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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
August 9, 2011
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: Thad Phillips, Community Services Director
SUBJECT:APPROVE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOMINEES TO THE COMMUNITY
WALL OF FAME, LOCATION OF THE WALL OF FAME AND
APPROPRIATE UP TO $20,000 FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF THE WALL
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approve:
1. Requirements for nominees to the Community Wall of Fame
2. Location of the Wall of Fame
3. Appropriate up to $20,000 from the Art in Public Places Fund, for design and
construction
DISCUSSION
At the July 12, 2011 Council Meeting, the formation of a Wall of Fame Committee and
nominating policy were discussed. During that discussion, staff was given direction on
various requirements and procedural goals to bring back the item for future
consideration. Here is an overview of staff’s proposal:
The City Council will make the final decision regarding nominees for the Wall
of Fame.
The City Council would appoint a Wall of Fame sub-committee of two (2)
Council Members to review nominations.
The Council would create a ten (10) member Citizen Review Committee for
residents to review nominations and submit recommended nominees to a City
Council sub-committee. Each Council Member shall select two (2) members,
subject to approval by the entire City Council.
The duties of the Citizen Review Committee shall be advisory in nature,
including review and making recommendations to the City Council Wall of
Fame sub-committee.
Nominations for the Wall of Fame will be accepted from the community at
large.
Spokespersons would present nominee’s qualifications (a 3-5 minute
presentation or in writing of 200 words or less giving details of the person
being nominated) to the Citizen Review Committee.
Nominations would be accepted by the Citizen Review Committee annually
between September – January and presented to the Wall of Fame sub-
committee in February. Sub-committee will then review the nominations in
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March for Council consideration in April. The annual recognition and
installation would occur in June.
Applicants will be asked to submit a 5” x 7” photo of the Wall of Fame
nominee for a photo archive to be maintained by the City.
Current elected officials are not eligible for Wall of Fame consideration.
A maximum of five (5) inductees would be allowed in the first year and a
maximum of two (2) inductees a year thereafter.
Staff evaluated various sites and after review, recommended an area outside the
entrance of the city hall. An existing wall that follows the contour of the main Council
Chambers’ exterior wall will be utilized.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of modifying and incorporating an art design into the existing wall to
accommodate memorial plaques and reconfiguring the hardscaping and landscaping in
the general area of the Wall of Fame is estimated at no greater than $20,000 from the
Art in Pubic Places fund.