Legislation Details

File #: 26-3094    Version: 1 Name: Renaming Academic Village Campus Pool
Type: Commission Items Status: Commission Items
File created: 10/28/2026 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 11/18/2026 Final action:
Title: MAYOR CASTILLO ITEM NO. 1: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RENAME THE POOL AT THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE CAMPUS THE “STEFANO G. DIOGUARDI R. POOL” IN HONOR OF STEFANO G. DIOGUARDI R., A FORMER STUDENT AND CAPTAIN OF THE WATER POLO TEAM WHO TRAGICALLY LOST HIS LIFE IN JULY 2019 FOLLOWING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH EWING SARCOMA. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE FORZA STEFANO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION HAS HOSTED THE ANNUAL FORZA STEFANO WATER POLO TOURNAMENT AT THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE POOL. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO AGREED TO MAKE AN ANNUAL DONATION OF $1,000 FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE AQUATIC CENTER TO HELP COVER POOL-RELATED NEEDS AND/OR SUPPORT THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (PPCHS) WATER POLO TEAM.
Sponsors: Angelo Castillo
Attachments: 1. 1. Formal Proposal for the PPCH Pool Renaming

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MAYOR CASTILLO ITEM NO. 1: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RENAME THE POOL AT THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE CAMPUS THE “STEFANO G. DIOGUARDI R. POOL” IN HONOR OF STEFANO G. DIOGUARDI R., A FORMER STUDENT AND CAPTAIN OF THE WATER POLO TEAM WHO TRAGICALLY LOST HIS LIFE IN JULY 2019 FOLLOWING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH EWING SARCOMA. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE FORZA STEFANO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION HAS HOSTED THE ANNUAL FORZA STEFANO WATER POLO TOURNAMENT AT THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE POOL. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO AGREED TO MAKE AN ANNUAL DONATION OF $1,000 FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO THE ACADEMIC VILLAGE AQUATIC CENTER TO HELP COVER POOL-RELATED NEEDS AND/OR SUPPORT THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (PPCHS) WATER POLO TEAM.