Community Livability & Public Safety Committee approves park names; tables wayfinding design
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The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee met October 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM (Council Chambers, online and by phone). Members present: Chair Yến Huỳnh, Clark Gilman, Dontae Payne. The agenda and prior meeting minutes were approved. The Committee tabled action on wayfinding entrance signage and requested additional design concepts from Tangram Design LLC. The Committee approved and will forward to full Council recommendations to rename three park properties: The Olympia Armory to “Daley Arts Center,” Yelm Highway Community Park to “Jolene Unsoeld Community Park,” and Kaiser Woods to “Marj Yung Park.” The draft 2026 Committee work plan was discussed. Meeting adjourned at 7:53 PM.
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- Agenda approved.
- September 24, 2025 meeting minutes approved.
- Motion passed (3-0) to approve Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee recommendations and forward to full Council to rename: The Olympia Armory as “Daley Arts Center,” Yelm Highway Community Park as “Jolene Unsoeld Community Park,” and Kaiser Woods as “Marj Yung Park.”
- Wayfinding entrance signage design discussion tabled; Tangram Design LLC asked to return with additional design concepts based on Committee feedback.
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Community Livability and Public Safety Committee
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Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Approval of September 24, 2025 Community Livability and Public Safety Meeting Minutes
- COMMITTEE BUSINESS
- Approval of a Recommendation on Wayfinding Entrance Signage Design Concepts
- Approval of a Recommendation for Naming Parks Properties currently known as The Olympia Armory, Yelm Highway Community Park, and Kaiser Woods Park
- Discussion of the 2026 Community Livability and Public Safety Committee Work Plan Topics
- REPORTS AND UPDATES
- ADJOURNMENT
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