City Council

35. 26-54699 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with all appropriate departments including Parks, Recreation and Marine, Community Development, and the Office of Equity, as well as engage with the Parks and Recreation Commission and community stakeholders, to initiate a comprehensive review and renaming process for City-owned parks, facilities, and assets currently honoring Cesar E. Chavez, including Cesar E. Chavez Park in downtown Long Beach; Request City Manager to work with the Office of Equity and community stakeholders to propose revisions to the City’s existing resolution recognizing the 31st of March as Cesar Chavez Day, into a new and more expansive resolution promoting a day of celebration in the City that uplifts the broader legacy of economic justice and civil rights of the farmworkers movement, and that recognizes the invaluable role that women leaders have and continue to play in these movements for dignity and justice; request City Attorney to revise this resolution based on community feedback; and Request City Manager to engage and encourage the Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach City College, California State University Long Beach and other prominent civic and cultural institutions throughout Long Beach to pursue similar measures to review and consider potential renaming actions for schools, centers, facilities, programs, celebrations, days of recognition, and other public forums currently honoring Cesar E. Chavez into names that are more consistent with the city’s broader values of equity, inclusion, and justice. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor; Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, Seventh District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Joni Ricks-Oddie Councilmember, Ninth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.