Sec. 6-664. - Committee procedure for selecting facility name; submission of name to city council.
Sec. 6-665. - Contents of notice.
Sec. 6-666. - City council action.
(a)
The process to choose the initial name of any facility shall begin before the facility's completion upon presentment of a letter suggesting such to the city clerk.
(b)
Specific rooms, areas, or other parts of a facility may be named individually before or after the completion of a facility.
(c)
The name(s) shall be suggested to the committee by:
(1)
City staff;
(2)
The councilmember in whose district it is located; and/or
(3)
A community representative.
(d)
A facility naming fee shall not be required upon presentment of a letter to the city clerk. Estimated sign costs shall be collected prior to committee consideration.
(e)
Signage shall complement the architecture and design of the building.
(f)
The suggested name(s) shall be given to the city clerk who shall then deliver it to all appropriate councilmember and department head committee members.
(Ord. No. 2011-03-31-0239, § 1, 3-31-11)
Sec. 6-664. - Committee procedure for selecting facility name; submission of name to city council.
(a)
Once the city clerk has forwarded the initial name submission, the committee shall designate the date for its public hearing to consider the suggested facility name within thirty (30) days of its receipt. The committee may consider the naming of multiple facilities, rooms or parts of facilities within its member's jurisdiction during one (1) meeting.
(b)
Upon designating the date for public hearing, the committee shall immediately cause notice to be served:
(1)
By mail to all residents or businesses within a 200-foot radius of the facility to be named, and
(2)
By public service announcements, press releases, and other appropriate community bulletins to the entire city.
(c)
The date the committee shall meet to consider the suggested facility name shall not be more than ninety (90) days from the date of receipt of the suggested name nor be less than forty-five (45) days from the date the notice is mailed.
Example: The committee receives a facility name request on day one (1) but does not choose a hearing date until day thirty (30). This hearing date may not be later than day ninety (90) as calculated from the date of receipt. Further, the committee may not set the hearing date until day seventy-five (75) if it is assumed that the notice is mailed on day thirty (30) because the hearing date cannot be less than forty-five (45) days from the date the notice is mailed.
(d)
The committee shall meet on the designated date to consider the submitted name(s). This meeting shall be open to the public and time shall be allowed for public comment. The committee shall either approve the submitted name and forward to city council or reject the submitted name.
(e)
Within ten (10) working days, the committee shall forward in writing both the submitted name and its rationale for approving it to city council. No name shall be forwarded unaccompanied by the committee's rationale.
(Ord. No. 2011-03-31-0239, § 1, 3-31-11)
Sec. 6-665. - Contents of notice.
(a)
Notices for facility choice of name shall contain:
(1)
A statement explaining the process to name a facility, room, or part of a facility; and,
(2)
The submitted name(s); and,
(3)
A description of what is to be named and its general location; and,
(4)
Any submitted reason for the name(s), if applicable; and,
(5)
The date, time, and place of the meeting to consider the suggested name(s); and,
(6)
A statement that the meeting shall be open to the public and shall provide time for public comment; and,
(7)
Information directing that any written response in favor of or against a submitted name may be sent to a named point of contact at a corresponding mailing address up until and including the scheduled committee hearing date. For calculation purposes of the two-thirds (2/3) responses in subsection 6-666(b), only those responses postmarked on or prior to the hearing date shall be considered.
(b)
If the naming of more than one (1) facility, room, or part of a facility is to be considered at one (1) meeting, the information required by subsection (a) above, for each individual facility, room or part of a facility to be considered at that meeting may be included in one (1) notice.
(c)
It shall be the responsibility of the department(s) to which the facility belongs to ensure proper delivery and content of all notices under this article.
(Ord. No. 2011-03-31-0239, § 1, 3-31-11)
Sec. 6-666. - City council action.
(a)
The name chosen and submitted by the committee shall be considered by the city council as soon as practical. The city council shall adopt or reject the name. Should the city council adopt the name, the committee's written rationale shall be kept for historical reference.
(b)
If two-thirds (2/3) of the responses to the committee's written notice of a suggested name are against the suggested name, eight (8) votes of the city council members shall be required in order to adopt the suggested name.
(Ord. No. 2011-03-31-0239, § 1, 3-31-11)