20-968RESOLUTION NO. 20-____
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE APPROVING
THE NAME PROPOSAL BY THE US BOARD OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES TO
NAME “MENIFEE HILLS” GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF MCCALL
BOULEVARD, EAST OF INTERSTATE 215, WEST OF MENIFEE ROAD, AND
NORTH OF THE OASIS COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2020, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names (BGN) sent a
proposal to the City of Menifee to name a 2-mile long ridge of hills as “Menifee Hills”, located east
of I-215, south of McCall Blvd, and west of Menifee Rd within the City of Menifee; and
WHEREAS, the property consists of ridgelines with elevations of 2,141 feet, currently
under private ownership; and
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee has evaluated the request and consulted with the Menifee
Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, the City is one of several governmental agencies providing input on this
request and if approved is not obligated to post signage regarding the official naming; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposal in order to make a determination
regarding the name “Menifee Hills”.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee hereby approves the name
proposed by the U.S. BGN of “Menifee Hills” and authorizes the City Manager to submit the
Recommendation Form, attached as Exhibit “A” with the U.S. BGN.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 7th day of October, 2020
_________________________
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
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U.S. BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
GEOGRAPHIC NAME PROPOSAL RECOMMENDATION
Proposed name: Menifee Hills
Current name of feature for Federal use: unnamed
This is to notify the U.S. Board on Geographic Names that the:
Menifee City Council
(Name of government entity, organization, or individual)
recommends that the U. S. Board on Geographic Names:
______Approve the Proposed Name
______Reject the Proposed Name
______Consider alternative name: __________________________________
Comments (the following factors contributed to this recommendation; attach supporting
documentation if appropriate):
_________________________________ _______________________________
(Name) (Title)
_________________________________ _______________________________
(Address) (Telephone)
_________________________________ _______________________________
(City, State, ZIP Code) (E-mail)
_________________________________ _______________________________
(Signature) (Date)
Return to: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Mailstop 523
Reston VA 20192-0523
Telephone: (703) 648-4552
Fax: (703) 648-4549
E-mail: BGNEXEC@usgs.gov
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
I, Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 20- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Menifee at a
meeting thereof held on the 7th day of October 2020 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
_______________________________
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
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August, Deines, Sobek, Liesemeyer, Zimmerman
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