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INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Community Affairs and Parks Committee
Rick Still, Parks and Recreation Directo
July 21, 2010
Park Naming Process Duwamish Riverbend Hill Project
the recently developed site at 3800 South115 St.
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
BACKGROUND
There is a long history behind the site located at 3800 South 115 St. In 2001, the City of Tukwila,
Cascade Land Conservancy and the Friends of the Hill formed a partnership to work towards the
preservation of the site. The site is culturally significant for its association with the Southern Puget
Sound Salish and geologically significant for an unusually outcropping of bedrock rising 140 ft.
above the Duwamish River. The partnership recognized this significance, and between 2001 and
2004 the raised nearly $1,000,000 to purchase the 8.6 acre parcel. After the purchase, a master
plan was created and a three phase strategy for development was implemented.
Phase I construction began in 2009 and will be complete this fall. The site includes interpretive
trails, an outdoor classroom, and several native plant species. A celebration of accomplishments,
including the completion of Phase I, will occur on Saturday, September 18, 2010.
DISCUSSION
City of Tukwila Council Resolution #1400 describes the process for Naming City Property,
specifically in this case, Parks. The names of Parks are recommended by the Parks Commission,
who forwards their recommendation to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee. The City
Council is the final authority in approving the names of City -owned property. The criteria for Naming
City Property according to Resolution #1400 includes geographical location, historical
considerations, name of person, geological features, and city identify /image.
Over the years, this site has been referred to in a variety of communications and documents as the
Hill, Duwamish Riverbend Hill, Grandmother's Hill, Poverty Hill, and, most recently Duwamish Hill
Preserve. Additionally, tribal names from the Duwamish and Muckleshoot tribes were taken into
consideration. A memo was mailed to tribal leadership to seek input and explain the management
team's name recommendation for the site.
This item was taken to the City of Tukwila Parks Commission on July 21, 2010. Proposed names
were those listed above and after careful and thoughtful consideration, the Parks Commission
recommends the name of Duwamish Hill Preserve.
RECOMMENDATION
Based on the recommendation of the Parks Commission, the Council is being asked to consider
naming the park property located at 3800 South 115 St. as Duwamish Hill Preserve at the August
9, 2010 Committee of the Whole meeting and subsequent Regular Meeting August 16, 2010.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution #1400 dated June 15, 1998, Policy for Naming City Property
Duwamish Hilt Naming.docxW\2010 InfoMemos \Duwamish Hill Naming.docx
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City of Tukwila
Washington
Resolution No.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING
POLICIES FOR NAMING CITY PROPERTY; AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION 981.
WHEREAS, Resolution 981 was passed in 1985 to set policies for naming City property; and
WHEREAS, since 1985 the City has grown, development has increased, and Resolution 981
no longer applies as effectively as it once did; and
WHEREAS, Tukwila has a rich history, an important location, and a number of individuals
who have contributed to the City's development and enrichment; and
WHEREAS, naming of remaining property in Tukwila should be done in a fashion that is
responsible and reflects a thoughtful and meaningful process;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Authority to Name City Property.
A. The Tukwila City Council shall be the final authority in approving the names of City-
owned real property.
B. New streets in the central business district and business /industrial areas shall be given
grid numbered names in order to enhance quick response by public safety officials in emergencies
and in order to facilitate access by the general public.
C. The City's Fire Marshal will approve the names of numbered City streets. The
Administration will inform the Council of these names when approved.
D. The names of parks in the City shall be recommended by the Park Commission. Their
recommendation will be forwarded to the Community and Parks Committee for consideration.
E. In all cases other than parks and numbered streets in the central business district, the
Community and Parks Committee will recommend a name or alternative names for City Council
consideration and approval.
Section 2. Criteria for Narning City Property.
A. Named City property and facilities including streets, parks, bridges, and facilities shall use
the following unranked criteria to guide their naming decision:
1. Geographical location;
2. Historical considerations;
3. Names of persons;
4 Geological features;
5. City identity and image
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B. Where persons' names are used, they should be people who have made an outstanding
contribution to the community, or whose names are of historical significance to the area, or who
the City would like to recognize as an important influence in the area.
C. When the name of City -owned real property or of a City facility is being changed, the
City Council will delay a final decision for thirty (30) days after a recommendation from a
Committee of the Whole is made.
Section 3. Repealer. Resolution 981 is hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY CO14,1\ICIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
regular meeting thereof this day of m.c!✓- 1998.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Office ogle City A orney
Filed with the City Clerk: I 91!
Passed by the City Council:
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Pamela Linder, Council President