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Staff Report for City Council Facilities and Transportation Committee Discussion and Possible Action to Recognize Former Mayor Tony Santos According to Title 1 Chapter 10 of the San Leandro Administrative Code
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council Facilities and Transportation Committee make a recommendation to the City Council on the naming or renaming of a public structure or facility after former Mayor Tony Santos, or other form of recognition, according to the procedures in Title 1 Chapter 10 of the San Leandro Administrative Code.
BACKGROUND
On April 15, 2019, the City Council directed staff to schedule a discussion at the Rules Committee and/or Facilities Committee of how to formally honor Mayor and Councilmember Tony Santos who passed away on April 15, 2019.
Chapter 10 of the San Leandro Administrative Code (Attachment 1) provides the procedures for naming/renaming properties and facilities such as a building, structures, parks, public rights of way, recreation areas, individual rooms in City facilities, and the renaming of City streets, to celebrate those individuals who have made a significant contribution to the City.
In the case of an individual who is deceased, the following guidelines apply:
* The individual for whom a facility is to be named must be deceased at least one hundred eighty (180) days;
* The individual for whom a facility is to be named (or renamed) must have been one of the following:
o Long-term resident of the community or owner of a business in the community who has made significant, notable, and tangible contributions to the facility or property in question or to the San Leandro community at large.
o Elected official or employee of the City whose accomplishments and contributions to the community clearly demonstrate a commitment over and beyond that which would otherwise be normally associated with the performance of their work;
* There must be a well-defined connection bet...
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