Recreation and Parks Commission Makes Name Recommendations

The Recreation and Parks Commission unanimously voted during its January 19th meeting to recommend to the City Council that the area in front of City Hall currently known as Town Square be renamed

Ken Genser Square

Additionally, the Commission unanimously voted to recommend to the City Council that the area currently known as Palisades Garden Walk be renamed

Santa Monica Commons

and it further recommended that in recognition of the historical significance of the land and history of the community, that the area currently known as Observation Hill be renamed Tongva Hill and that an appropriate area of the park be identified in honor of the Belmar Triangle Neighborhood.



Name Recommendations

The Recreation and Parks Commission will meet on January 19th to  resume earlier discussions on a name or names to recommend to the City Council for the park currently known as Palisades Garden Walk.  They will also weigh-in on a name for the Town Square site.  

• 1/19/12  Recreation and Parks Commission Agenda

The Landmarks Commission will develop name recommendations for the Town Square site in February (link to be posted at a later date) and will also consider recommending a name for the Palisades Garden Walk site as well.

In March, the City Council will take public input, and review the results of public surveys, recommendations by staff and the design team, and recommendations from appropriate Commissions. 

Council Gives "Green Light"

Here we go! 

Last night City Council upheld the appeal of the Landmarks Commission decision and approved the Certificate of Appropriateness application on a revised design for Town Square.  City Council also approved updated Palisades Garden Walk Overlook Structures designs and streescape plans for Ocean Avenue and Main Street.   James Corner Field Operations and its team of experts will now work to completed the Construction Documents.  Construction of the parks will begin in Spring of 2012 and be completed by the end of 2013.

Today, the first of the 100+ ton, 60 year old, "Three Amigos" Ficus trees was moved.  Watch a video of the move under "Construction Updates" above.  The "Three Amigos" are being planted near "Morty" to form a Ficus grove in the new park.