City
Council Meeting: May 25, 2004 Santa Monica, California
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TO: |
Mayor
and City Council |
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FROM: |
City
Staff |
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SUBJECT: |
Naming
of Former Route 187 |
At its meeting on March 9, the City Council selected
Moomat Ahiko Way as the name for former Route 187, which connects Ocean Avenue
to Palisades Beach Road. At that time,
it was presented as the Chumash phrase for “Breath of the Ocean. ”Council asked staff to
confirm its meaning. This report recommends that Council adopt the attached
resolution to formalize the naming of the street.
Ninety-seven
names were submitted via an online survey for former State Route 187. Following
Council discussions, the name Moomat Ahiko Way, meaning “Breath of the Ocean,”
was selected to pay tribute to the native people of the Santa Monica area.
Staff consulted various sources, including the
Gabrielino Tongva Tribal Council in Santa Monica, and confirmed that “Moomat
Ahiko” is of the Tongva language, Shoson, and can be translated to “Breath of
the Ocean.” It can also be translated
to “Breath of the Sea.” The Tongva
people are the native inhabitants of the Santa Monica area; the Chumash
inhabited the area between Malibu and Paso Robles.
In addition to installing a street sign, staff will explore signage or some other appropriate marker explaining the relevance of the name with the participation of the City’s Urban Designer and Transportation Management staff.
There are minimal budget/financial
impacts related to installation of new street signs which are paid through
existing budgets.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council adopt the
attached resolution naming Moomat Ahiko Way.
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Prepared
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Craig
Perkins, Director of Environmental and Public Works Management Anthony
Antich, P.E., City Engineer Ruth
Firestone, Engineering Support Services Supervisor Donald
Patterson, Senior Administrative Analyst |
Attachments: Resolution
RESOLUTION
NUMBER______
(City
Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA NAMING MOOMAT AHIKO WAY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa
Monica hereby names the street which runs on a north-south line between Ocean
Avenue and Palisades Beach Road, under Santa Monica Pier, to “Moomat Ahiko Way”.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full
force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Marsha
Jones Moutrie
City Attorney