04 Staff Report - Addition of Bersano Lanes
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August 1, 2005
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Mayor and Town `Councif
I own of, Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street „ ,
Los Gatos, GA 95030 a
Dear Mayor and Town Council-,
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Robson Homes would like to submit for your appr rualkFie.stwel,itaiine,"B'ersano'Irane'"
for the new street in our Villa Felice developme.M.,'(ft:5ergsanbs,. ~4yergtt'q w.~; -
permission to use their name). The Bersano!F.amilg has; beetGa~+~1,aEtivelpaifi~af:ttte~L.os
Gatos Community for 55 years. Most notably, they'h'ave~boritrif~utecl►tc5ri}i'e;towra,f{rtutt,
the expansion and management of the well- nown' Vjlla;Felice..R'estaurao;and; Lod' !~F., 1t:
is fitting that their name be mace a,ermaneti`}artlofftie~Ti~wrx's~hrstoyj`t3rd~rgla'`ti~e;
naming of Bersano Lane. ,
Natives of Italy, Felix and. Chary Bersano origihally-li,vedlin,D.akdaRdiwithit> eitti reet,Aoos;,, A
,Edward, Richard and Dort. In Aprit of 1950 ttib;1 pm;anb.`s fet$4 lbve' wiff 'aj pdt GHA~edl
a 9.2-acre resort in Los Gatos called La Pac,6ftft, At`thettime',,0aiWaceVilCa~-Gong istesi!
of a number of small guest cottages, a dininrgfrbr~ifii aricj~g~fd`e~~~.• 1 ~'et~~;s„a7za~sim~yedl
to their new home, changed the name of the rar~cf o. Ila:Feiic.,e;j-apd' continued tctj
expand and grow the business..
Vilta, Felice was a successful family!-owned,and~operateci'b~;sinesstfor, 4riariyiyears„ Z
„ becoming a popular destination place in the ~~50;slarao ><~8b;~': T1hgoritNi mapagemeRiu
of the Bersano family, the restaurant attracteci,gnao .,ante'It-ki aown,cele'britiest. ibcfudib~
Rosemary Cfooney and Joe DiMaggio. i~Jlar in' bwr . ' verftS~Se# rf#e ie,5. l ill'a;
Felice as it was also home to many large ettentslawte.tpar#iesr inel7i6ing,weddir~
„ barmitzvah's and many service organization niOetfnq~:. q 19'94„ fi
to the Brazilian National soccer team during khafjean'sill~• fd.C•up!,
coward, Richard and Qon Bersanp dedded 4~1.'f,tJ~.t~( T~tcxi{it'rN~`a,h4I71 j 1{11:'it7~Ci11tL?i.f.~3il£ 1.
" The restaurant closed 'In 1997 and the lodge tol'osetiIin' : '00 a
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In donor offihe many Ano celebrated the impa4fanf.rr1oMe & of t~seir'liveslat'~,'at(a; l `~lio~;
and in honor of the small restaurant and IodQO therrnap!,we;:i
would like to name the new street at otir level'opr>a~;ratl~?'exsar~o,:Ilara~.lliiia>E~lice ov~re5
its legacy to the Bersano family.
Sincerely,
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Rick Knauf, F
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