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Councilor Brown expressed concern about the seismic stability of the main terminal building, and said the federal government had programs to pay for earthquake assessments and he thought that possibility deserved further exploration. Councilor Zelenka said if Councilor Brown wished to offer the council a motion requesting a memoran- dum about earthquake standards and earthquake safety related to existing buildings, he would second it. Roll call vote: The motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Brown voting no. ACTION: Adoption of City Naming Policy City Manager Ruiz introduced the topic, asking the council to adopt a City naming policy intended to guide the naming of City owned facilities in a fair and consistent manner and to assist in the selection of names. He indicated the policy before the council included all changes requested by the council at its May 19 work session on the topic. Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to adopt the City of Eugene's Naming Policy. Councilor Pryor expressed concern about the seeming contradiction between the policy's introductory paragraph, which referred to naming a feature after a deceased individual, and a later sentence that referred to naming something for a living person. He feared that the introductory paragraph could be overly restrictive. Mayor and Council Support Manager Beth Forrest pointed out the use of the word "may" in that paragraph. Councilor Pryor said if "may" was considered sufficient, he had no objections. Councilor Taylor thought the policy was well -done but questioned the need for it. She thought the council needed a policy against renaming anything. Ms. Forrest reviewed the criteria for renaming a feature or facility. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to amend the motion to read that the council will do no renaming. Councilor Pryor did not support the amendment. He recalled a situation at a school where a stage had been named after a music teacher then later it was determined the teacher abused children. At that time, it was decided to rename the facility because of the person's criminal record. The amendment would preclude that. Although he did not want to sell names to the highest bidder, Councilor Pryor suggested there may be a circumstance where one might want to rename a facility or feature. Councilor Zelenka referred to Section II of the policy, which specifically precluded the renaming of a space or facility previously dedicated in honor of an individual "unless the individual no longer represented a lasting legacy to the mission of the City of Eugene or the community it served." The policy also referred to renaming City facilities and streets, a process which was already codified. He asked if changing the provision meant the City Council would have to change the code. Ms. Forrest said the naming policy was intended to work with the existing City street naming policy, and she acknowledged the renaming of a street would call for a more robust public process given the financial and social implications of such an action. MINUTES— Eugene City Council September 27, 2010 Page 8 Regular Meeting