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PERING Report Number: CS 24-11
Date: July 4, 2011 79
From: Everett Buntsma
Director, Community Services
Subject: Park Name Change Request
- Seguin Park to Bicentennial Arboretum
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report CS 24-11 regarding a Park Name Change Request be received;
2. That Council authorize the park name of Bicentennial Arboretum to replace the
current name of Seguin Park; and
3. That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the
necessary action to give effect thereto.
Executive Summary: City staff request that the park located on the corner of Finch
Avenue and Rosebank Road be changed from Seguin Park to Bicentennial Arboretum.
The existing name makes reference to Seguin Square, a street to which the park has no
direct connection to.
Renaming the park reflects the park's proposed use as an Arboretum and recognizes
that the park was constructed and the trees planted in the year of the City of Pickering's
200th Anniversary.
Financial Implications: Not Applicable
Sustainability Implications: Not Applicable
Background:
As part of our Bicentennial celebrations, the City of Pickering is proposing to construct a
small arboretum in a park located on the corner of Rosebank Road and Finch Avenue.
The park will feature 26 different species of native deciduous and coniferous trees as
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well as native shrubs. All plant species will be identified through individual markers as
well as interpretive signage.
Local schools and Community Organizations, including the Altona Forest Stewardship
Committee will be invited to participate in the planting event scheduled for September
27, 2011 and future care for the trees. The park will be fully accessible to school groups,
organizations and residents alike, as an outdoor classroom, to assist in learning about
tree identification and in the selection of trees for personal planting initiatives, to monitor
the growth habits of the trees within the urban area, and to provide an awareness of the
importance of trees and shrubs for creating and maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
TD Green Streets has committed to provide $15,000 to assist in the purchasing of the
plant materials, help fund the planting event, maintenance of the plants until they
become established, and educational materials such as on-site interpretive signage and
website development. The proposed number of trees for planting is equal to the
number of schools in Pickering. Each school will become the steward for the tree and
will create a stone to be installed naming the school and the species of tree.
This park will become a legacy, for future generations to learn from and enjoy. As such,
the name change to Bicentennial Arboretum is appropriate.
Attachments:
1. Bicentennial Arboretum - Location Plan
2. Bicentennial Arboretum - Concept Site Plan
Prepared By: Approved/Endo a By:
`Arno) Mostert, OALA Everett B nts a
Coordinator, Landscape & Parks Director, Community Services
Development
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Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
CORP0227-07/01 revised
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering ity Council
Tony Prevedel, P.Eng.
Chief Administrative Officer
CORP0227-07/01 revised
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