A segment of South Miller Street will ceremonially be named in honor of a long-time Santa Maria banker and fundraiser, with the location selected due to its proximity to the financial institution he co-founded. 

The Miller roadway between Santa Maria Way and Highway 135 remembering James “Jim” D. Glines travels along the site of Community Bank of Santa Maria at 2739 Santa Maria Way.

“It’s really a privilege to be able to say we can do something for him in the city because he’s done so much for us,” Mayor Alice Patino said. “And really he’s done so much for the youth. He wouldn’t say no to anyone. He’ll just figure out how we’re going to raise the money to make it happen, and he made it happen. Not many people I know step up to do that.”

The proposal would dub it “James ‘Jim’ D. Glines Way” with a sign in the road’s median, Recreation and Parks Director Alex Posada told the City Council Tuesday night. 

Glines died in February at the age of 82. He helped raise funds for a wide assortment of causes in the Santa Maria Valley through the years including Allan Hancock College’s gymnasium and rodeo club. 

In addition to his banking career, he was an award-winning auctioneer and avid barbecuer offering his services at community fundraisers and delivering Santa Maria-style meals for buyers.

The decision, which the council unanimously agreed to Tuesday night, came after discussions with family and banking officials about naming a park or facility in honor of Glines.

“We will post it in the middle of the median there and recognize Jim for all the things that he’s done for the community for a number of years,” Posada said. 

“His customers will see it as they come out, their staff members at the bank will see it as they come out and just remember his legacy to the community, which was to support groups, auctions, barbecues. Anything that was out there he would be engaged with.”

Posada displayed a possible design for the sign that would recognize Glines, adding he expected it could cost $1,000.

Lupe Alvarez, a board member for Community Bank and a former Guadalupe mayor, noted Glines’ efforts to raise money for local groups in addition to his banking role.

“He brought in so much money for every organization. He did it selflessly. He did it for the good of the community,” Alvarez said. “I wish that there was a tally of how much money he’s raised for the community because that alone shows you the heart that he had for the community.”