Title
Approval of Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Regarding the Naming of Olympia Parks and Park Facilities
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading an ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 12.62.050 to allow the City Council in limited circumstances to name a park or park facility after an individual who is alive.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an ordinance that in limited circumstances would allow a City of Olympia park or park facility to be named after an individual who is alive.
Staff Contact:
Jonathon Turlove, Associate Director, Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8068
Presenter(s):
None - Consent calendar item
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis has not changed from first to second reading.
The City of Lacey Board of Park Commissioners recently recommended that the Lacey City Council re-name the Lacey Woodland Trail the "Karen Fraser Trail" to honor the State Senator's contribution to the region and her long history of public service. The Woodland Trail is an interconnected regional trail system which includes the Lacey Woodland Trail and the Olympia Woodland Trail. In light of this, if the City of Lacey re-names their portion the "Karen Fraser Trail", Council may wish to consider re-naming Olympia's portion with the same name. The current ordinance would not allow this since Senator Fraser is a living person.
Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) 12.62.050 states, in part, "Parks and park facilities shall not ordinarily be named for living persons unless they have stipulated the name as a condition of donation." The proposed amendment to the OMC would add an exemption to the prohibition on naming for living persons for parks and parks facilities that are regional and reads "or unless the park or park facility is part of a regional facility that is named in conjunction with other governmental entities."
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