Title
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club Ceremonial Signs
Description
Request City Council approval to install two ceremonial street name signs and a sign topper recognizing the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club at the intersections of 53rd Avenue and Indian School Road, 53rd and Clarendon avenues and Maryvale Parkway.
Report
Summary
The Street Transportation Department received a request to install two ceremonial street name signs and a sign topper recognizing the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club (Brewers). The Brewers are the first Major League Baseball team to call the American Family Fields of Phoenix, formally known as Maryvale Baseball Park, home for spring training. The location is currently the only Phoenix-based spring training facility.
The Brewers have hosted spring training games at the Phoenix facility since 1998. The Brewers completed a $60 million renovation in 2019, offering to the community an updated space for community events, a Learning Lounge at the facility for Phoenix youth, and professional baseball festivities. In addition, the Brewers contribute annually to the City’s Kool Kids program, which provides free open swim admission to youth at City of Phoenix pools.
The ceremonial street name signs will be mounted on the existing traffic signal poles at the northwest and southeast corners of 53rd Avenue and Indian School Road. The ceremonial sign topper will be mounted on the existing sign post at the northwest corner of 53rd/Clarendon Avenue and Maryvale Parkway. See Attachment A for an illustration and map of the proposed locations for these signs. The signs will be mounted after Dec. 31, 2021, and in coordination with the requestor.
Financial Impact
The fabrication, installation and maintenance costs of the signs will be funded by the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club.
Location
53rd Avenue and Indian School Road, and 53rd and Clarendon Avenues and Maryvale Parkway
Council District: 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.