Title
Street Name Change From Merrell Street to Muhammad Ali Way (Ordinance S-45133)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to rename the segment of Merrell Street from Central Avenue to 1st Avenue to "Muhammad Ali Way", based on a request by Dignity Health/St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.
Report
Summary
Dignity Health/St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is requesting that the Phoenix City Council change the street name from "Merrell Street" to "Muhammad Ali Way" from Central Avenue to 1st Avenue. Previously, Merrell Street was abandoned between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue and ownership of the street was vested to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. This private drive from 1st Avenue to 3rd Avenue will now be identified as "Muhammad Ali Way" as well.
The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, located within the Dignity Health/St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, is a comprehensive resource center for patients and family members dealing with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center is located at 240 W. Thomas Road, and directly adjacent to what would be the new "Muhammad Ali Way".
The portion of street being requested to rename is a segment of Merrell Street that lies between the west right-of-way line of Central Avenue extending west to the east right-of-way line of 1st Avenue. This street was dedicated on the LAFAYETTE SQUARE subdivision, that was recorded on March 18, 1925, in Book 14 of Maps, Page 23 in the official records of Maricopa County, Arizona. This street assignment is in accordance with the "Address and Street Name Assignment Policy" and requirements established by the Maricopa County Association of Governments and the City of Phoenix. All impacted property owners have agreed to this street renaming.
Location
Merrell Street from Central Avenue to 1st Avenue.
Council District: 4
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Planning and Development Department.