TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: SILVIA AVALOS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, PARKS & RECREATION
SUBJECT
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Naming of Falloncrest Community Park Site.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt the name “Stueve Family Park” as the name of the new community park set to be part of the Falloncrest development.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Positive City Image
• Responsible Long-Range Planning
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BACKGROUND
The City’s park naming guidelines provide several steps during the process. First, a list of potential park names is compiled from suggestions submitted by the public, City staff, and the developer. The suggestions are then forwarded to the Community Services, Parks & Recreation Commission for review. The Commission has the option to review the names as an entire body or through a Sub-Committee prior to making a final recommendation to the full Commission. The Commission’s final recommendation is then forwarded to the City Council for final adoption. The park naming guidelines allow a park or facility to be named after an individual, living or deceased, who has provided a significant contribution to the development or improvement of the quality of life in the City (i.e. Ruben S. Ayala Park, Fred Aguiar Square). Further, the park sites can be based on themes that characterize the individual park sites, such as neighborhood street names or significant site landmarks (i.e. Discovery Park, Walnut Park).
The development of the Falloncrest Master Planned area in The Preserve includes the construction of a park required by the development agreement with Loyola Properties 1, L.P., and Ronald and Kristine Pietersma. As conditioned by the Falloncrest Development Agreement, the developer is required to design and construct a park in-lieu of paying development impact fees for these facilities.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The 10-acre Falloncrest Community Park is being built in two phases. Tri Pointe Homes Holdings, Inc., is currently in development of Phase 1 of the 6.99-acre public park located west of East Preserve Loop, south of the Southern California Edison (SCE) easement, and north of Bickmore Avenue. This park proposes the following amenities: open turf field with Musco lighting, three pickleball courts, two basketball courts, tot lot, shade structure, barbeques, and public restroom. The park is anticipated to open in early 2025.
The Community Services, Parks & Recreation Commission received three park name recommendations.
The park is being developed on land that was originally purchased by the Stueve brothers in 1950. The Stueve brothers are the founders of Alta Dena Dairy, the largest dairy in California. They expanded their operations in Chino and purchased additional acreage totaling 750 acres. The Stueve Family was involved in various community organizations and made significant contributions to the history of Chino and the dairy industry.
Jerry Stueve, the son of one of the original owners of the Stueve Family Dairy, submitted a letter to the City recommending the name “Stueve Family Heritage Park.” The letter cited the contributions his family has made to the Chino community. Mike Bidart and Ronald Pietersma, who purchased property from the Stueve family and operated their own dairy, agreed that it would be appropriate to honor the Stueve Family by naming the park after them.
The developer proposed Cedar Trails Park or Sage Trails Park as these names are unique to the adjoining development, which will have trails and botanical street names.
On April 29, 2024, the Community Services, Parks & Recreation Commission met and voted unanimously in favor of recommending Stueve Family Park to be submitted to the City Council for adoption.
Attachments: Park Layout & Overview, Stueve Family Heritage Park Recommendation