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Ceremonial Naming of Streets Policy <br />July 19, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />On April 28, 2022, the City Council requested updates to the proposed ordinance <br />regarding program fees and the amount of time sign toppers can be in place. The Council <br />also requested information on other municipalities' ceremonial street naming processes. <br />Below is a comparison of different municipalities and the method by which the ceremonial <br />naming of streets is approved. <br />Application <br />Sign <br />City <br />Fee <br />Fabrication and <br />Submitted By <br />Approved By <br />Installation Fee <br />Dallas <br />Applicant` <br />Applicant <br />City Council or <br />City Council <br />residents <br />Baltimore <br />None <br />Applicant <br />Residents, with <br />City Dept. of Trans., <br />letters of support <br />ROW Special Events <br />from ward Council <br />Section, Mayor's Office <br />member and Nbad <br />of Nbads, PD and FD. <br />Assoc. <br />Boston <br />None <br />Applicant <br />Residents, with letter <br />City Council <br />of support from ward <br />Council member <br />Houston <br />None <br />None <br />Residents <br />Planning and Dev. <br />Director, City Council <br />Milwaukee <br />Applicant <br />Applicant <br />Residents <br />Citizen advisory <br />committee, City Council <br />New York <br />None <br />Applicant - only <br />Residents <br />Community Board and <br />for replicas <br />City Council, Mayor may <br />veto <br />New <br />None <br />Applicant <br />Residents <br />City Council <br />Orleans <br />Phoenix <br />None <br />Applicant <br />Residents <br />Ward Council member, <br />City Council <br />San Diego <br />Applicant "" <br />Applicant** <br />City Council or <br />City Council <br />residents <br />* Application fee is waived if the applicant is a government agency <br />**Fees can be waived by City Council <br />Some cities, such as Palm Desert and Palm Springs, have legally, not ceremonially, <br />named some of their streets in honor of influential founding residents or celebrities with <br />ties to the cities. Therefore, their processes are different than the process for the <br />aforementioned cities. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact is associated with the action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />City Council 34 — 2 7/19/2022 <br />