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ATTACHMENTA <br />CityofEugeneNamingPolicy <br />AdoptedSeptember27,2010 <br />OBJECTIVE <br />TheintentoftheCityofEugenenamingpolicyistoguidethenamingofCityownedfacilitiesinafair, <br />objectiveandconsistentmanner,andaidintheselectionofnamesthataresuitabletothepropertyor <br />facility,respectfulofthehistoryofthesiteorarea,usefultothepublicinlocatingthefacilityandreflect <br />prevailingoremergingcommunityculture.Forthepurposesofthispolicy,ͻŅğĭźƌźƷǤͼshallbeusedto <br />meananybuilding,park,street,naturalarea,bridge,orotherCityownedstructure. <br />GENERAL <br />TheestablishmentofformallegalnamesofpermanentrealpropertyownedbytheCityofEugene <br />requiresadministrativeaction.OnlytheEugeneCityCouncilretainstheauthoritytoestablishformal <br />legalnamesforCityownedfacilities. <br />ItwillbethegeneralpolicyoftheCityofEugenewhennamingfacilitiestoincorporateageographic, <br />natural,historic,orgeologicalfeatureaspartofthenametoassistthepublicinrecognizingthelocation. <br />Theuseofgeographicareasorneighborhoodlocationsfornamingpromotescommunityidentification, <br />thuscreatingasenseofownershipbycitizens. <br />Asanalternative,thecouncilmayconsiderhonoringindividualswhoseachievementsrepresentalasting <br />legacytothemissionoftheCityofEugeneandthecommunityitserves,ordonorsmakingsignificant <br />financialcontributionstotheconstructionoforongoingoperationofthefacilitybyincorporatingthat <br />źƓķźǝźķǒğƌ͸ƭnameinthenameofthefacility.Wheneverpracticable,theźƓķźǝźķǒğƌ͸ƭnamewillbe <br />incorporatedintotheexistinggeographicname.IntheeventthatanźƓķźǝźķǒğƌ͸ƭnameisconsidered, <br />theCityCouncilwilltakegreatcaretoensurethattheindividualisofsuchcharacterandintegritythat <br />thenamewillendureasanhonorinthepresentandintothefuture.Atnotimewillafacilitybenamed <br />afterabusiness. <br />ItisthepolicyoftheCityCouncilnottorenameexistingfacilitieswhichhavebeendedicatedinhonorof <br />anindividual,unlesssuchindividualnolongerrepresentsalastinglegacytothemissionoftheCityof <br />Eugeneorthecommunityitserves. <br />AllnamingproposalsformajorCityownedfacilitieswillbesubjecttoapubliccommentprocessduring <br />whichobjectionstotheproposalmayberaised.Thecouncilmaychoosetoempoweranappropriate <br />existingcommitteeorcreateanadhocnamingcommittee,appointedbytheMayor,toensurethe <br />integrityandcompletenessofthenamingprocess.Ingeneral,membersofanadhocNaming <br />Committeewillpossessapublicservicebackgroundandhaveaworkingknowledgeofstateandlocal <br />history. <br />Existingnamingpoliciesshallremainineffectunlesstheapplicationofthefollowingproceduresis <br />warranted.Factorsusedindeterminingwhichpolicyshallbeappliedmayincludesizeandscopeofthe <br />facility,levelofpublicinterest,andsignificanthistoricalevent. <br /> <br />