15b. Policy Statement for Naming or Renaming Public Facilities & Infrastructure
CITY OF CHANHASSEN POLICY STATEMENT
Naming or Re-naming Public Facilities and Infrastructure
Background:
From time-to-time the Council is asked through a request or initiates itself: an action to name or
re-name a public facility and/or infrastructure improvement. Such actions are generally initiated
as an honorarium to someone for extensive public service and/or due to their historical
significance. So as to have some basic ground rules and so as to exercise proper constraint, the
Council wishes to create and adopt a policy governing such requests.
Policy:
Any requests to name or rename public facilities and/or infrastructure improvements need to be
submitted formally to Staff along with the reason and justification for the request and
documentation supporting the change.
Staff will then seek approval from the Council to investigate the request. If preliminarily granted
by Council, Staffwill advertise the proposed naming or name change so as to seek appropriate
input. A public hearing should be scheduled and held following the public hearing the Council
will act on the request.
Each proposal must meet the following criteria:
1. A public facility and/or infrastructure improvements don't already carrying the name under
consideration.
2. The name be associated with a person that has participated in extensive public service, or
3. The name be associated with a person whose actions or deeds carrying historical significance
to the City of Chanhassen.
4. If the action is to consider renaming a public facility and/or infrastructure improvement, the
existing name must be generic such as Chanhassen Park, Elm, Oak, etc.
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