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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS 08-24Report to Executive Committee Report Number: CS 08-24 Date: May 6, 2024 From: Laura Gibbs Director, Community Services Subject: City Property Naming - Submission to name the Turf Field at Kinsmen Park as Jayde Riviere Field - File: A-1440-001 Recommendation:- 1. That Report CS-24 regarding the submission to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park as Jayde Riviere Field be received; 2. That Council approve naming the turf field at Kinsmen Park as Jayde Riviere Field; and, 3. That the appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary actions as indicated in this report. Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to Jayde Riviere Field. On October 24, 2023, the City received a submission from Matt Greenwood of the Pickering Football Club (PFC) to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to honour the contributions of athlete Jayde Riviere to the Pickering community. Accordingly, City staff reviewed the submission for this unnamed City Property as per Section 3 of the City Property Naming Procedure ADM 110-006. After a thorough review of the submission, which included notification to, and feedback from turf field players, PFC coaches and parents, staff recommend that Council approve naming the turf field at Kinsmen Park as Jayde Riviere Field. Relationship to the Pickering Strategic Plan: The recommendations in this report respond to the Pickering Strategic Plan Priorities of Advocate for an Inclusive, Welcoming, Safe & Healthy Community and, Foster an Engaged & Informed Community Financial Implications: The naming of the turf field would include the installation of exterior signage, anticipated at $3,500, which would be incurred as an operating expense within the 2024 approved Budget. CS 08-24 May 6, 2024 Subject: City Property Naming Page 2 Discussion: The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to Jayde Riviere Field. On October 24, 2023, the City received a written submission from Matt Greenwood of the Pickering Football Club (PFC), on behalf of PFC coaches Peter Hogg and Barry Donnelly, to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park as Jayde Riviere Field. The submission highlighted Jayde’s contributions to the Pickering soccer community as deserving of this consideration. The submission to name this unnamed City Property was reviewed by the (Acting) Deputy Clerk to ensure it met the criteria set out in Section 3, City Property Naming Procedure ADM 110-006. In compliance with Section 03.01.05, staff confirmed the submission with Matt Greenwood. Additionally, Jayde Riviere was contacted and provided her consent with much appreciation. Community Services staff then reviewed the qualified submission by investigating and confirming the content of the submission package. As per Section 03.02.03, staff informed Mayor Ashe, Linda Cook, Regional Councillor – Ward Two, and Mara Nagy, City Councillor – Ward Two who were all in support of the request. Staff contacted turf field users via email to inform them of the submission to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to Jayde Riviere Field and receive their feedback and comments. The responses were passionately in full support of the naming request. Comments included: “It would be amazing to name the field after her. She is an inspiration to girls who love the sport.” “For the hundreds of female players that come through Pickering FC Jayde is a fantastic role model, dynamic as a player and well-spoken off the field. We can only imagine the thousands of girls that will play on this field for years to come who will know Jayde’s' name and raise their game.” “I am in FULL SUPPORT of highlighting the contribution of long time Pickering resident, Jayde Riviere to the world of women's sport.” “I admire her hard work and dedication but most of all her caring heart. She shares a great story and always remains humble.” “When given a school assignment to write about prominent Black Canadians for Black History Month, my daughter chose Jayde - as she not only sees her as a role model in sport but someone who has brought pride and recognition to the City of Pickering - and that is truly inspiring!” “I can't state how important it is for not just my daughter, but any little girl who shares the same dreams and aspirations to have role models such as Jayde to look up to. The message this sends to all the little girls in Pickering and beyond cannot be measured in mere words. Rather, such an act, I believe, will inevitably inspire little girls far and wide to work that much harder to achieve their dreams.” CS 08-24 May 6, 2024 Subject: City Property Naming Page 3 The City Property Naming submission was accompanied by a lengthy biography which includes the following: Jayde started playing for her hometown club, Pickering Soccer Club at the age of five and developed during these young key years until she made the jump to high performance soccer. At the age of 14, Jayde saw her first involvement with the national youth team program and went on to represent Team Canada at CONCACAF and FIFA U17 World Cup tournaments. Jayde made her senior national team debut in 2017 at the age of 16 and was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup at just 18 years old. Jayde received 28 full scholarship offers before she enrolled at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology in the fall of 2019 and represented the Michigan Wolverines. Jayde made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, and as part of the Canadian Women’s National Team won the gold medal. In January 2023, Jayde signed her first professional contract with English Women's Super League team Manchester United. Jayde currently continues to play as a member of the Canadian Women’s National Team. Jayde’s grassroots, national and international accolades are only surpassed by the contributions she has made to the next generation of athletes. She always makes time to reconnect with the Pickering soccer community, meeting and speaking with young players and sharing what it takes to be a top athlete. Having made significant contributions to the City of Pickering, for being an inspiration and positive role model for young females and a champion for women in sport, the submission to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to Jayde Riviere Field meets the criteria set out in Section 03.01.04 (a). Therefore, consistent with the Procedure and considering public feedback in support of the submission, staff seek Council’s approval to name the turf field at Kinsmen Park to Jayde Riviere Field. Attachment: 1. Submission from the Pickering Football Club CS 08-24 May 6, 2024 Subject: City Property Naming Page 4 Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: Original Signed By Original Signed By Karen Coleman Laura Gibbs MBA, MSc. Manager, Recreation Services Director, Community Services LG:kc Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council Original Signed By Marisa Carpino, M.A. Chief Administrative Officer Attachment 1 to Report CS 08-24 September 22nd, 2023 For the atention of: City Clerk City of Pickering 1 The Esplanade, Pickering L1V 6K7 Jayde Riviere Field Please find atached the necessary requirements, as required in City Procedure ADM 110-006 ‘City Property Naming’ to propose the naming of the existing turf soccer field to the Jayde Riviere Field. 03.01.01 Proposed by Pickering residents Barry Donnelly and Peter Hogg. (address available on request) a)Jayde Riviere Field b)See below (03.01.03) c)Soccer professional and Olympic Gold Medalist 03.01.03 Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere (born January 22, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Canada women's national team. Riviere played college soccer at the University of Michigan before signing her first professional contract with Manchester United in 2023. She represented Canada at multiple youth levels before earning her first senior cap in 2017. In 2021, she won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Born in Markham, Ontario, Riviere was first taught to play soccer by her father when she was 3. She started playing club soccer for West Rouge SC at the age of 4 before moving to her home town club, Pickering Soccer Club at the age of 5 and developing during these key formative years to become a dynamic attack minded player until the age of 12 where she had to make the jump to high performance soccer in Markham. She attended Bill Crothers Secondary School where she also played volleyball, flag football and track and field, and was named Female Athlete of the Year after scoring 50 goals in just 20 league games in her only year of high school soccer before joining the Ontario REX program. In August 2017, Riviere moved cross country to Burnaby, British Columbia, to join the residency program at the Vancouver Whitecaps Super REX Academy. College career Riviere verbally committed to playing college soccer for the Michigan Wolverines at the University of Michigan in 2014. In total, she received 28 full scholarship offers before she enrolled at the Michigan School of Kinesiology in the fall of 2019. She also rejected offers to play professionally in order to attend Michigan. In 2021, she made a career-high 22 appearances on the season and helped lead Michigan to the 2021 Big Ten women's soccer tournament title, the third in team history and first since 1999, as well as a program-tying best NCAA quarter-finals appearance. She made one appearance in the 2022 season, on August 28 against Boston University Terriers, before announcing she would be ending her Michigan career early due to a lower body injury. In total she made 47 appearances for Michigan. Club career In April 2022, Riviere signed with AFC Ann Arbor of the amateur USL W League ahead of the inaugural 2022 USL W League season. Despite being touted as a first round pick, Riviere did not declare for the 2023 NWSL Draft amid rumoured interest from European clubs. On January 21, 2023, she signed her first professional contract with English Women's Super League team Manchester United on a two- and-a-half year deal.[22] She made her debut on May 7, as an 86th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the WSL. International career Youth In September 2015, Riviere saw her first involvement with the Canadian youth program as a 14-year-old when Bev Priestman called her up an EXCEL camp with the under-17 team. In March 2016, she was named to her first tournament squad, making four appearances at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. Later that year she was part of the roster that finished as runners-up at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, playing in all seven matches and scoring four goals before ending the year with a third tournament appearance, this time at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing in two matches. Having made her senior international debut in 2017, Riviere continued to feature at youth level, representing Canada at three major youth tournaments in 2018; she started the year playing in every match at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, finished third at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, and ended the year with a run to the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup semi-final. Senior In November 2017, Riviere was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time for a two- game friendly series against the United States.[23] On November 12, 2017, she made her senior international debut in the second of the two games, entering as a 71st-minute substitute for Adriana Leon in a 3–1 defeat to the United States. She started her first match for the senior team on April 8, 2019, and assisted both goals in a 2–1 friendly win against Nigeria. In May 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. Having been an unused substitute for the opening game, she started the next group game, a 2–0 over New Zealand. She made a further two appearances, both as a substitute as Canada was eliminated by Sweden in the quarter-finals. She scored her first goal for the senior team on January 29, 2020, the sixth goal in a 11–0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis during the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. In 2021, Riviere represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[29] An unused substitute for the opening game, Riviere replaced Allysha Chapman as starter in the remaining group stage matches, beating Chile and drawing with Great Britain. Having picked up a yellow card against Brazil in the quarter-final, Riviere was suspended on yellow card accumulation for the semi-final against the United States but returned for the gold medal match, substituting on during overtime as Canada won gold in a penalty shootout victory over Sweden. Service to the City of Pickering Jaydes’ family continue to reside in the City with her father regularly assisting as a referee with the Pickering Football Club (rebranded in 2019). Jayde maintains a strong connection with her former coaches, Peter Hogg and Barry Donnelly. When she returns home during the off-season she is more than willing to share her time meeting and speaking with young female player about her experience, and the motivation she uses to continue to keep her at the top of the game. Following the 2021 Olympic Gold Medal game Jayde dropped by the Kinsmen Football Fields and then the Pickering Soccer Centre to surprise both players, coaches and parents with a visit to show them her gold medal and to inspire the next generation of Jayde’s to come out of our City. During the pandemic Jayde made time to join our players for a virtual team meeting and again share her insight into soccer while providing motivation and inspiration during a dark time in many teenager’s lives. 03.01.04 b) Jayde’s historical connection to the City has existed since she lit up the soccer fields 15 years ago and developed quickly to become a prominent player on the Canada Women’s National Team. The turf field at Kinsmen Park was her main training environment for many years playing in local league games and practice sessions 2 or 3 times a week. 03.01.05 This can be acquired on request from Jayde. We have not let Jayde or her family know that he Club is investigating this honour. It’s something we have waited anxiously to be able to do and we are sure she will be in support.