
WHEREAS, prior to staff processing a contract for the replacement of the scoreboard, Brad and
Beth Thorp submitted a proposal to add a memorial naming sign to the scoreboard; and
WHEREAS, the proposal specifies that the scoreboard will include the memorial naming of
Mitchell Thorp Field, consistent with the original dedication; and
WHEREAS, staff subsequently obtained quotes from the vendor for an electronic scoreboard
with a supplemental naming panel; and
WHEREAS, installation of the larger scoreboard will also require structural upgrades to the
supporting structure, including reinforced steel posts and larger concrete footings, to accommodate
the additional weight and wind load; and
WHEREAS, the increase to the cost of the electronic scoreboard with the supplemental naming
panel is approximately $12,011 and that cost will be funded through a private contribution from the
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Mitchell Thorp Foundation, in keeping with the purchase and provision of the initial two field renaming
signs in 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Commission reviewed the described naming sign proposal
on May 18, 2026, and unanimously accepted it; and
WHEREAS, there is no direct fiscal impact associated with the proposed additional naming sign
to Thorp Field at Poinsettia Community Park, as staff will accept $12,011 from the Mitchell Thorp
Foundation and deposit it into the General Fund; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds for the electronic scoreboard replacement are available in the Parks
Maintenance Capital Improvement Program Budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.The action authorizing an additional naming sign to Thorp Field at Poinsettia Community
Park does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within
the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code
Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause a direct physical change or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
3.That the additional naming sign to Thorp Field at Poinsettia Community Parks is approved.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of June, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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