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Morrie Trautman: Yes. City.Hall is not so generic to me. How many do we have? <br /> Barb Hardman: Why would we want to name a historic building after a person who is not historic or <br /> do not necessarily have a history with that building. If we are going to rename a historic building,I <br /> would like to see it named after a person related in some historic way,i.e.the architect,etc. That would <br /> teach something about the history of the building. <br /> Morrie Trautman: I think the naming of the Senior Center is a great example of honoring someone <br /> who made a great contribution to the community. Carl Gipson Sr.was well known and his contributions <br /> were well known. The building didn't have any particular significance, it was more naming of the <br /> facility to honor Mr. Gipson,and I think it was very appropriate. <br /> Old City Hall is a historic building and it is a city hall. That's what its name should be. <br /> Jim Staniford: You are thinking it's more appropriate to name something like the Ed Hansen <br /> Conference Center. <br /> Morrie Trautman: Exactly,he had a great impact on the city and on that particular project. It was <br /> very appropriate to name the conference center after him. Had that been some historical building,I <br /> would not have picked that name. <br /> Jim Staniford: I think City Hall should be called the Police Station,because that's what it is now. <br /> Morrie Trautman: In criteria J,the policy says commonly held names should not be changes. This has <br /> always been known as City Hall. Why should we have the authority to change 75 years of history with <br /> that name? <br /> Dave Ramstad: And South Jr.will always be known as South Jr. <br /> Jim Staniford: If City Hall were renamed for Mayor Moore,it might mean something to new people <br /> moving into town,but it is only the people who have been here for a while who would know that is the <br /> old City Hall building. Anybody has been here in the last 10 years doesn't know that was the old City <br /> Hall building. <br /> Dave Koenig: There is a definition of"City Hall" in the City charter; it is where the City Council <br /> meets. <br /> Morrie Trautman: That's old City Hall then. <br /> Dave Koenig: If Council started meeting somewhere else,that would become City Hall. <br /> Gary Meisner: Who brought forward the idea of naming City Hall after Mayor Bill Moore? <br /> Dave Koenig: A group of citizens got together and proposed it. <br /> Morrie Trautman: Don't we have lots of things we could name after him? I'm not disparaging Bill <br /> Moore at all. <br /> Jim Staniford: The resolution before us tonight is just giving Council the rules and guidelines for <br /> naming a building or place. <br /> 9 <br /> 17 <br />