HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2006-08 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-08
(iv A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, ADOPTING THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN
HILLS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR CIVIC NAMING OF STREETS,
BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills (the "Town
Council") has determined that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the Town of Fountain
Hills to establish written policies that ensure a consistent procedure for the naming of streets and
municipal facilities.
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to adopt a policy to formalize the framework for
the naming of streets, buildings, structures and recreational facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, as follows:
SECTION 1. That certain document known as the Town of Fountain Hills Policy and
Procedures for Civic Naming of Streets, Buildings, Structures and Recreational Facilities (the
"Policy") is hereby adopted in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Li" Resolution or any part of the Policy adopted herein by reference is for any reason to be held
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk and the Town
Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps and to execute all documents
necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, February 16, 2006.
FOR THE TO N OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
W. J. Nic Is, a Bevelyn J. Be er, n Clerk
REVIEWED BY: % APP VED AS TO FORM:
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Timothy G. ickering, Town anager Andre J. McGuire, Town ttorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-08
[Naming Policy]
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
POLICY AND PROCEDURES
FOR CIVIC NAMING OF STREETS,BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
In order to establish for the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona (the "Town") a formal procedure
and criteria for the selection of place names for any given building, street, public place, Facility,
or natural feature within the Town limits or owned by the Town, the following Policy and
Procedures for (this "Policy") is hereby adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town (the
"Town Council").
1. General Policies.
a. The Town Council shall approve by resolution the naming of all municipal
buildings, structures, natural features and recreational facilities (hereafter referred to individually
as a "Facility" or collectively as "Facilities") and streets, roads or any public rights-of-way
(hereafter referred to individually as a "Street" or collectively, as the "Streets") within the Town
of Fountain Hills.
b. This policy should also be followed in reviewing or preparing the Town's
official comments or recommendations to State, Federal, and/or intergovernmental boards taking
actions regarding geographic names, naming or renaming of Facilities of Streets.
Lir c. The Mayor, three members of the Town Council, or the Town Manager
may request the naming or renaming of a Facility or a Street. Thereafter, the Town Council shall
discuss the requested renaming at a public meeting.
d. The Town Council shall provide appropriate public notice on any Street or
Facility naming actions in conjunction with other agenda items for regularly-scheduled meetings.
e. Once a name has been officially approved by the Town Council, changes
should be strongly resisted.
f. In all cases, the Town Council reserves the right to accept or reject any
proposal to name or rename a Street or Facility, in its sole discretion.
2. Facility Naming.
a. In the development of a Facility, the address designation shall be used
until the formal naming of the Facility. Whenever possible, naming shall be made prior to the
completion of construction of the building or Facility.
b. Changes of names for Facilities should only be approved when they do not
violate historical or common usage names. Facilities may be named after research reveals that
the area around the Facility has been commonly, yet unofficially, named by the residents in the
area.
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c. The Town Manager, upon approval of the naming or renaming action by
the Town Council, shall implement names or name changes of public buildings, streets, places,
Facilities, and/or natural features. The Town Manager shall notify those who have submitted the
suggestion as well as other appropriate offices and agencies. Upon Town Council denial of a
name or name change, the Town Manager shall notify those who requested the name change.
d. Recognizing that the naming or renaming of a Facility should be
approached cautiously with forethought and deliberation, the following criteria are established:
(i) To avoid duplication, confusing similarity, or inappropriateness,
the Council, in considering name suggestions, shall review existing Facility names.
(ii) Consideration in naming of Facilities shall be given to geographic
location, historical or cultural significance and natural or geological features.
(iii) Buildings or Facilities may be named only for a deceased
individual or individuals if the individual or individuals has/have enhanced the quality of
life within the Town, provided two years or more has elapsed between the consideration
for naming and the time of death of the individual or, in the case of related individuals,
two years after the death of one of the individuals. The deceased individual shall have
performed outstanding service in one or more of the following categories:
(a) Maintained involvement in a leadership role in civic
organizations that are devoted to community improvement.
(b) Provided assistance to the underprivileged, economically
disadvantaged or physically and/or mentally handicapped.
(c) Actively promoted and directed community events and
activities that have clearly added to the enrichment of the quality and quantity of
cultural life within the community.
(d) Actively promoted and implemented effective programs
and activities within the community for the Town's youth.
(e) Actively promoted and implemented effective programs
and activities within the community for the Town's senior citizens.
(f) Assumed an active leadership role in developing and
implementing programs directed to the improvement of the visual aesthetic
appearance of the community at the commercial, public or residential level.
(g) Assumed an active leadership role in developing programs
and Facilities directed toward the improvement of community social and health
needs as well as programs directed toward humanitarian purposes.
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e. Portions of a Facility may have another name than that of the entire
Facility or features may be dedicated to or in honor of a person such as "Smith Beach" or "Jones'
Amphitheater" at Fountain Park.
f. Facilities may be permanently named for an individual (alive or deceased),
organization, or business if that individual, organization, or business has made a donation of
money, land, or other goods and/or services to the Town equal to at least half the full cost of the
Facility, either for purposes of developing a particular Facility or for the Town's Capital Fund.
Such arrangements will be called permanent naming. Permanent naming proposals from any
company or organization whose business is the sale of illegal substances or activities, or any
product or activity deemed objectionable by the Town Council, will not be considered.
3. Street Naming. In considering the renaming or naming of a street, the Town
Council shall consider the following:
a. Street names, plats, specific sites and places and natural features indicated
on general usage maps for fifty years or more (age criteria applied by the National Register of
Historic Places) should only be changed under exceptional circumstances. Street names shall not
be similar in spelling or pronunciation to a presently-existing major collection or arterial road in
the Phoenix Metropolitan area. No street shall be named by number only according to the street
numbering grid (i.e. 150th Street) unless the street follows a straight north-south alignment.
b. Attention should be paid to maintaining sequential, numerical, and
alphabetical naming patterns when considering any street name changes or additions. All Streets
shall be named and numbered consistently with the County-wide street numbering system and no
such name or change of name shall take effect until (i) the affected public safety agencies have
been notified and (ii) all impacted public safety dispatch maps have been amended. Any
extensions of presently-existing roads within or into the Town shall bear the same name as the
existing roadway. No street name shall contain a homonym.
c. New Streets shall be named according to the following guidelines:
(i) In most cases, the Street name will be proposed by the property
owner, reviewed by the Town staff and approved by the Town Council, as part of its
approval of a final plat for a development within the Town.
(ii) if an unnamed private street is dedicated to the Town, the name may
be suggested by the property owners thereon, but the Town Council shall make the final
determination.
d. No Street shall be renamed unless:
(i) The new Street name is not one already well known, in the
Phoenix metropolitan area.
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(ii) There are no (or very few) buildings or another addressed facilities
presently existing along the street. 441.0)
(iii) The new name will not be confused with other existing streets.
(iv) The new name shall not be the same as a specific living person
within the Phoenix Metropolitan area.
4. Sponsorships. The Town may, at times, solicit sponsorship naming opportunities,
at which time the Town staff will solicit bids for naming rights to Facilities from individuals,
businesses and organizations. The procedure for sponsorship naming opportunities is as follows:
a. Town staff will determine if submitted sponsorship naming proposals
meet guidelines and will rank its choices if more than one proposal is to be considered.
b. Town staff will forward all qualified proposals along with its
recommendation to the Town Manager.
c. The Town Manager will forward all qualified proposals to the Town
Council and make a final recommendation to the Town Council.
d. Town Council shall have the final authority to determine whether or not to
accept a proposal, in its sole discretion.
e. Sponsorship naming opportunities will be for terms less than 20 years, as
determined by the Town Council and shall have a minimum value of at least $100,000.
f. Funds collected from sponsorship naming may be either directly for the
purpose of developing the particular Facility to be named, if the Facility is a new Facility in need
of funding, or the funds collected may go to the Town's Capital Fund if the Facility to be named
is an existing Facility.
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