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EXHIBIT "B" MONUMENT POLICY 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to establish criteria and guidelines for the consideration and installation of monuments deemed by the City to be appropriate to serve as the site for a monument. In doing so, the City recognizes that monuments can convey a powerFul connection between Redwood City and its history, and in some instances, its future. It is therefore important that the placement of monuments be limited to circumstances of the highest community-wide importance, both to maintain the significance of such monuments and to minimize conflicts with the active and variable use of public spaces. Moreover, the City recognizes that a monument is only a marker and is not a place of worship, a cemetery, or official gathering place. The City shall not place monuments on City property which have the purpose of promoting, favoring, or opposing any religion or which would appear to a reasonable person that the City is promoting, favoring, or opposing a religion. 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1. Memorial Plaque: a flat inscribed stone that serves as a memorial for a City employee who has died in the line of duty, while serving the City. 2.2. Monuments: markers, statues, and other similar permanent installations that express government speech, in accordance with criteria as described in Section 5.1.(a) of this policy, and which are installed by the City on City property, or which are accepted by the City and installed on City property with City permission. Monuments may be in various forms including statues, fountains, or gardens, or other forms as determined by the City. Monuments must be of City-approved materials, size, design, and specifications, with a goal toward simplifying their review and long-term care. 2.3. Qualified qrofessionals: include, without limitation, registered architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, urban designers, and artists who can demonstrate professional recognition in the form of public commissions or permanent public installations. 3. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF MONUMENT PROPOSALS 3.1. All monument proposals submitted by any member of the public must be submitted to the City Clerk and contain a detailed justification for the request. 3.2. The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall provide the initial screening of monument proposals to determine if the proposed monument complies with the review criteria as detailed in Section 5 below, including evaluation of the proposed monument site, if any. The City Manager, or his or her REV: 08-02-16 FF