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Ceremonial Naming of Streets Policy <br />July 19, 2022 <br />Page 2 <br />2 <br />8 <br />5 <br />0 <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 />City Application <br />Fee <br />Sign <br />Fabrication and <br />Installation Fee <br />Submitted By Approved By <br />Dallas Applicant*Applicant City Council or <br />residents <br />City Council <br />Baltimore None Applicant Residents, with <br />letters of support <br />from ward Council <br />member and Nbhd <br />Assoc. <br />City Dept. of Trans., <br />ROW Special Events <br />Section, Mayor’s Office <br />of Nbhds, PD and FD. <br />Boston None Applicant Residents, with letter <br />of support from ward <br />Council member <br />City Council <br />Houston None None Residents Planning and Dev. <br />Director, City Council <br />Milwaukee Applicant Applicant Residents Citizen advisory <br />committee, City Council <br />New York None Applicant - only <br />for replicas <br />Residents Community Board and <br />City Council, Mayor may <br />veto <br />New <br />Orleans <br />None Applicant Residents City Council <br />Phoenix None Applicant Residents Ward Council member, <br />City Council <br />San Diego Applicant **Applicant**City Council or <br />residents <br />City Council <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.