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FROM: Mayor Ron Dunin
SUBJECT: Naming of Mission Plaza and Fountain
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Refer request to Park and Recreation Commission for review and
recommendation.
BACKGROUND:.
The city has been fortunate to have a large number of groups and
individuals actively participate in contributing of their time, efforts,
personal and professional expertise in helping to make San Luis Obispo a
community to be proud of for its beauty and quality of life it offers. It
is my hope to more fully credit those individuals and groups.
The recent art statues of the Bear and Native American Child in the
Mission Plaza were largely funded as a result of the Mary Jane Duvall
Trust Fund and the Stanley Von Stein Memorial Fund. The Mary Jane Duvall
Trust Fund was established for the beautification of Mission Plaza.
Several projects have been made possible at this location as a result of
the financial support this trust fund has provided.
For that reason, I recommend that some appropriate marker or plaque be
displayed to acknowledge Miss Duvall and Mr. Stein.
The construction and beautification of Mission Plaza is another example of
the efforts of many in the community, and in particular that of former
Mayor Kenneth E. Schwartz. He was instrumental in placing on the ballot a
measure to permanently close Monterey Street in front of the Mission and
of taking the leadership in seeing the Plaza become a pleasant
pedestrian-oriented area. He worked to take advantage of the natural
setting of San Luis Creek and to provide access to it by the public.
An appropriate acknowledgement of his efforts should also be provided.
One suggestion is to change the name of Mission Plaza to the Ken Schwartz
Mission Plaza.
Unaware of how other public facilities are named or identified, it is
recommended that both of these matters be referred to the Park and
Recreation Commission for review and recommendation. I also request that
the committee make recommendations of how future dedications or
acknowledgements of these donors should be made.
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