HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 093-02RESOLUTION NO. D 93'02
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THREE NATIVE
AMERICAN NAME DESIGNATIONS ON THE
KERN RIVER PARKWAY.
WHEREAS, the Kern River Parkway Plan, which encompasses the area between
the mouth of the Kern River Canyon and Interstate Highway 5 permits the naming of
locations along such area with names of people or places directly related to the Kern River;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 142-00, such naming requests must first be
approved by the Community Services Advisory Committee and then the Community
Services Committee before being submitted to the Bakersfield City Council; and
WHEREAS, the current request of the Native American Heritage Preservation
Council of Kern County (Preservation Council) is to assign the name of "Cholich Kenim"
to the River Oaks Park sign and the placement of two large boulders at Yokuts Park, each
with a plaque including the phonetic names and Native American definitions of "Pe-esh-e"
and "Kodis," respectively; and
WHEREAS, the Community Services Advisory Committee, on November 13, 2001,
approved the request of the Preservation Council to add the Native American name of
"Cholich Kenim" to the River Oaks Park sign and the placement of two large boulders at
Yokuts Park, each with a plaque with phonetic spelling and Native American definitions of
"Pe-esh-e" and "Kodis," respectively; and
WHEREAS, the Community Services Committee, on April 17, 2002, approved the
request of the Preservation Council to add the Native American name of "Cholich Kenim"
to the River Oaks Park sign and the placement of two large boulders at Yokuts Park, each
with a plaque with phonetic spelling and Native American definitions of "Pe-esh-e" and
"Kodis," respectively; and
WHEREAS, the Preservation Co'uncil has agreed to provide plaques with phonetic
spelling and Native American definition for their new requests as they did for their original
dedications; and
WHEREAS, the Bakersfield City Council believes such name designations are an
appropriate reflection of the community's history and culture; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by
reference.
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The City hereby accepts the above-described Native American name
designations along the Kern River Parkway for the areas as described
above,
The City hereby declares that future requests to name areas along the Kern
River Parkway will first be presented to the Citizens Community Services
Advisory Committee, which in turn will forward its recommendation to the City
Council's Community Services Committee, which in turn will forward its
recommendation to the City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting for
their ultimate decision.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN I~. Z00Z ,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNClLMEMBER Carson, Benham, Maggard, Couch, Hanson, Sullivan, Salvaggio
COUNCILMEMBER ~
COUNClLMEMBER ~
COUNCILMEMBER ~ ,~
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio C_~brk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
H~.RVEY L. H~..L
MAYOR of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
By: ~~
V~GINIA ~i"E N'N ARO
Deputy City Attorney
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