Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 06-04-2018
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Adoption of the name Tiger Creek Nature Park for the detention facility and City-owned property immediately north of Albany Street across from the Broken Arrow High School
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Background:
On September 19, 2017, City staff presented a unique and unprecedented partnership opportunity for the City of Broken Arrow and the Broken Arrow Public Schools. This collaborative partnership intends to utilize adjacent and adjoining property essentially to use as an outdoor classroom and training center to accomplish a three-pronged goal. The first prong is to provide adequate and sufficient flood protection for the localized properties in the vicinity along the floodplain. The second prong is to improve the overall water quality of the localized watershed, specifically the detention facility and floodplains. The third prong is to preserve the natural habitat associated with the city-owned and public schools owned properties and floodplains.
During the presentation, staff discussed an opportunity to engage the students and the public alike to determine a name for the city-owned property immediate across the street from the high school. The Council directed staff to engage the public in the naming opportunity.
On January 26, 2018, staff presented documents in the form of Notes to Council (NTC) discussing the proposed naming activity. On March 16, 2018, a contest was initiated in which staff sought public input in several items including the name of the city-owned property across the street from the high school. Public input was sought through the close of business on April 13, 2018.
Staff reports that 126 people participated in the public input opportunity and 73, which equates to 56% recommended that the property in question be named Tiger Creek Nature Park. The second highest name weighed-in at just over 29%.
Staff recommends that Council adopt the name Tiger Creek Nature Park for the area shown in the at...
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