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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(E) Date: June 16, 2015 To: El Cerrito City Council From: Melanie Mintz, Interim Community Development Director Suzanne Iarla, Community Outreach Specialist Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director Subject: Approval of Anza National Historic Trail Interpretive Sign and Banners ACTION REQUESTED Adopt a resolution approving installation of Anza National Historic Trail Interpretive Sign and Banners. BACKGROUND The El Cerrito Historic Society has requested that the City install an interpretive sign and street banners (Exhibit 1 to the Resolution) commemorating the passage of the Anza Expedition on April 1, 1776 through modern-day El Cerrito. Below is a brief history of the project, provided by the El Cerrito Historic Society: Between 1774 and 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza led two groundbreaking expeditions from Mexico to Alta California. His 1774 trip pioneered the first land route from Sonora, Mexico to today’s Northern California. A year later he organized and led a much larger colonizing expedition in which he brought 240 settlers and over 1,000 animals to California. The El Cerrito Historical Society and the National Park Service’s Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail team have worked to create materials to commemorate Anza’s April 1, 1776 passage through modern-day El Cerrito. These materials include an interpretive sign and street banners for San Pablo Avenue. The project was initiated by the Board of the Historic Society in 2014. The Historic Society then approached the National Park Service’s Anza Historic Trail team, who agreed to join forces with the Historic Society and have provided a grant to cover the costs of fabricating the sign and banners. The Historic Society approached City staff with the idea and a request that the sign and banners be installed by the City if approved. After a public engagement process to develop the art for the banner and sign, the final proposed artwork was presented to the Arts and Culture Commission on June 1, 2015. The Arts and Culture Commission unanimously supported a motion recommending that the City Council move forward with the project. The Anza Trail was designated a National Historic Trail by Congress in 1990 through an amendment to the National Trails System Act introduced by Representative George Miller. More information about the Historic Trail can be found at http://www.anzahistorictrail.org. ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(E) The Anza Trail was designated a National Historic Trail by Congress in 1990 through an amendment to the National Trails System Act introduced by Representative George Miller. More information about the Historic Trail can be found at http:/ The Historic Society and staff are still considering whether the sign will be located in front of the Fire Station on San Pablo A venue or near Baxter Creek. There will be approximately six street banners. The Historic Society's goal is to have the sign and banners fabricated and installed before August 25, which would mark the beginning of the National Park Service's centennial celebrations. STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS Installation of the sign and banners fulfills Goal C: Deepen a sense of place and community identity. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS The banner and interpretive sign will be provided to the City by the Historic Society and National Park Service. The banners would be integrated into the San Pablo Avenue street banner rotation, and no new budget would be required. Installation of the interpretive sign would be completed through in-kind city services. Attachments: 1. Resolution 2. Anza Historic Trail Interpretive Sign and Banner ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(E) Attachment 1 5/23/2015 RESOLUTION 2015-XX RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO APPROVING INSTALLATION OF ANZA NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL SIGNAGE WHEREAS, the Anza Historic Trail was designated a National Historic Trail by Congress in 1990 through an amendment to the National Trails System Act; and WHEREAS, on April 1, 1776, the Anza expedition, led by Juan Bautista de Anza, passed through modern-day El Cerrito; and WHEREAS, the City’s Strategic Plan identifies deepening a sense of place and community identity as a goal (Goal and WHEREAS, the City has installed interpretive signage and street banners to help create a sense of place and identity along San Pablo Avenue; and WHEREAS, the National Park Service and the El Cerrito Historic Society have developed and will provide the interpretive sign and six street banners to the City; and WHEREAS, on June 1, 2015 the Arts and Culture Commission reviewed the proposed sign and banners and unanimously recommended that the City Council proceed with installation. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito that it hereby approves the City’s installation of the Anza Historic Trail interpretive sign and banners provided by the National Park Service and El Cerrito Historic Society. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption. I CERTIFY that at a regular meeting on June 16, 2015 the City Council of the City of El Cerrito passed this Resolution by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(E) Attachment 1 5/23/2015 IN WITNESS of this action, I sign this document and affix the corporate seal of the City of El Cerrito on June, 2015. Cheryl Morse, City Clerk APPROVED: Mark Friedman, Mayor ---PAGE BREAK--- A n z a Tr a i l H i s t o r i c C o r r i d o r passed through present-day El Cerrito I April 1, 1776 Homeland of the Huchiun Ohlone Tribe of American Indians Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Corridors of Change www.anzahistorictrail.org www.elcerritohistoricalsociety.org “Spring, El Cerrito 1776” by Nicholas Rubio and Gail DeLuz In 1776, the first non-Native settlers arrived in the Bay Area, led by Juan Bautista de Anza. Dramatic change arrived with them. These multiethnic colonists followed Indian trails 1,600 miles across the frontier of New Spain. A small party explored present-day El Cerrito. Anza wrote of the area’s hills, mosquitos, grizzly bears, and the generosity of its people. Old trails have given way to roads and highways. Change continues. What changes will you leave upon this community? En 1776, los primeros colonos llegaron al Área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Estaban bajo el mando de Juan Bautista de Anza. Un cambio drástico vino con ellos. Estas familias multiétnicas viajaron unos 2600 kilómetros por caminos indígenas a través de la frontera de Nueva España. Un grupo exploró el área de El Cerrito. Anza anotó las lomas, los zancudos, los osos y los indígenas generosos del área. Los senderos viejos convirtieron en calles y carreteras. El cambio continúa. ¿Cómo cambia usted la comunidad? Presidio of Tubac Expedition Departure Presidio of San Francisco Expedition Arrival Presidio of Monterey A R I Z O N A M E X I C O 党更雪計人参道的権死基者働決覧東世込写。風花載質動天 情美先式芸最巨。係職提島区領回双型自局室。都本面縄能 政中写記横崎話。毒調経香紙潜国人見時深宝。后紙境業庭 町囲最廟穴墓話円牛応。問採望競左提江報困家権給展。匹 街帯子病露示読燃絵備止満角奈官画。芸様稿動円全自客徳 転暮止。化解紙点基中美論戦係挙作掲面。 “The fields are green with grass and thickly covered with various wildflowers.” – Juan Bautista de Anza, April 1, 1776 El Cerrito Senderos del Cambio Placeholder for Chinese Text Agenda Item No. 5(E) Attachment 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Option A 32” x 96”