Title:
Title
Renaming Nuevo Park as Robert Brookins Park
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00544
Location
Location: District 2
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the renaming of Nuevo Park as Robert Brookins Park; 2) establishing a new capital improvement project for District 2 Small Projects (L19114200); and 3) appropriating $20,000 from Park Impact Fee Available Fund Balance (Fund 3204) to the District 2 Small Projects (L19114200) project.
Contact: Brianna Moland, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-6188; Raymond Costantino, Park Planning and Development Services Division Manager, (916) 808-1941, Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Park Location Map
3-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (Department) recommends approving the renaming of Nuevo Park as Robert Brookins Park.
Nuevo Park is an existing 6.82-acre neighborhood park located at 510 Hayes Avenue in North Sacramento (District 2). Existing park amenities include a children's playground, a group picnic area with barbeques, a soccer lawn, and a stage. This existing park name was based on the name of the Del Paso Nuevo housing development. A new sign and plaque will need to be installed if the park is renamed as Robert Brookins Park.
Robert Franklin Brookins Jr. was born on October 7, 1962 in the Del Paso Heights area of Sacramento, California. Robert was a respected professional singer, songwriter and producer who began singing at the age of four. In 1974, when he was 12, he won the Motown Records Soul Search competition with his group Little Robert and the Fondeles. By the time he was 18 years old, he had mastered all types of instruments including the drums, keyboard, bass, guitar and horn instruments. It was around this time that Robert performed for President Ronald Reagan at the White House in Washington D.C.
In 1981, Robert Br...
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