Matter 25-1281

Adoption of an Official Park Name for a New Public Park at Senter Road and Serenade Way.

Parks & Recreation City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 24 Nov 2025

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File: 25-1281
Type: Consent Agenda
Status: Agenda Ready
Requester: Unknown
Introduced: 24 Nov 2025
Last synced: 19 May 2026 · 04:02

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Memorandum

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This memorandum recommends adopting the name "Tsugio Fujimoto Park" for a new public park located at Senter Road and Serenade Way. The park, which is 0.36 acres, was developed from a former traffic island and aims to provide recreational opportunities for the community. The naming follows a public outreach process where community members expressed a preference for the name to honor Tsugio Fujimoto, a significant contributor to the City of San José and a World War II internment camp survivor. The park is designed to include various amenities based on community feedback and is set to be officially named upon City Council approval.

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The park is located at Senter Road between Serenade Way and Diamond Heights Drive.
The recommendation is to name the park "Tsugio Fujimoto Park".
The park was developed from an underutilized traffic island and aims to serve the local community.
Community outreach included surveys and meetings to gather input on the park's design and name.
The park design includes a native pollinator garden and walking paths.
Tsugio Fujimoto was a landscape maintenance supervisor for the City and a World War II internment camp survivor.
The park opened in December 2024, and a sign will be installed in 2026.

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COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: See Below Approved 12/9/25 25-1281 2.10 FROM: Jon Cicirelli DATE: November 17, 2025 Date: 11/21/25 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 2 SUBJECT: Adoption of an Official Park Name for a New Public Park at Senter Road and Serenade Way RECOMMENDATION Adopt “Tsugio Fujimoto Park” as the official name for the park located along Senter Road between Serenade Way and Diamond Heights Drive, as recommended by staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission and as a result of the public outreach process. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME Approval of the recommendation will officially name a new park located at Senter Road and Serenade Way and with City Council approval the park site will also be designated as chartered parkland. 1 BACKGROUND The new 0.36-acre pocket park is located along Senter Road between Serenade Way and Diamond Height Drive. 2 The park is situated on a triangular piece of City of San José (City)-owned land previously occupied by an underutilized traffic island and is bounded by housing on all three sides. The site is on the southern edge of the South San José Planning Area in Council District 2 (Attachment A – Location Map). A...

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Letters from the Public

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Victor Lipari expresses his admiration for Tsugio 'Tee' Fujimoto, his first Maintenance Supervisor at the Municipal Rose Garden in San Jose. Lipari highlights Fujimoto's extensive horticultural knowledge and his impact on his career, emphasizing the importance of teamwork and public relations in their work. He proposes that the City of San Jose honor Fujimoto by naming a park after him, acknowledging the inspiration and motivation he provided to his workers.

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Victor Lipari worked under Tsugio 'Tee' Fujimoto at the Municipal Rose Garden starting in April 1975.
Fujimoto had a significant impact on Lipari's career and emphasized learning and teamwork.
Lipari requests that a park be named after Fujimoto to honor his contributions to the city and his workers.

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9/29/25, 2:05 PM Mail - Beltran, Lisa - Outlook Victor Lipari ________________________________________ Tsugio "Tee" Fujimoto was my FIRST Maintenance Supervisor in my City of San Jose career when I worked at the Municipal Rose Garden beginning in April of 1975. He had a GREAT impact on my career in many ways. He strived for me to learn as much as I could about my new job that I knew nothing about. His extensive horticultural knowledge really impressed me and gave me the motivation to not only learn about the care and maintenance of roses but also to learn how to be part of a team to enhance our rose garden beauty for the residents and tourists who visited the rose garden. Tee was a man who trusted his workers to do excellent work and we strived to do that. He took his job very seriously and wanted his workers to do the same, not only in the horticultural work that the job demanded but also in public relations with everyone who came to the rose garden and all our city parks. It would be a GREAT honor if the City of San Jose would name a park after Tee Fujimoto. He gave so much to the city and his workers in his career and inspired all of us to be the BEST city workers we could...