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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-26 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br /> THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING PUBLIC <br /> FACILITIES NAMING NO. 2025-02 NAMING THE SANTA <br /> ANA POLICE ATHLETIC & ACTIVITY LEAGUE (PAAL) <br /> CENTER LOCATED ON 2627 WEST MCFADDEN AVENUE <br /> AS THE JOSE VARGAS PAAL CENTER <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br /> determines, and declares as follows: <br /> A. The City of Santa Ana is requesting approval of City-initiated Public Facilities <br /> Naming (PFN) No. 2025-02 of the Santa Ana Police Athletic & Activity League (PAAL) <br /> Center, located at 2627 W. McFadden Avenue, to the Jose Vargas PAAL Center, based <br /> on the direction provided to the City Manager by the City Council at the August 19, 2025 <br /> City Council meeting; <br /> B. Pursuant to Sections 33-5 through 33-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br /> (SAMC), all requests for naming or renaming of public streets, public buildings, parks or <br /> recreational facilities owned or controlled by the City, shall be referred to the Planning <br /> Commission for determination, subject to confirmation by the City Council; <br /> C. Further, Section 33-6(c), pertaining to the naming of such facilities, <br /> delineates policy guidelines that shall be used in the determination; <br /> D. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on <br /> September 8, 2025 to consider PFN No. 2025-02; <br /> E. Based on SAMC section 33-6(c)(4), directing the promotion of names that <br /> recognize a person or family who made a distinct, significant contribution to the well- <br /> being of the City of Santa Ana, the Planning Commission determines that the PAAL <br /> Center located at 2627 W. McFadden shall be renamed as the Jose Vargas PAAL <br /> Center. <br /> Section 2. The Planning Commission finds and determines that this Resolution <br /> is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections <br /> 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the naming of a <br /> public facility will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical <br /> change in the environment, as there is no possibility it will have a significant effect on <br /> the environment and is not a "project," as defined in section 15378 of the State CEQA <br /> Guidelines. Furthermore, the Resolution falls within the "common sense" CEQA <br /> exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), excluding projects where <br /> Resolution No. 2025-26 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />