CC RES 2021-069 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-69
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, RENAMING
THE UPPER POINT VICENTE PARK/CIVIC CENTER
PROPERTY TO THE KEN DYDA CIVIC CENTER AND
NAMING THE DRIVEWAY LEADING INTO THE CIVIC
CENTER AS KEN DYDA WAY EFFECTIVE UPON
RESOLUTION ADOPTION
WHEREAS, On April 6, 2021, the City Council considered naming a facility in
honor of current City Councilmember and former Mayor Ken Dyda in honor of his legacy
of service; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2021, the City Council considered a number of possible
locations and facilities to name in honor of Councilmember Dyda; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2021, the City Council considered naming all or a portion
of the Upper Point Vicente Park/Civic Center site after Councilmember Dyda for his
contribution to the founding of Rancho Palos Verdes and his decades-long involvement
in local government requested input from the Civic Center Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 2021, the Civic Center Advisory Committee, at the
direction of the City Council, discussed which part(s) of the Upper Point Vicente
Park/Civic Center should be named in honor of Councilmember Dyda and what the
names should be; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2021, the Civic Center Advisory Committee
recommended changing the name of the Upper Point Vicente Park/Civic Center to the
Ken Dyda Civic Center, to name the driveway leading into the Civic Center as Ken Dyda
Way, and to officially include Councilmembers Dyda on a future City Wall of Honor; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of City Council Policy No. 37 outlines procedures for the
City Council to name City facilities in honor of individuals or community organizations,
notes that when considering naming a City facility after an individual, a period of at least
three (3) years shall have passed following the death of such person to allow perspective
and an appropriate period of reflection; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has opined that the City Council can consider an
exception to City Council Policy No. 37 via the adoption of a resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council finds the above recitals are true and correct and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes approves an
exception to City Council Policy No. 37 to allow the naming of designated City facilities in
honor of City Councilmember Ken Dyda for the years of service given to the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes including his contributions to the formation and incorporation of the
City, as well as serving on various City Commissions and Committees including the City
Council for various terms.
Section 3: The City Council approves renaming the Upper Point Vicente
Park/Civic Center property the Ken Dyda Civic Center effective upon adoption of this
resolution.
Section 4: The City Council approves naming the existing driveway leading to
the Upper Point Vicente Park/Civic Center property as Ken Dyda Way effective upon
adoption of this resolution.
Section 5: Any challenge to this Resolution and the findings set forth therein,
must be filed within the 90-day statute of limitations set forth in Code of Civil Procedure
§1094.6 and RPVMC §17.86.100(B).
Section 6: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the
Book of Resolutions of the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of December 2021.
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Attest:
ere. - akaoka, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2021-69 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on December 7, 2021,
ere akaoka, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2021-69
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