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Home My WebLink About2011 draft changes to Memorial Review Ord CHAPTER_1034._NAMING_AND_RENAMING_OF_PUBLIC_MEMORIALS CHAPTER 1034.-NAMING AND RENAMING OF PUBLIC MEMORIALS 1034.01.-Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide beaFa ailed the "",.w,,..'..I Re..xi...., ReaF d FOR AN APPROPRIATE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD OF THE CITY, to receive, review and make recommendations on proposals to name and rename public memorials and streets as memorials.Tho ^^,....,.-ial Rev+�'THE CITY BOARD WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPOSED MEMORIAL shall serve as a facilitator and shall encourage dialogue on such proposals;hold public hearings;conduct focus groups,discussions and surveys;and balance the public's sense of place, history and identity with special recognition for a particular community, leader or history. 1034.02.-Definitions. As used in this chapter: A. Local street means a Lansing street right-of-way designated as a local street in the Public Service Department on "the Michigan Department of Transportation Certified Major and Local Street Designation." B. Major street means a Lansing street right-of-way designated as a major street in the Public Service Department on "the Michigan Department of Transportation Certified Major and Local Street Designation." C. Public memorial means a public building,park,garden,sculpture,bridge or other public structure or area,that is named and dedicated in honor and memory of a person,organization,event or other entity. D. Street as a memorial means a street that is named to honor and memorialize a person,organization, event or other entity. 302402.-Establishment of Memorial R&AP;.&F Rowel. the City Cha.ter,A.tiele C Chapter 1 ' 1934 04 !'...«....�:t:......F th..nA...«...:�I D....i.....R..,...1.• ..F..FFi...... (a) The MemeFial R&A&.v Board Shall GORSiSt of eight members who are appointed by the Mayor with the appointed from earh af the fA--r wards. Eligibility shall be in acrordanGe with those fAr hnW49 ,.ffi...a t f...th OR c....tiRR C 104..f the Qt..Gha.t... non n& e,,yprr and d..ti..r s the nA...r...rial o....i....,Rnard 392406. Meetings of the nA..w...ri21 Review Beard shall consider applications for a publie Memerial en the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Mem hppn folpri...nth the City CIeFl(and ferward..d to th..nA..mnrW Rpwopw Reard v.Ath Art 267 Pf thp P,-hl*r Arts of 1976,as amended,be ng MCL 15.261 tA I S 27S P-Me notice ofthe time,d;#P 1034 97 Compensation of the Me -.I Reyi.....Q..;rd members may be paid upen prier appropriation and appFaval by the City Couneil. 1024 OR _[reed..m Of iRfAFMAti.... Thp MgmAriA R.,-viei.v Rnwd shall be subject to the Freedem of Information Aet,Act 442 of the Public Acts e 1034.09.-Procedures. (a) Anyone proposing the naming or renaming of a public memorial or street as a memorial shall file an application with the City Clerk,along with the estimated cost of mailing notice for naming or renaming streets. The application shall contain the following information: (1) The proposed name and the basis and significance of the name; (2) The object,site,or street that is the subject of the application; (3) The current name of the object,site or street,if applicable; (4) The effect of the proposed name change upon residents and businesses,if applicable; (5) The projected cost to implement the application proposal,if approved;and (6) Anticipated support or opposition to the application proposal. (b) The City Clerk shall, upon receipt,forward the application to the Memorial Review RearrICITIZEN REVIEW BOARD WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPOSED MEMORIAL. (c) The original naming of streets in a new subdivision is not subject to the requirements of this Chapter 1034 and is governed by Chapter 1234,"Platting Procedure",and Chapter 1236,"Design Standards." (d) When the application is forwarded to the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD,the Board shall, within 90 days of receiving the application,make a written report and recommendation to Council to approve, approve with modification,or deny the application proposal. (e) The MerneFial Review ReaFrICITIZEN REVIEW BOARD shall notify the applicant of any initial scheduled meeting to review the application.At such meeting,the ^ emg-•ia' °^'^^'' °^^ 'CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD shall determine how to proceed to review the application. (1) The CITIZEN REVIEW BOAR DMPmA-"' °^ ^ 13eaFd may require the applicant to provide such additional information as is determined to be necessary for the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD^"^^n^Fial Review RA;md to make an informed report and recommendation and that can reasonably be produced by the applicant in a timely manner. Failure of the applicant to timely provide the information shall not relieve the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD^Aemtmial °n"'^'•' RAard of its obligation to make a report and recommendation to City Council within 90 days of its receipt of the application. (2) The CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD^Aem6mial Rtavipv.,Mapel shall make a determination of the accuracy of the information presented in the application and include such determination in its report and recommendation to the City Council. (3) The CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD shall determine appropriate language to be included in public notices and notifications to affected parties under this chapter,subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.At a minimum,the notices and notifications shall include the identification of the public memorial or street as a memorial to be named or renamed and the cost of such naming or renaming to the City, together with the time, date and location of any subsequently scheduled public hearings or meetings of the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD Mennnrm,' R •°^'•• ReaFel at which the proposed naming or renaming is to be discussed. (4) The City Clerk shall forward an application to the City Council for action unless the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD has forwarded a report and recommendation after 90 days of filing. (f) Upon receipt of the report and recommendation of the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD , or an application from the City Clerk,the City Council shall schedule,within 60 days, a public hearing on the application proposal. At least 30 days prior to the public hearing, notification acceptable in content to the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD and approved as to form by the City Attorney, shall be published by the City Clerk,in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. JIL_ the proposal is to name or rename a street as a memorial,in addition to the newspaper notice,the---,_ Formatted:Underline D1,^^I^^and Pie^""arhaa ' Development D partm^^'CITY CLERK shall cause to be mailed to the owners Formatted:Indent:Left: 0.38" of record of properties with mailing addresses on the subject street,and on street corners of all streets intersected by the subject street, notification of the proposal and the date, place and time of the public hearing,in a form acceptable to the CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD and approved by the City Attorney. THE NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE A RESPONSE FORM WITH RETURN POSTAGE PAID. IF LESS THAN 50% OF THOSE RESPONDING TO THE NOTICE SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL, THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL ONLY FOR DUAL NAMING OR HONORARY NAMING. (g) City Council shall,within 90 days of its receipt of a CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDMemeF',' Revie•••BeaFd report and recommendation or an application from the City Clerk,approve or deny the naming or renaming sought in the application. City Council may, as part of its consideration, refer the report and recommendation or the application to one or more of its standing committees as it may determine appropriate.City Council action shall be by appropriate ordinance or resolution.THE CITY COUNCIL MAY AMEND OR MODIFY A PROPOSED PUBLIC MEMORIAL. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FOR A DUAL NAMING OR AN HONORARY NAMING IN LEIU OF RENAMING A STREET AS A PUBLIC MEMORIAL. (h) The actual naming or renaming shall be effective ^At ';.P. •"AR o^ days a4eF the ppepesal has beenACCORDING TO A PROVISION OF THE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION adopted by City Council.