This presentation describes the Vetting Process used by the Jackson Park Renaming Committee to identify the top 10 names for Alameda's first park. This presentation was created by Rasheed El Shabazz, MCP, UC Berkeley 2021, as part of LDARCH 242: Citizen Involvement in the Planning Process.

1. Park Naming Committee:
Name Suggestion Update
Jessica, Jim, Rachel & Rasheed • 11.11.2020

2. Objectives
Purpose
● Discuss the Park Naming Committee
Timeline and Process
● Decide on top names and next steps
Outcomes
● Committee members will understand
name vetting process
● Identify top 8-12 names
● All committee members will have a
task for next meeting(s)
Process
● Discuss Vetting Process
● Reduce names list

3. Overview
Renaming Process
● Park Renaming Goals & Process
● Park Naming Committee Timeline
Vetting Sub-Committee
● Renaming Scorecard
● Naming Criteria
● First Iteration Name Vetting
● Refined Criteria
● Second Iteration Name Vetting
● Top 20 Names’ List
Full Committee
● Process Discussion
● Names for Public Feedback

4. Goals &
Process

6. We are seeking a park name
that reflects inclusion,
diversity, and equity of the
entire community of
Alameda, and which
represents social justice,
human rights, and/or anti-
racism.
If a person’s name is
submitted, they must be
deceased. Submitted park
names should be related to
Alameda and/or the
greater SF Bay Area.

7. Cultural • Person • Historical • Nature • Values • Generic
CATEGORIES

8. Criteria:
● Diversity
● Equity
● Inclusion
● Social Justice
● Human
Rights
● Anti-Racism
● Alameda or
Bay Area
connection
● Deceased

10. ● Cultural
● Person
● Historical
● Nature
● Values
● Generic
People:
● Persons
● Cultural references
Principles:
● Values
● Idease
Place:
● Nature
● Historical references related to
geography
Categories

13. People
1. Fred Korematsu
1. Ohlone
3. Yoshiko Uchida
4. Chochenyo
4. Mabel Tatum
6. Mary Rudge
6. Nielsen Tam
8. Ishi
9. Bohol Circle
9. Ohlone Freedom
Places
1. Alameda
2. Park Ave
3. Magnolia
4. Poplar
5. Dumb Friends
Principles
1. Justice
2. Peace
2. Unity
4. Diversity
5. Liberty
Top 20 Names

14. Progress - Name Collection
Accomplishment 1
● City collected names twice
(March 2019 & October
2020)
● Rename Jackson Park and
Park Ave residents
Accomplishment 2
● Over 150 names submitted
● Total participants?

15. 153*Names submitted
110Initial names to vet
80Names vetted by Committee
30Initial list of names
20Top ranked names

16. Nov. 2-9
1. Define criteria
2. Collect and compile names
3. Count submission frequency
4. Consolidate names’ lists
5. Apply first round criteria
Nov. 9-
6. Tally names
using scorecard
Nov. 16-
7. Research names
(including forum)
Nov. 23-
8. Review Top names
9. Make
recommendation to
Commission
Dec. 10
10. Presentation to
ARPD Commission

18. Discussion questions
Subcommittee
● Initial reactions
● Process feedback
● Scoring approaches
● Questions for scorers
● Concerns
Full committee
● Reactions
● Names to remove
● Next steps

19. Next steps
Community Forum & Public Feedback
How many names to the Community Forum and how can public
provide feedback on the names submitted?
Name research and rationale
Who is providing a background and rationale for each name?
Additional research & final steps
Any additional name research required?