O-2015-3611 revise city policy for renaming of public streets

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2015-3611 ORDINANCE NO. OV t:J"-% AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, BY REVISING CITY POLICY RELATED TO RENAMING OF PUBLIC STREETS; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 2, "Administration",Article 1 "In General", Section 2-1 "Policy for naming city facilities", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte,Texas, is hereby amended in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec.2-1.-Policy for naming city facilities. (a) Purpose. To establish guidelines and procedures for the naming of municipal facilities or donation of a memorial tree with plaque. (b)Procedures. (1) To initiate the naming process, an application should be requested from and returned to the city secretary's office.A set of procedures and guidelines will accompany each application for completion. (2) A standing committee, appointed by council and composed of Councilmembers from the three at- large positions (mayor, position "A," and position "B"), will consider all applications and provide recommendations. (3) The council committee will present their recommendation to the full city council to consider the naming of the city facility or parkland. (4) Generally, municipal facilities will be named immediately prior to or during development of the facilities. (c)Guidelines. (1)In honor of individuals who donate land for park space or donate a major part of the funds required to construct or renovate a facility. A minimum of 50 percent or more of the total funds is necessary to constitute a major portion. (2)Outstanding and/or predominant historical features of significance. Historical features will include the names of early residents or citizens and/or events of significance to the area's development.