Baldwin Park

Settlement Name: Baldwin Park
Province, Territory, or State: California
Country: USA
Has Policy?: Yes
Policy: RESOLUTION NO. 2024-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK TO AUTHORIZE THE ADOPTION A STREET NAMING POLICY AND RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 79-37
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park adopted a Citywide Naming
Policy to establish uniform procedures for the naming and renaming of City Facilities and Streets on July 21 , 2021. A copy of the Citywide Naming Policy is attached as Exhibit "A".
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved Resolution No. 79-37 adopting a "Street Naming Policy" on April 4, 1979 establishing procedures for naming of City streets.
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to update the Street Naming Policy as provided below and rescind, replace and supersede Resolution No. 79-37.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference,
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 79-37 is hereby rescinded and repealed and shall be of no further force or effect.
SECTION 3. By this Resolution, the City Council hereby adopts the City of Baldwin
Park "Street Naming Policy" to establish the following requirements in naming City streets:
a) The following naming conventions shall be followed:
Street North and South
Avenue East and West
Way Short, North and South
Lane Short, East and West
Place Cul-de-sac, North and South
Court Cul-de-saci East and West
Road (long) Winding, changes direction
Drive (short) Winding, changes direction
Boulevard Divided, landscaping in center diving strip, any direction
b) Names shall be utilized which follow the closest alignment of existing streets in the City (except as noted in subsection (e)).
c) Names for new streets in subdivisions may be proposed by a developer or a citizen, otherwise the City staff may designate the street name. The proposed new street name will be reviewed by the Chief of Police and Fire Chief, and
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reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development.
Street names cannot be changed if there are existing homes or businesses on the street, except under extraordinary circumstances. Requests for changing the name of an existing City street shall be submitted to the CEO's office in writing on an application form, and the applicant will be required to provide clear evidence of the extraordinary circumstances. The request will be reviewed and processed in accordance with internal City procedures and the CEO or designee will submit a report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval.
e) All requests for streets to be named or renamed after a living or deceased person shall be submitted to the CEO's office in writing on an application form, and the applicant will be required to provide clear evidence that the person to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park. The request will be reviewed and processed in accordance with internal City procedures and the CEO or designee will submit a report and recommendation to the City Council for final approval.
f) The Director of Public Works may develop additional procedures to aid in the implementation of this Street Naming Policy and processing requests for naming and renaming City streets.
SECTION 4. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Street Naming Policy adopted by this Resolution and the Citywide Naming Policy, the Street Naming Policy shall prevail.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of September 2024.

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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
l, Christopher Saenz City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2024-043 was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th day of September 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: AVILA, GARCIA, DAMIAN, AYALA
NOES: N/A
ABSENT: N/A

Chris opher Saenz
CITY CLERK
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Exhibit "A"
City of Baldwin Park Citywide Naming Policy
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CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
CITY-WIDE NAMING POLICY
PURPOSE: To establish uniform procedures for the naming or renaming of City Facilities and Streets to enhance the sense of honor and legacy in the City of Baldwin Park.
GENERAL POLICY
The following guidelines have been established to provide for a consistent procedure in the naming or renaming of City Facilities/Streets,
pROVISlONS
A. General Guidelines
1. The City Council shall have the final authority to name and rename all City Facilities/Streets.
2. The City Council shall have the final authority to designate the CEO or an appointee to create a committee for review and commemoration of Facilities/Street names and commemorative plaques and monuments.
3. Under extraordinary circumstances, the City Council may, with a majority vote of City Councilmembers, revoke the current name of any Facility/Street.
4. It is the intent of this policy to prohibit the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
5. No Facility/Street shall be named after a current seated elected or appointed official, until one year has passed, after the completion of term.
6. No Facility/Street/Monuments shall be named more than once after an individual or organization.
B. Qualifications for Naming of City Facilities
1. . Qualifying criteria include the following:
a. City controlled Facilities may be named or renamed after any group, individual, or family, living or deceased that has made significant and substantial contributions of a service, cultural or historic nature to the City of Baldwin Parkl as determined by the City Council's designated public input process. Said contributions do not haveto be financial in nature; they may include extensive service and / or support the City organization of the community in general.
b. The area in which the honoree made the most contribution should be considered when determining which Facility will be named after that person or group. That is, when possible, there should be a correlation between the service provided by the honoree and the Facility.
c. No Facility shall be named or renamed after a deceased individual until at least one (1) year has passed, This qualification is appropriate to establish a waiting period to ensure that an individual's accomplishments and contributions will stand the test of time; and that decisions shall not be made on an emotional basis immediately following a person's death.
d. When determining whether to rename a Facility, the party making the determination shall consider all factors he / she / they deem relevant, including whether some or all of the following accurately describe the person or organization for whom the Facility is proposed to be renamed:
The person or organization made lasting and significant* contributions to the protection of natural or cultural resources of the City of Baldwin Park; or
ii . The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the betterment of a specific Facility/Street consistent with the established standards for the Facility/Street; or
The person or organization made substantial* contributions to the advancement of recreational opportunities with the City of Baldwin Park; or
iv. The person or organization was associated with an economic development or redevelopment activity; or
The person or organization had a positive impact on the lives of Baldwin Park's residents; or
vi. The person or organization volunteered for ten (10) or more years of service to the community; or
vii. Upon the naming or renaming of a Facility, the name shall not be used for any other dedication or renaming.
viii, The City Council, in its sole and unlimited discretion, may remove or change the name of any Facility at any time, unless contractually obligated otherwise.
*Additional information as to how / why the contribution of the individual or organization was significant orsubstantial may be required.
C. Naming Criteria
1. Streets
a. Names for streets shall be unique and distinct. Similar sounding or duplicate street names shall not be considered
b. Street names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
c. Names with the same theme are suggested for naming streets in an entire subdivision, as a means of general identification.
d. Discriminatory or derogatory names shall not be allowed.
e. For the purposes of this policy, the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address shall not be allowed, except under extraordinary circumstances with a majority vote of City Councilmembers.
2. City Facilities
a. For purposes of this Subsection C.2, City facilities refer to parks, buildings, or recreational facilities.
b. For new City facilities, the naming process shall begin as early in the projectas possible.
c. City facility names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Parki
d. Areas within City facilities that may be named separately from the main building include points of entry; rooms / patios within a City building; facility features (such as a column or fountain); walkways; trails, recreational facilities(such as group picnic areas, sports fields, water features, or park monuments); drive-ways; or other related items.
3. Commemorative Street signs, Plaques and Monuments
a. Commemorative street name signs are additions to the street name and will not change the street address. Existing street names shall be retained and a supplemental sign or plaque shall be installed beneath the existing street name signage. Names for the commemorative street name signs shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the Baldwin Park community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
b. Commemorative plaques shall be placed in public facilities or on monuments. Names for thecommemorative plaques shall be selected to recognize a person or organization that has made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park. Plaques may be used to identify a
particular room, lobby, bench or designated area.
D. Application Procedure:
I . Requests for naming and / or changing the name of a City Facility shall begin by being submitted to the CEO's office in writing on the City's Facility Naming Application Form. If the proposed Facility is in recognition of a person or organization, the applicant is required to provide clear evidence that the person or organization to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of Baldwin Park.
2. All submittals, whether from an individual, organization or City staff, must include the name and address of the submitter. No anonymous submittals will be accepted.
3. Upon receipt of the application, the CEO or his / her designee shall review the application. If the proposed Facility to be named / renamed is connected or associated with a park, the CEO or his / her designee shall provide the Facility Naming Application Form to the Director of Recreation and Community Services for public input & review. The Recreation Commission shall assist in the process, and then and render a recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed name / rename.
4. Following that review, the CEO or his / her designee shall place the proposed facility naming / renaming item on a future City Council agenda for formal review and consideration by the City Council. If the request is denied by the City Council, no further action is taken. If the City Council approves the request,staff shall be directed to go forward with implementing the naming of the Facility. The steps taken to implement the request will be developed as an internal City process. The decision of the City Council will be final.
Contact Info: squinones@baldwinparkca.gov
Policy Score: 100