HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2751 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2751
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO ADOPTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
NAMING OF NEW CITY FACILITIES AND FOR RECOGNIZING
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR
COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto ("City') has determined that there is a need
for policies and procedures for the naming of city facilities and for recognizing the
valuable contributions of committed individuals in our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED determined and ordered by the City
Council of the City of San Jacinto:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. Naming of City buildings, parks, and other facilities serves a public
interest by recognizing important landmarks, locations, or persons. This
assists the public not only in identifying and visiting these places, but also
promotes civic pride-
B. In order to facilitate that manner in which public facilities may be named,
the City Council believes that it should set forth the guidelines for
identifying facilities that should be named and the manner in which names
may be selected.
SECTION 2. The public facilities affected by this Resolution are as follows:
A. Buildings: City-owned facilities used for City administration or other City
business. Such facilities include, without limitation, future facilities such
as the Civic Center, City Council Chambers, Police Facility, Fire Facility
and Communications Center and Library.
B. Support Facilities: City-owned facilities that support field operations.
Support facilities include, without limitation, the corporation yard and
water and wastewater pump stations.
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C. Parks: city-owned facilities utilized as recreation or open space sites and
1%W trail areas. Park sites included developed and undeveloped park areas
and designated open space areas.
D. Recreation Facilities and Amenities: City-owned facilities used primarily
for sports, recreation and leisure activities, including, without limitation,
the athletic fields, tennislbasketballlhandball courts, lawn bowling space,
community centers, gazebos and meeting rooms.
SECTION 3: City facilities will be named pursuant to the following guidelines:
A. Names given to facilities will provide easy and recognizable references for
City residents, corporate citizens and other visitors. Such names should
generally reflect the facility's geographic location (such as a major street,
location, and neighborhood), expression of the place as it relates to its
topography, geology, and natural features, or history of the area, and
even mythological names.
B. In certain, unusual circumstances, where names reflecting the
geographical location or the City are unworkable, names may reflect
people's names to acknowledge significant financial contributions by an
individual or family, outstanding service to the community, extraordinary
non-monetary contributions, and public service.
SECTION 4: Facilities will be dedicated as follows,
A. After a recommendation from the City Appointed Committee on the
name a particular facility, the City Council wiil take action to dedicate that
facility at a regularly scheduled meeting.
B. Following the City Council's action, the City Manager, or designee, will
Install a plaque on the facility which includes the following:
1. Facility name;
2. Dedication date;
3. Names of all City Council Members at the time of dedication;
4. Names of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern at the time of the dedication;
5. Name of the City Manager at the time of the dedication and the name
of the City Manager in office when the project was budgeted;
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6. Name of the Department Head primarily responsible for operating the
�ftw facility at the time of the dedication; and
7. Additional information determined by City Council action at the time
of naming the facility.
C. If a plaque currently exists on a building or facility being named or
dedicated, that plaque will be retained and appropriately displayed.
SECTION 5: The City Manager, or designee, is directed to implement this
Resolution through administrative policies and procedures.
SECTION 6: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of
this Resolution; enter same in the book of original Resolutions; and make a
Minute of its adoption in the City's records and in the Minutes of the meeting
when it was adopted.
SECTION 7: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption
and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 5th day of May 2005, by the
following vote
Ayes: Ayres, Ritchie, Shaw, Buydos
Nays- None
Absent: Stubblefield
Abstain: None
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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