HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 5, 1987 (83)CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 5, 1987
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION AUTHORIZED
TO GIVE THE SALAS PARK
CONCESSION STAND AN
APPROPRIATE NAME
CONTAINING THE NAME
OF MR. ART NELSON'
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RES. NO. 87-97
Council -adopted Resolution No. 87-97 authorizing the Parks
and Recreation Commission to give the Salas Park Concession
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Stand an appropriate name containing the name of Mr. Art
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Nelson as an expression of grateful appreciation for Mr.
Nelson's untiring efforts on behalf of the youth of this
community in his continued involvement with the Booster of
Boys/Girls Sports Organization, the Pop Warner Youth
Football Program, and the,Babe Ruth..Baseba,l.1: Program_
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FSC': TiiE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE August 5, 1987
SUBJECT -IDOPi _zCESOLUTIOtt.-ANL.W. 'ITIE SMAS RAORY C0?QC�_.SSiO\! STAND THE
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PREPARED BY: Parks and Recreation Director
RECR3%!MENDED ACTION: Approv.' the naming of the concession taii.lding
at. Salas Part: "Art Nelson Concession Stand,"
or a similar name reflective of Mr. '-Eflson,
i.e. \c:lson's Dugout.."
BACKGROUND INFORVATION: The Parks and Recreation Commission was
approached at their July meeting; by Boosters
of Boys/Girls Sports President Bob Casale€Eno
and Committee Member Ed Wall. with a request that the concession stand
at. Samuel D. Salas Park be named after M'r. Art Nelson.
Mr. Nelson has served the B.O..B.S. and the .community' -s youth above and -
beyond the call of duty in his various capacities as a B.O.B.S. Execu-
tive Board member for 17 years, a volunteer coach ofyouth sports teams
for 17 years, B.O.B.S. Board president in 1974, pop Warner youth football
local and league president for 12 years, B.O.B.S. tournament coordinator s
for 12 years, Rabe Ruth baseball assistant director for 5 years and
director for 7 years, as well as the first concession manager of the
B.O.B.S. concession operation at Salas Park, which he ran for two years. _
It is for this reasc,n that the B.O.B.S. and the Parks and Recreation
Commission recommend the approval of this request.
If the request is approved, the B.O.B.S. organization would appreciate
the latitude to name the concession building an appropriate name, tving
Nelson's name into it one way or another.
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Parks and Recreation
RESOLUTION NO. 07-97
RESOLUTION N,:JMING THE SALAS PARK CONCESSION STAND
THE "ART NELSON CONCESSION STAND"
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi does hereby
authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission to give the Salas Park
Concession Stand an appropriate name containing the name of Mr. Art
Nelson as an expression of g,'ateful appreciation for Mr. Nelson's
unciring efforts on behalf of the youth of this community in his
continued involvement with the Booster of Boys/Girls Sports
Organization, the .Pop Warner Youth ;Football Program od,the Babe Ruth
Baseball Program.
Dated: August 5, 1987
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 87-97 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a
regularmeeting held August 5, 1987 by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Olson, Snider and Reid
Noes: Council Members - None
Absent: Corrncil Members - Hinchman and Pinkerton
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Alice M. Reimche`
City Clerk_
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