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Council discusses community‑funded Patriot Plaza flagpole project; staff to proceed with outreach
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Summary
Council discussed a proposed, donation-funded flagpole/Patriot Plaza at City Hall and Flag Hill Veterans Memorial Park with an estimated project procurement cost of $120,000; council favored siting the feature in the park and authorized staff to proceed with outreach and fundraising plans.
Staff briefed the council on a proposed commemorative flagpole project to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary, describing two proposed locations—one at the Civic Center/City Hall and another at Flag Hill Veterans Memorial Park—and photo renderings included in the agenda packet.
Fermin noted procurement would require following city purchasing policies and estimated administrative and overhead costs already included in an earlier estimate of approximately $120,000. Staff reiterated the policy direction that no general fund money would be used and that donations (Venmo/PayPal/Zelle) would underwrite the project.
Deputy Mayor Bieber and other council members discussed siting, aesthetics and the idea of expanding the site into a larger Patriot Plaza over time. Bieber suggested placing the monument in the adjacent park so it could grow as a public space and asked staff to plan fundraising and design so materials from existing smaller poles could be salvaged for secondary flags (POW/MIA, state, city). Mayor Venable and other members discussed donor naming opportunities and logistics.
Council provided consensus direction to staff to continue advancing the community-funded project and to work on outreach and donor coordination; no appropriation of general-fund dollars was authorized and no final design vote occurred at this meeting.
Attribution: Staff presentation attributed to Fermin; policy and fundraising suggestions attributed to Deputy Mayor Bieber and the mayor in discussion.
