CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 2, 2015
PREPARED BY: Hilary Holeman, Administrative Analyst/City Manager Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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REVISED COUNCIL POLICY NAMING OF CITY FACILITIES
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution approving revisions to Council Policy 04-02, Naming of City Facilities, to define the type of elected office served.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Preserving and cultivating public trust
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Occasional review and updating of Council Policies is a common best practice. The purpose of Council Policy 04-02, Naming of City Facilities is to provide guidance and procedures for naming new and existing City facilities. Mayor Steve Tate requested the phrase "elected office" be better defined and revised to "elected city office". The redlined version of the Policy 04-02 is attached for review and approval.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Inform
Review and approval of changes to City Council Policies and Procedures must be approved by the City Council in a public meeting.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
Council could direct staff not to make changes to Policy 04-02.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
The City Council approved the last revision to the Naming of City Facilities policy in June 2007.
FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:
Updating and maintaining the City's Council Policies is part of on-going work plans. There is no additional cost associated with the approval of these revisions.
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):
Not a Project
LINKS/ATTACHMENTS:
1. Final Version of Revised City Council Policy, Naming of City Facilities
2. Redline Version of Revised City Council Policy, Naming of City Facilities
3. Resolution