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CityCouncil | 2021-01-19 | 16 | 42 Expressed support for renaming the park Chochenyo Park; detailed accounts of the process leading to renaming the park; stated there is a bias and political issue; renaming the park is the first step; the land should be returned: Alexia A-B, Alameda. Stated the Council has the opportunity to shed light on the Lisjan Ohlone people; discussed her experience with racism in Alameda; stated an Ohlone named park is the least the City can provide; stated the Lisjan Ohlone people are still present and thriving: Victoria Montano, Yaqui Nashika. Expressed support for all public speakers and the naming process; discussed voting standards; urged Council to listen to volunteers, educators, and voices not normally heard instead of a Survey Money link and to make naming Chochenyo Park the first of many steps in restoring land to rightful original stewards: Morgan Bellinger, Alameda. Urged Council rename the park Chochenyo Park; stated it is imperative to support the unanimous recommendation of a diverse, community-led committee; history must be faced in removing racist symbols from public spaces; renaming the park helps pave way for anti-racism and supports healing and justice; tyranny of the process distracts from the history and why the opportunity to change the narrative exists; expressed support for a memorial in Chochenyo Park to acknowledge oppressed communities in Alameda's history; urged Alameda to develop a relationship with the Ohlone Lisjan and returning the land: Laura Cutrona, Alameda. Urged Council rename the former Jackson Park to Chochenyo Park; stated the name is a beautiful and necessary repudiation of the white supremacy which has marred the history of Alameda; urged Council to reject the process qualms: Laura Gamble, Alameda. Expressed support for renaming the park Chochenyo Park; stated renaming the park is a rejection of Andrew Jackson and an opportunity for education about the history and presence of the original people of the land; urged the City to work with the confederated villages of Lisjan and the Sogorea Te land trust to return stolen land to the Lisjan Ohlone people: Isabel Sullivan, Alameda. Stated inclusion is not just about honoring the majority of people, it is including people who have gotten smaller over the years; the City should continue renaming things until wrongs are righted; urged Council vote for Chochenyo Park: Katherine Castro, Alameda. Expressed support for renaming the park to Chochenyo Park; stated the Country has a long and shameful history in its treatment of indigenous people; the step to rename the park in honor of the people indigenous to these lands is a rational choice: James Bergquist, Alameda. Vice Mayor Vella moved approval of the recommendation to rename the park Chochenyo Park. Councilmember Knox White seconded the motion. Under discussion, Vice Mayor Vella expressed support for those who volunteered their time to work on the matter; stated there has been opportunity for community input; the matter has gone to the Recreation and Parks Commission and is before Council now after a number of community events; it is disingenuous to say there has not been a public process; expressed concern about a level of gas lighting; stated renaming the park Chochenyo is perpetuation by Regular Meeting Alameda City Council January 19, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-01-19.pdf |