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REQUEST FROM CHAMBER
RENAME CEDAR AVENUE,
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CHRISTIANSEN WAY
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Refer Chamber of Commerce request to Planning Commission for
hearing.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
In the attached letter the Chamber of Commerce is requesting
the City to consider renaming Cedar Avenue, Christiansen Way
after the late B. M. "Chris" Christiansen.
If the Council wishes to consider the Chamber's request, the
Council should refer the matter to the Planning Commission.
EXHIBIT:
Letter from Chamber of Commerce dated October 1, 1981.
CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
POST OFFICE BOX 1605 • CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008 • (714) 729-5924
October 1, 1981
Mayor Ronald C. Packard
and City Council Members
City Hall, 1200 Elm Ave.
Carlsbad, California 92008
Mayor Packard and Council Members:
The untimely death of B. M "Chris" Christiansen, known affectionately to
Carlsbad townsfolk as "Mr. Karlsbad," has left a void in the spirit and
hearts of everyone in this community. The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce,
the Carlsbad Journal and his many, many friends wish to honor and remember
the man whose contributions and ideas were numerous.
There are many ways by which the community may posthumously honor "Mr.
Karlsbad," but one way it1 can promptly memorialize Chris is to rename Cedar
Avenue — the two-block street extending from Ocean Street across Carlsbad
Boulevard to the Santa Fe railway — Christiansen Way.
The reasons for our selection of this thoroughfare are numerous:
1. "Alt Karlsbad" and the mineral well from which Carlsbad derives its name
are on the corner of Cedar Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard. It is very
fitting to have these landmarks at the corner of Carlsbad Boulevard and
Christiansen Way.
2. Cedar Avenue is but two blocks long, has only four residences facing it
and no businesses, meaning a minimal inconvenience to persons who reside or
do business on the street. We asked one couple which lives on Cedar about
the proposal, and the residents thought a prompt memorial to Mr.
Christiansen, their neighbor and friend, was a good idea.
3. Cost to the taxpayers, when compared to the civic contributions from Mr.
Christiansen over the years, would be minimal. We intend to ask Carlsbad's
two Rotary Clubs if they would eventually consider paying for a "designer"
street sign of old European motif to erect on the street corner in front of
"Alt Karlsbad." Standard city street signs would be erected at Ocean
Street and Carlsbad Boulevard in the meantime.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, the Carlsbad Journal and the numerous
friends of Chris Christiansen respectfully request that this item be placed
on the City Council agenda for the scheduled meeting of October 6, 1981.
We furthermore request that the City Council expedite this memorial, within
the proper limits of the laws relating to street name changes^
Sincerely, r\^ /i
Rex Wilson Don J/Brown
Editor, Carlsbad Journal Executive Vice President
CARLSBAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - OFFICES, ELM AVENUE AT OLD SANTA FE DEPOT