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<br />Mr. Zelenka noted that the subsection of the policy regarding staff naming requests referred to renaming <br />subsections of city facilities. That seemed vague to him. Mr. Ruiz replied that he would consider a library shelf <br />or a chair in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts a subsection of a facility. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka asked if it was common for jurisdictions to require a little more than a simple majority to rename <br />something. Ms. Forrest replied that she did not remember seeing this clause, but given the controversial nature <br />that some proposals could have, this could be prudent. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling did not see why a simple majority would not be adequate. He suggested that the policy regarding the <br />ad hoc committee indicate that the committee should include representatives of the people who proposed the <br />naming and people who lived in the area where the changes were to occur. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy suggested that the portion of the naming policy that recommended that names incorporate <br />geographic, historic, and geologic features also include demographic features. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor did not think it would be appropriate to use the Planning Commission. She said public hearings and <br />actions of the City Council were more watched and monitored by the public than those of the Planning <br />Commission. She did not think a special committee was needed either; the council could serve in that capacity. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark thought that financial impacts needed to be a specific part of the policy. He pointed out that the name <br />change to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard had external financial impacts to area businesses and the council <br />needed to be aware of these impacts during consideration of a name change. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka liked the idea of requiring more than a simple majority of councilors to approve naming. He <br />echoed councilor opposition to placing a naming item on the consent calendar. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon thanked Ms. Forrest. She noted that it had been mentioned that there might be an upcoming <br />naming opportunity. She asked if the new bicycle bridge over Delta Highway was a federal or local project. <br />Mr. Ruiz said he would have to look into it. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy commented that the last thing one would want if something was being named in their honor would <br />be a lot of fighting over it. She said the closer they could come to consensus on naming items, the better it <br />would be for the process. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor agreed that at least six councilors should vote in favor of a naming proposal for it to pass. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:19 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council May 19, 2010 Page 4 <br />