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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Policy No. 805 - Naming of City Facilities - Adopted 12-07-2021CITY COUNCIL POLICY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDED OR REVISED: N/A ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2021 POLICY #805 TITLE: NAMING OF CITY ASSETS AND STREETS PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to establish the process and guidelines for naming or renaming of City assets or existing streets. This policy outlines the criteria, conditions, and procedures that govern naming and renaming of City Assets in order to maintain their integrity, to encourage philanthropic giving while acknowledging public investments, and to safeguard against unwanted commercialization of City Assets. DEFINITIONS City Assets refer to parks, buildings, or recreational facilities, including sports fields. POLICY A. General Guidelines 1. The City Council shall have the final authority to name and rename all City Facilities , and rename existing streets. 2. It is the intent of this policy to discourage the changing of existing street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address, except under extraordinary circumstances with a super majority vote of the City Council. 3. No Asset or Street shall be named after a seated elected or appointed official or current City employee. B. Qualifications for Naming of City Assets 1. Qualifying criteria include the following: a. City controlled Assets may be named or renamed after any group, individual, or family, living or deceased that has made significant and substantial contributions of a service, cultural or historic nature to the City of National City, as determined by the City Council. Said contributions do not have to be financial in nature; they may include extensive service and/or support to the City or the community in general. b. When determining whether to rename an Asset, the party making the determination shall consider all factors they deem relevant, including whether some or all of the following accurately describe the person or organization for whom the Asset is proposed to be renamed: i. The person or organization made lasting and significant contributions to the protection of natural or cultural resources of the City of National City; or CITY COUNCIL POLICY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDED OR REVISED: N/A ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2021 POLICY #805 TITLE: NAMING OF CITY ASSETS AND STREETS ii. The person or organization made substantial contributions to the betterment of a specific Asset consistent with the established standards for the Facility; or iii. The person or organization made substantial contributions to the advancement of recreational opportunities with the City of National City; or iv. The person or organization had a positive impact on the lives of National City’s residents; or v. The person or organization volunteered for ten (10) or more years of service to the community; or vi. The person or organization provided significant financial support towards the purchase or construction of the City Asset proposing to be name/renamed. Significant shall be defined as contributing 50% or more towards the total land purchase or construction costs of the Asset. vii. The City Council, in its sole discretion, may remove or change the name of any Asset at any time, unless contractually obligated otherwise. C. Asset and Street Naming/Renaming Criteria 1. Renaming of Existing City Streets a. City street names and corresponding address numbers are currently selected by City Engineering and Planning staff, as outlined in Administrative Policy Manual Policy 10.01. b. If an existing street name is proposed to be renamed, the process shall adhere to this City Council Policy. c. Names for streets shall be unique and distinct. Similar sounding or duplicate street names shall not be considered. d. Street names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the National City community or to recognize a person or organization that have made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of National City. e. Discriminatory or derogatory names shall not be allowed. f. For the purposes of this policy, the changing of street names that have existing homes or businesses using the street name in their address shall be discouraged, except under extraordinary circumstances with a super majority of City Council. CITY COUNCIL POLICY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDED OR REVISED: N/A ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2021 POLICY #805 TITLE: NAMING OF CITY ASSETS AND STREETS 2. City Assets a. For purposes of this Subsection C.2, City assets refer to parks, buildings, or recreational facilities, including sports fields. b. City Asset names shall be selected to either recognize natural features related to the National City community or to recognize a person or organization that made a lasting and significant contribution to the betterment of the City of National City. c. Areas within City facilities that may be named separately from the main building include points of entry; rooms / patios within a City building; facility features (such as a column or fountain); walkways; trails, recreational facilities (such as group picnic areas, sports fields, water features, or park. D. Naming Procedure for City Assets and Renaming of Existing Streets 1. Requests for naming and/or changing the name of a City Asset or renaming an existing City street may be proposed by the Mayor or a City Council member and submitted to the City Manager’s Office in writing. If the proposed Asset is in recognition of a person or organization, the Mayor or City Council member is required to provide clear evidence that the person or organization to be honored has made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of the City of National City. 2. Upon receipt of the application, the City Manager or his/her designee shall review the request for compliance with this City Council Policy . If the request is deemed consistent with the City Council Policy by the City Manager, the City Manager or his/her designee shall place the request on a future City Council agenda for review and consideration. 3. The City Council shall then consider the merit of the request and determine if extended public outreach is necessary. If the City Council supports the request, the Mayor will appoint a City Naming Committee for a limited term to further discuss the request. The City Naming Committee would be composed of the Mayor or his/her designee, the Chair of the Parks, Recreation and Senior Citizen Advisory Board or his/her designee, a community representative as designated by the City Manager, the Chair of the Traffic Safety Commission or his/her designee, and the Chair of the Library Board of Trustees or his/her designee. The City Council could also choose to include the Chair or his/her designee from another City Board or Commission, if their expertise was CITY COUNCIL POLICY CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDED OR REVISED: N/A ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2021 POLICY #805 TITLE: NAMING OF CITY ASSETS AND STREETS deemed applicable. The Committee would also have support from designated City staff, as needed for technical assistance. The City Naming Committee will be charged with soliciting feedback from the public and local stakeh older groups in the community to determine whether there is support to name/rename the Asset or Street, and propose alternative naming options when appropriate. 4. Following that review, the City Manager or his/her designee shall place the proposed Asset naming/renaming item on the City Council agenda within a maximum of 90 days of the initial City Naming Committee appointments. The City Naming Committee will present their recommendations for formal review and consideration by the City Council. If the reques t is denied by the City Council, no further action is taken. If the City Council approves the request, staff is directed to go forward with implementing the naming of the Facility. The steps taken to implement the request will be developed as an internal City process. The decision of the City Council will be final. Related Policy References City Administrative Manual Policy 10.01 Prior Policy Amendments None.