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REV: 08-02-16 FF <br />NAMING OF CITY-OWNED LAND AND FACILITIES POLICY <br /> <br />1. PURPOSE <br />The City Council of the City of Redwood City is responsible for the naming of City- <br />owned land and facilities. However, the City recognizes that from time to time, the <br />public desires to have City-owned land and facilities, such as parks and athletic <br />fields, named after venerated individuals, geographic features, or prominent <br />organizations. The development of a policy to guide public requests for naming City <br />facilities is intended to enable the process to be applied in a fair, objective, and <br />consistent manner. <br /> <br />This policy applies to the naming of public land and facilities, excluding City streets <br />that are more substantial than an “amenity”. An amenity is defined as an <br />improvement located on City property, which is less than the entire portion of a City <br />property, and as more fully described in the Donation, Sponsorship, and City- <br />Related Foundations Grant Policy. This policy is intended to create opportunities for <br />the City to attract potential donors and sponsors, who contribute significant funds to <br />assist the City in construction, maintenance, or operations of City lands and facilities, <br />in exchange for naming rights. <br />2. GUIDELINES <br />It is the policy of the City of Redwood City to consider public requests for naming of <br />City-owned land and facilities, by following the procedures as set forth below. All <br />public requests for naming of city-owned land and facilities shall be reviewed in light <br />of the following considerations: <br />a. Naming which reflects the City’s ethnic and cultural diversity; <br />b. Naming which enhances the values and heritage of the City of <br />Redwood City and that will be compatible with community interest; <br />c. Naming which recognizes distinct geographic, environmental, or <br />other prominent geographic features, which provide easy and <br />recognizable local reference points for the City’s residents and <br />users; <br />d. Recognition and honoring of individuals who have made significant <br />civic contributions to the Redwood City community or of historical <br />significance; <br />e. Naming as early in the capital planning and development process <br />as possible; and <br />f. Sponsorship through significant funding support from private <br />donors for the construction and/or ongoing maintenance and <br />8.B. - Page 5