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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 16, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-b <br /> SUBJECT: Request for Proposed Naming of Cedar Grove Athletic Field #1 as the "Coach <br /> Willie Lawrence Vanhook Athletic Field" <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Orange County Property Naming Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 <br /> Policy David Stancil, 919-245-2522 <br /> 2. Request from Cedar Grove <br /> Recreation Association <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a request from the Cedar Grove Recreation Association and consider <br /> stating the Board's intent to adopt a resolution for the naming of Cedar Grove Athletic Field #1 as <br /> the "Coach Willie Lawrence Vanhook Athletic Field". <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Facility Naming Policy (Attachment 1) establishes a two- <br /> step process to name County owned buildings, facilities, and land. Following receipt of a written <br /> request, the County Manager prepares an agenda item through which the Board states its <br /> intention to consider the adoption of a resolution for the naming of the public building, facility, or <br /> land at a subsequent meeting as determined by the Board of Commissioners. The Board has the <br /> option of directing that a public notice be published informing the public of the Board's intention. <br /> The second step is for the Board to approve a resolution to officially name a building, facility, or <br /> land. <br /> The County Manager received a written request from the Cedar Grove Recreation Association to <br /> name the Cedar Grove Athletic Field #1 as the "Coach Willie Lawrence Vanhook Athletic Field" <br /> (Attachment 2). Commissioner Earl McKee also shared this request with the Board at its August <br /> 26, 2025 Business meeting. This agenda item serves as the mechanism through which the Board <br /> can state its intent to consider a resolution officially naming Athletic Field #1 as the "Coach Willie <br /> Lawrence Vanhook Athletic Field". <br /> The County has customarily purchased a marker (or in some cases a plaque) that designates the <br /> name of the building, facility, or land. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost of a ground-mounted interpretive marker naming Athletic Field #1 <br /> is approximately $3,800 to $4,000. The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and <br /> Recreation will use currently budgeted funds to acquire and install the marker. <br />