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Home My WebLink About1990-08-21; City Council; 10782; RECOMMENDATION TO RENAME MACARIO CANYON PARK THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND TO REPLACE THE JIM BRIERLY PLAQUE AT THE PINE STREET ATHLETIC FIELDm CITi)oF ..I_ CARLSBAD - AGENDQBILL J* ., w DEW. H[1 TITLE RECOMMENDATION TO RENAME MACARIB CANYON AB# Io! 78% MTG. 8/21/90 CITY ATT DEPT. ARTSILIB RECOMMENDED ACTION: CITY MGI THE PINE STREET ATHLETIC FIELD. PARK THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND TO REPLACE THE JIM BRIERLY PLAQUE AT Adopt Resolution No. 90 -309 renaming Macario Canyon Park to the City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park, and placing a marker/archway at the entrances of the park when it is developed, and authorize replacement of the Jim Brierly plaque at the Pine Street Athletic Field in coordination with the Carlsbad School District. ITEM EXPLANATION a ul > 0 rp= a e 4 2 0 F 0 4 1 0 z 3 8 In March 1989, City Council appointed a Veterans Memorial Committee to identify and recommend an appropriate veterans memorial for Carlsbad, identify the location or possible locations for the memorial and recommend the amount of funding for the memorial. The Veterans Memorial Committee recommends that Macario Canyon Park be renamed the City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park. This park is centrally located in the City, and because it is a future park, the name change would require no expense. It was a unanimous decision on the part of the committee. In addition to renaming the park, the committee also recommends that a marker/archway be placed at the entrances indicating the park is a memorial. (See attached drawing). Because this marker will be built in the future, the drawing is simply a guide to indicate the intention of the marker. Council is asked for conceptual approval at this time. The Parks and Recreation Commission considered this recommendation at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 21,1990 and endorses the recommendation. Some members of the Commission wanted something to be done sooner to honor Veterans. The Committee also requests that the City authorize replacement of the James K. Brierly plaque at the James K. Brierly Athletic Field, commonly known as the Pine Street Athletic Field. Jim Brierly was an athlete at Carlsbad High, graduated, went to West Point, then to Vietnam and was killed in action in 1965. The School District named the Pine Street athletic field after him. A plaque was placed on a piece of rock in the back of. Pine School that eventually came loose and has either been stolen or lost. When the remodel of the School District offices/Senior Center was done no one noticed this plaque was missing. Some members of the community, not knowing that the field was already named, wished to name it the Dean Harold Field. The Committee thought it was important that the plaque be replaced so this confusion would not happen in the future. e a Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. iO,-?S &/ If City Council wishes to authorize replacement of the Jim Briely plaque, the request will go to the School Board, since the District owns the property, for its endorsement and to coordinate the placement. This completes the tasks of the Veterans Memorial Committee as outlined by City Council and it is staff's recommendation they dissolve the committee at this time unless there is further business for the committee to consider. FISCAL IMPACT There is no cost related to the renaming of Macario Canyon Park to The City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park. There is a cost for the design and fabrication of a marker and signage designating the park as a memorial. However, because development of the park is in the future, it is impossible to determine the cost at this time. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No.? 0 - 307 2. Diagram of marker/archway .- /big 6' .+& '0' d 263 ' 3. Veterans Memorial Committee Minutes - June 21, 1990 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 I 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 I, 0 RESOLUTION NO. 9 0 - 3 0 9 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RENAMING MACARIO CANYON PARK TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND TO REPLACE THE JIM BRIERLY PLAQUE AT THE PINE STREET ATHLETIC FIELD. WHEREAS, in March 1989, City Council appointed a Veterans Memorial Committee to identify and recommend an appropriate veterans memorial for Carlsbad and identify the location or possible locations for the memorial; and WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Committee recommends that Macario Canyon Park be renamed the City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park and placing a markedarchway at the entrances of the park when it is developed; and WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Committee also requests the City authorize replacement of the Jim Brierly plaque at the Pine Street Athletic Field. 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. That Macario Canyon Park be renamed the City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park and place a markedarchway at both entrances of the park when developed. 3. That the Jim Brierly plaque at the Pine Street Athletic Field be replaced. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the city of Carlsbad, California, held on the 2 I st day of August , 1990, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Larson, Mamaux and Pettine NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: I /3 w IS, Mayor 1 "t. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk I I I e e EXHIBIT #3 4 MINUTES Veterans Memorial Committee June 21 , 1990, 4:OO PM Council Chambers Present: Wayne Bischoff, George Heard, Milton Cooper, John Mamaux, Mayor Lewis, Joe Eggleston Staff: Connie Beardsley Absent: Tom Irwin, Ana Knox, Robert Sullivan, Jim Stachoviak, Mark Pettine, Joan McEnery The meeting was called to order at 4:08. Discussion Mayor Lewis appointed Joe Eggleston as a full member of the committee, replacing Joan McEnery who informed the Arts Office she was resigning. Committee members discussed the Parks and Recreation Commission’s approval of renaming Macario Canyon Park to the Veterans Memorial Park and approval of the concept of placing of markers at each entrance. A motion was made to accept Parks and Recreation’s approval and carry this item forward to City Council. It was stated this item could go before Council in two to three weeks. Mrs. Beardsley asked for clarification from the committee on when to put the design of the archway along with an estimate of the cost before Council. Mr. Mamaux stated he thought that funding should be a budgetary item to come before Council when the park is developed. The committee agreed that the item to go before Council now is the renaming of the park and conceptual approval of a marker. The committee then moved on to discussion of the Jim Brierley Plaque. Mr. Mamaux gave a brief history of Mr. Brierley’s life. Jim Brierley was an athlete at Carlsbad High, graduated, went to West Point, then to Vietnam and was killed in action in 1965. Mr. Mamaux stated that Carlsbad was still a small town and this was an emotional time. The School District named the Pine Street athletic field after him as part of this emotion. A plaque was placed on a piece of rock in the back of Pine School that eventually came loose and has either been stolen or lost. When the remodel of the School District Offices/Senior Center was done no one noticed this plaque was missing. When Fireman Dean Harold died, there was a lot of sentiment to name buildings and grounds after him and some wanted to name the ballfield after Mr. Harold. Jim Brierly’s mother stated that e e the field was named after her son. Mr. Mamaux further added that he started researching this and discovered that the plaque was missing and everyone had lost interest in it. Mr. Mamaux stated that he thought it would be nice if this committee were to include in its activities recommending that the City Council contract with the School District to replace the plaque in a suitable manner so that we don’t have the same embarrassment in the future. He felt that this should not be an expensive item. A plaque could be placed on a rock bigger than one in the ground and bolt it in and anchor it in such a way so it can’t be taken out. He also stated that he felt we owed that to the mother and that was the whole purpose of the agenda item, He added that he knew it was not part of the memorial for which this committee was formed but felt that a statement from this committee to the Council to do it would serve several purposes. It would let the community know the City is interested and would certify the argument that we can’t take Brierley’s name down and put Harold’s name up. Mr. Bischoff did not see a problem with the committee handling this item. Milt Cooper made a motion to accept this item. The committee voted unanimously to do so. The Mayor informed Mrs. Beardsley this item could be brought back to the Council at the same time as the park agenda bill. The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.