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Council pauses memorial-bench program, directs staff to work with seven donors and limit options to existing wooden benches
Summary
After extended discussion about maintenance, equity and cost, council voted to pause the parks and right-of-way memorial bench program and directed staff to work with seven pending requests, offering those donors a limited set of existing wooden benches on Linden Avenue.
City staff presented a draft parks and right-of-way memorial bench program policy and sought council direction on eligibility, donation amount, locations and logo allowances at the Oct. 13 Carpinteria City Council meeting.
The staff report said the city currently maintains roughly two dozen benches on Linden Avenue and elsewhere and has received seven memorial- or recognition-bench inquiries since 2023. The draft policy posted for council review proposed a $10,000 donation that staff said would cover bench purchase, installation and 15 years of routine maintenance; staff noted a standard wood bench used on Linden runs about $5,000 and that plaques typically cost roughly $300. The draft also…
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