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File#: 24-468 MEETING DATE: 7/2/2024
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
PREPARED BY: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
Subject:
Approve the naming of the Shipley Nature Center Interpretive Center located at 17851
Goldenwest Street as the "Shirley Dettloff Interpretive Center," as recommended by the
Community & Library Services Commission
Statement of Issue:
There is a need to formally name the Shipley Nature Center Interpretive Center located at 17851
Goldenwest Street.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
Approve the naming of the Shipley Nature Center Interpretive Center located at 17851 Goldenwest
Street, "Shirley Dettloff Interpretive Center," in honor of Shirley Dettloff, as recommended by the
Community & Library Services Commission.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff according.
Analysis:
Named after former Mayor, Donald D. Shipley, the Shipley Nature Center (Nature Center), was
opened in 1974. Dr. Shipley's vision was to have a place which reflected what California was like
100 years before.
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the Community & Library Services Commission voted to name the
Interpretive Center (contained within the Shipley Nature Center), the "Shirley Dettloff Interpretive
Center," due to her longstanding impacts and efforts related to the unique space in Huntington
Central Park.
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After years of neglect, the Nature Center became overrun with invasive, exotic plant species that
crowded out more desirable native plants on which local native wildlife depended. In addition to non-
native plant life, giant reeds were depleting the ground water and causing trees to die off and
become fire hazards, which also caused Blackbird Pond to suffer from lack of oxygen.
In 2001, the City considered closing the Nature Center due to budget limitations. Shirley Dettloff was
instrumental in convening a group of interested citizens, which would later become The Friends of
Shipley Nature Center(FSNC), a non-profit organization.
FSNC, with the leadership of Shirley Dettloff, established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the City in 2004, which permitted the non-profit to operate, improve, and restore the 18 acres of
Nature Center, based on the City Council approved Master Plan. In 2023, City Council approved a
five-year extension of the FSNC MOU with an option to further extend the MOU into 2033.
Once established, FSNC partnered with contractors who donated the pillars and the entry gate to the
Nature Center. Stone masons built the pillars on which the gates, donated by the iron workers,
swing. Other donations and volunteerism have continued to grace the unique Nature Center over the
last 20 years.
The Interpretive Center is a 1,500 sq. ft. building that houses exhibits on local wildlife and ecology.
Shirley Dettloff coordinated the creation of the panels which chronical the history of the property from-
the Ice Ages to the 21st Century. These panels are still featured inside the Interpretative Center. She
also created interactive exhibits, and the extensive Docent Manual which is still used today to train -
volunteers who lead tours inside Shipley.
The Interpretive Center is utilized as a visitor's and learning center for not only the public, but school.
tours as well, providing access to books on nature, interactive displays, and programs. The
Interpretive Center is also used by birders in the recording of birds detected in Huntington Central
Park and updated to a national database. Annually, the Interpretive Center welcomes thousands of
visitors and students, eager to learn about the history of the landscape and today's nature and
wildlife patterns.
Shirley Dettloff, an active member of the community and environmental enthusiast for decades,
passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Shirley was elected to the Huntington Beach City Council,
serving as a Council Member from 1994-2000 and the City's 60th Mayor in 1998.
In addition to revitalizing the Nature Center, Former Mayor Dettloff served as the following:
• Commissioner on the California State Coastal Commission and Orange County Harbors,
Beaches, Parks Commission
• Chair of the HB Planning Commission and Children's Task Force
• Director of the OC Sanitation District
• City Council Liaison for the HB Council on Aging, the Huntington Beach Human Relations Task
Force, and the Citizens' Infrastructure Committee
• Co-founder of the Friends of the Library
• Past President of the American Heart Association and Amigos de Bolsa Chica.
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Environmental Status:
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), administrative activities of governments that will
not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment do not constitute a project.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable -Administrative Item
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Naming Process
• Per Resolution 2017-25, the naming of parks and park amenities,
such as the Interpretive Center at Shipley Nature Center, are vetted
through the Community & Library Services Commission for
recommendation to City Council for final approval.
• Approval of recommendation for this naming is not required to go
before the Commission's Park Naming & Memorial Committee for
recommendation to Commission because a name, already meeting
the criteria has been recommended.
• The Committee is called upon when no name recommendation has
been received, or when there is more than one name to choose
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(that are not adjacent to schools or donated), park
features and amenities, and may also recognize
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3. If the name is based on historical significance, the Historic
Resources Board will be consulted by the Commission
prior to a formal recommendation to City Council.
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Recommended
Approve the formal naming of the Shipley Nature Center
Interpretive Center located at 17851 Goldenwest Street as
the "Shirley Dettloff Interpretive Center" as recommended
by the Community & Library Services Commission .
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Mr. Amory Hanson
8102 Ellis Avenue
Apartment 121
Huntington Beach CA 92646
July 2, 2024
The Mayoress of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach CA 92648
My Dear Madam Mayoress,
I would like to express my support for Item XI.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr.Amory Hanson
CC: The Honorable Patrick Burns
CC:The Honorable Rhonda Bolton
CC:The Honorable Daniel Kalmick
CC:The Honorable Casey McKeon
CC:The Honorable Natalie Moser
CC:The Honorable Anthony Strickland
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Date: Tuesday,July 2,2024 8:37:59 AM
From: Paula Schaefer<pas92649@gmail.com>
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Subject:Agenda Item # 11- 24-468 Vote Yes!
City Council members,
I unequivocally support this proposed name change from Shipley to the Shirley Dettloff
Interpretive Center. It is a fitting tribute to Shirley's successful efforts to create the
Shipley Nature Center.
Please vote YES in honor of Shirley's foresight to push for the creation of this valuable
resource in our City.
Paula A. Schaefer
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