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RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY ON <br /> PUBLIC PLACE NAMES AND NAME CHANGES <br /> AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.5865 <br /> • WHEREAS,the City Council finds the following: <br /> 1. The City of Everett has many public facilities used for a variety of public <br /> purposes. <br /> 2. Everett has a long history of citizen involvement,.including citizens who have <br /> unselfishly contributed their time,talents, energy and resources to make Everett a <br /> better place to live,work,visit and enjoy. <br /> 3. The City has a tradition of naming public facilities for citizens who have made <br /> outstanding contributions to the community. <br /> 4. The City desires to establish a predictable process for establishing or changing the <br /> name of public facilities within the City. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RESOLVES THE <br /> FOLLOWING: <br /> Section 1: Adoption of Policy <br /> A formal policy is hereby adopted to establish the process to be used to confer a <br /> specific name on a given City building,facility,public place or natural feature <br /> within the City limits or owned by the City or the renaming of a City street. This <br /> policy also applies in reviewing or preparing the City's official comments or <br /> recommendations to State,Federal and/or intergovernmental boards taking <br /> actions regarding geographic names,naming or renaming. <br /> Section 2: Policy <br /> The City Council shall designate the names of City buildings,public places, <br /> facilities and natural features and the renaming of City streets by resolution. Prior <br /> to any final action by the City Council,the Historical Commission shall consider <br /> a name or a name change for a specific City building, street,public place,facility <br /> or natural feature and formally adopt a recommendation to the City Council. <br /> 2 <br />