R2018-49 Resolution Designating Honorary Street Leslie T. Allen

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J �,4 1 Honorary Street Designation Application Form. As a means to honor individuals, organizations,entities and events that have had a significant lineage to the City or a significaut-cultural,historical,or humanitarian impact on the community, the City of Decatur shall-establish an Honorary Street Naming Sign program as described below. All honorary street name signs shall comply with the guidelines of this program and honorary street name signs shall not have the effect-of changing platted street names or official addresses. 1 Policy: Criteria required for an honorary street name designation: o ' Honorary street name designations should be limited to individuals, organizations, i entities,and events that either had a significant lineage to the City or had a sigaiiicant cultural;historical,or humanitarian impact on the City as determined by the Decatur City Council. o An honoree must have a geo hical relationship to the requested sign location having either lived or worked or verformed other actions or activities in the area deemed to have been important to the City of Decatur. o Applicants shall be required to submit an application form to the City of Decatur's Development Services Department providing details as to the proposed honoree's lineage or cultural,historical or humanitarian impact on the city and an explanation of the honoree's relationship to the requested honorary street sign location as part of the application process.Individual letters of support are encouraged and should be attached to the application_ o Applications shall be reviewed by a five (5)member panel consisting of one(1) member of the Decatur City Council,one(1)member from the Department of Development Services,one(1)member from an authorized city neighborhood organization,one(1)member from the Decatur Police Department and one(1) member appointed from the community at large.Applications will be forwarded to the Mayor and Decatur City Council and scheduled for a vote anly upon-an affirmative panel recommendation or if a majority of the Decatur City Council calls for it The request will be considered"denied"upon a negative panel - recommendation or if majority of the Decatur City Council does not call for an application to be brought forward within 3 0 days of said panel recommendation being issued. o Current city employees are not eligible for an honorary street naming designation. o The City shall cause letters to be sent to residents and/or businesses in the vicinity of the proposed honorary designation in advance notifying them that an honorary -1-