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Council backs staff plan to pause honorary street namings until objective criteria are drafted
Summary
Staff recommended pausing the city's honorary street-naming program to develop objective criteria; the mayor supported following the city manager's direction to put the program on hold until criteria are returned to council.
City staff proposed a temporary pause to the honorary street-naming program so professional staff can draft objective criteria for future decisions. The city manager said interest in honorary namings has increased and that formal criteria would protect the city legally and make decisions more consistent.
Several council members said objective criteria are appropriate; the mayor supported the direction, saying: "I think we should follow the city manager's direction, put this on hold until we come back and establish the criteria." Staff said the professional team will prepare best-practice criteria and return the proposed policy for council consideration, including limits (for example, a cap of four honorary names per year).
What happens next: staff will draft criteria for council review and return with a proposed process and schedule for nominations and approvals.
