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Planning & Building Agency <br /> 71 <br /> www.santa-ana.org/pb <br /> Item # 6 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> October 7, 2025 <br /> TOPIC: Public Facilities Naming No. 2025-02 - Naming of the Santa Ana Police Athletic <br /> & Activity League (PAAL) Center at 2627 W. McFadden Avenue Pursuant to SAMC <br /> Section 33-8 <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Public Facilities Naming No. 2025-02 - Naming of the Santa Ana Police Athletic&Activity <br /> League (PAAL) Center at 2627 W. McFadden Avenue Pursuant to SAMC Section 33-8 <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Affirm the Planning Commission's adoption of a resolution approving Public Facilities No. <br /> 2025-02 naming the Santa Ana Police Athletic & Activity League (PAAL) Center at 2627 <br /> West McFadden Avenue as the Jose Vargas PAAL Center. <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> At its regular meeting on August 19, 2025, the City Council directed the City Manager to <br /> initiate the process of naming the Santa Ana PAAL Center, located at 2627 West <br /> McFadden Avenue, as the "Jose Vargas PAAL Center". <br /> On September 8, 2025, the Planning Commission considered and adopted a Resolution <br /> approving Public Facilities Naming (PFN) No. 2025-02, naming the Santa Ana PAAL <br /> Center, located at 2627 West McFadden Avenue, as the "Jose Vargas PAAL Center" by <br /> a vote of 5-0, with two members absent. <br /> Pursuant to Section 33-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), all requests for the <br /> naming or renaming of public facilities shall be referred to the Planning Commission for <br /> determination, considering certain policy guidelines. Section 33-6(c) sets out the <br /> guidelines as follows: <br /> "(c) Names which achieve any of the following purposes should be promoted: <br /> (1) A name which serves to identify the location of the subject by reference to <br /> distinct geographic, environmental or development features in the immediate <br /> area. <br /> (2) A name which references the history of the subject site or its immediate area. <br />