HomeMy WebLinkAbout21013 - RESOLUTIONS - 7/21/2004 ' RESOLUTION NO. 21013
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS CALIFORNIA, CHANGING THE STREET
NAME MID-VALLEY PARKWAY AT THE PALM
SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO KIRK
DOUGLAS WAY
WHEREAS, Kirk Douglas is a distinguished actor, director, writer, and producer who has
brought us more memorable performances on stage and screen than nearly anybody else
for the past 60 years;
WHEREAS, his films have included Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lonely Are the
Brave (1962), The Arrangement (1969), The Fury (1978), The Man from Snowy River
(1982), Tough Guys (1986), and Greedy (1994);
WHEREAS, his most critically acclaimed role as an actor was Lust for Life (1956), which
earned him one of three Oscar nominations and a New York Film Critics Award;
WHEREAS, in 1999, Kirk Douglas received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
American Film Institute;
WHEREAS, he has also written several books including his best-selling autobiography "The
' Ragman's Son", "The Gift", "Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning", "The Secret",
"The Broken Mirror: A Novella", "Last Tango in Brooklyn", "Dance with the Devil" and "Kirk
Douglas's Young Heroes";
WHEREAS, Kirk Douglas served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the State Department and
received numerous awards for his efforts;
WHEREAS, in 1981, he was honored by President Jimmy Carter with the Presidential Medal
of Freedom —the highest US honor a civilian can receive;
WHEREAS, in 2002, President George W. Bush presented Kirk Douglas the National Medal
of Arts and the National Humanities Award;
WHEREAS, Kirk Douglas has been a part-time resident of Palm Springs for nearly forty (40)
years;
WHEREAS, Streets and Highways Code Section 5026 provides that the City Council may,
by resolution, change the name of any street located in the City of Palm Springs;
WHEREAS, the Palm Springs Airport Commission, at their meeting of July 7, 2004, voted in
support of renaming a segment of the Mid-Valley Parkway between El Cielo and Ramon
Road to Kirk Douglas Way; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to recognize Kirk Douglas for his creative excellence as
a stage and screen actor, director, producer, writer and for his generous support of
humanitarian efforts by renaming a street in his honor.
Resolution 21013 '
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NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs that:
1. The segment of the Mid-Valley Parkway between El Cielo and Ramon Road at the
Palm Springs International Airport is hereby renamed Kirk Douglas Way.
2. The Public Works Department is instructed to install new roadway signs bearing the
name Kirk Douglas Way at appropriate locations to identify this street.
3. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Riverside
County Board of Supervisors and any other appropriate government agency.
ADOPTED this 21 si day of July, 2004.
AYES: Members Foat, McCulloch, Mills and Pougnet
NOES: Mayor Oden
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA '
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED AND ADOPTED AS TO FORM: /