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D ecember 1 9, 2 01 9
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Re gular Se ssion
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A P ublic Hearing for a Sub-Committee of the Georgetown City Council for Naming of City
Facilities, P ublic P arklands, and P ublic Streets and discussion and possible action to make
recommendations to the City Council regarding a request to rename the Georgetown Airport to
“J ohnny G antt Regi onal Ai rport” and the Georgetown Airport Terminal building to the “B uz
Landry Termi nal B ui l di ng.”—David Morgan, City Manager.
Adjournme nt
Ce rtificate of Posting
I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that
this Notice of Meeting was pos ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet,
G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily ac cessible to the general public as required by law, on
the _____ day of _________________, 2019, at __________, and remained so pos ted for
at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
City Council Special Meeting
D ecember 19, 2019
S UBJEC T:
P ublic Hearing for a Sub-Committee of the Georgetown City Council for Naming of City Facilities, P ublic P arklands,
and P ublic Stre e ts and discussion and possible action to make re c ommendations to the City Council regarding a request
to rename the Georgetown Airport to “J ohnny G antt Regi onal Ai rport” and the Georgetown Airport Terminal building
to the “B uz Landry Termi nal B ui l di ng.”—David Morgan, City Manager.
I T EM S UMMARY:
The City of Georgetown received a request from J im Schwertner, Chairman of the TX D O T Aviation Advisory Board,
requesting that the City Council consider renaming the Georgetown Airport to “J ohnny Gantt Regional Airport” and the
Georgetown Airport Terminal building to the “Buz Landry Terminal Building.”
P ursuant to the requirements of the City of Georgetown’s “Naming P olicy for City Facilities, P ublic P ark Lands, and
P ublic Streets,” the City Council appointed Councilmembers Kevin P itts and Steve Fought, City Manager, David
Morgan, and Assistant City Managers, Laurie Brewer and Wayne Reed, to a committee to research, review, and study the
recommendations and all its supporting documentation regarding this request.
The purpose of this meeting is to explain the review process and take public comment. Additionally, in accordance with
the Naming P olicy, the City will continue to accept public comments related to this request for thirty (30) days after the
conclusion of this meeting.
Once the public comment period has concluded, the committee will take into consideration all public comment when
making a recommendation to the City Council regarding this request.
F I NANC I AL I MPAC T:
N/A
S UBMI T T ED BY:
Shirley Rinn on behalf of David Morgan, City Manager
AT TAC HMENT S :
Description
R eques t from Jim S chwertner to R ename Airport and Airport F acilities
C ity of G eorgetown Naming P olicy for C ity F ac ilities, P ublic P ark Lands, and P ublic S treets
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RESOLUTION NO. 11-14-06-U
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas
Establishing a Naming Policy for City Facilities, Public Park Lands,
and Public Streets, and Providing an Open Meetings Clause.
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt a written policy for naming City Facilities,
Public Park Lands and Public Streets for the City of Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this Council and the City of Georgetown to establish a
systematic, fair and consistent procedure for naming and renaming City Facilities, Public Park
Lands and Public Streets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS THAT:
That the attached City of Georgetown Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park
Lands, and Public Streets, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein, is hereby
approved and adopted.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place
and subject at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open
to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter
hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 14th day of November, 2006.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
________/s/______________________ ____________/s/__________________
Gary Nelon Sandra D. Lee
Mayor City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______/s/________________________
Patricia E. Carls
City Attorney
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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CITY OF GEORGETOWN
POLICY FOR NAMING CITY FACILITIES,
PUBLIC PARK LANDS AND PUBLIC STREETS
I. PURPOSE
The Purpose is to establish a systematic, fair, and consistent policy and process for
naming and renaming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets. The policy
provides for citizen input, recommendations from a diverse committee, and City
Council approval to adopt all names.
II. INTENT
The success and vitality of the City depends on the contribution and support from
citizens, volunteers, financial donors, community leaders and officials. Honorees may
include individuals, groups, companies or corporations. The City welcomes the
opportunity to honor those who have demonstrated outstanding service and have
worked to enhance our community. A fair and impartial policy is necessary to assure
that naming or dedicating a facility based on an individual, group or corporation is
reserved for those most deserving and appropriate, and to recognize substantial gifts
benefiting the City. Further, naming decisions should not be influenced by personal
prejudice, favoritism, political pressure or temporary popularity.
III. OBJECTIVES
The naming process of City facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets should:
1. Advance the reputation of the City, as well as increase the understanding and public
support for its programs.
2. Ensure ready identification or geographical association by the public.
3. Encourage public participation in the naming, renaming and dedication of City
facilities.
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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4. Encourage naming of City facilities in accordance with the geologic, geographical,
cultural, historical, botanical, horticultural, scientific, or ecological features
indigenous to the site and the community.
5. Encourage the dedication of lands, facilities, or donations by individuals and groups.
IV. CRITERIA
A. GENERAL CRITERIA
The naming of a City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Streets, may be based
upon the following:
1. A significant monetary, grant, donation or bequest to the City toward the
acquisition or development of a public facility;
2. A substantial community service that has had a major impact or benefit to a large
sector of the City from an individual who:
a. demonstrates dedication to service in ways that brings special credit to the
City, or
b. volunteers and give extraordinary help to individuals, families, groups, or
community services;
3. Naming a City Facility, Public Park Land, or a Public Street after a living person
or organization is not recommended. However, there are times when the
community believes it to be the proper and necessary thing to do. The person
should have made a major contribution to the City of Georgetown in either deed
or monetary contribution. The organization also should have made a major
contribution to the City of Georgetown in either deed or monetary contribution.
Honoring a living individual or an organization, will be subject to the most
careful examination.
a. Some criteria considerations could include, but not limited to:
i. A significant monetary contribution toward acquisition or development
of a public facility;
ii. When eighty percent (80%) or more of the value of the property is
donated by the person or organization;
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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iii. When eighty (80%) or more of the cost of development is donated by the
person or organization to the enhancement of the quality of life in the
community;
iv. When a major contribution has been made by the person or organization
to the enhancement of the quality of life in the community;
v. Outstanding accomplishments by an individual for the good of the
community. Quality of the contribution should be considered along with
the length of service by the individual.
b. Implicit to the naming process is the intent of permanent recognition.
Therefore, the process shall be careful and deliberate and, as much as
possible, involve the evaluation criteria as follows:
i. Fine moral character;
ii. Demonstrated leadership qualities;
iii. Nature of the contributions compliment and support the mission of the
City of Georgetown;
iv. Substantial contribution, whether consisting of volunteer service, the
provision of land or monetary donation.
v. Initiative and/or involvement relating to a specific program or project of
exceptional merit, which has extensively and directly benefited the
public.
4. If the City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street is to be named after an
individual, it is recommended that it be after the person has been deceased for a
minimum of two years. Some criteria considerations can include:
a. Same guidelines for living people or organization shall apply;
b. Proposed names commemorating a deceased person(s) shall be considered
only if the living next of kin have approved the request; and
c. Naming a City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street in memory of a
deceased person should not be considered until at least twelve (12) months
after the date of the death of the person.
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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5. Honoring City officials, management, staff or appointed public officials who may
be considered after the employment or public service has concluded for a
minimum of two years.
6. If the City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street is named for geographical,
geologic, historical, botanical, horticultural, scientific, or ecological features
indigenous to the site or to the immediate vicinity of the site, it is recommended
that City Facilities, Public Park Land, and Public Streets be named after City of
Georgetown historic sites, descriptive names, places or features (such as streets,
schools, or natural resources). Names should be chosen after a feature that is
associated with a real characteristic of the site and easy to remember. That
feature should be relatively timeless so that the name does not diminish in
appropriateness with time. Some criteria considerations can include:
a. Use of road names should be controlled to avoid duplication confusion. If
named after a street, it should be adjacent to the park or facility.
b. If named after a geographic location, it should either be associated with the
City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street or immediately adjacent to
the City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street.
c. If named after a subdivision, it should be the subdivision in which the City
Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street is located.
B. CITY FACILITIES
1. As a general policy, City Facilities shall be named in accordance with the general
criteria outlined in Section IV, subsection A.
2. For a location, such as the name of the adjacent street or the related plat or
subdivision.
C. PUBLIC STREETS
This policy only applies to streets after they have been dedicated as public.
1. As a general policy, Public Streets shall be named in accordance with the general
criteria outlined in Section IV, subsection A.
2. A public street shall not be renamed unless the owners of two-thirds of the linear
feet of the abutting property agree to change the name of the street. Individuals
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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and groups submitting the request shall be required to provide a notarized list of
the concurring property owners’ agreement.
3. The name of a street that is located within a designated historical district shall
not be changed unless there are compelling reasons for the change.
D. PUBLIC PARK LANDS
1. As a general policy, Public Park Lands shall be named in accordance with the
general criteria outlined in Section IV, subsection A.
2. Regional/City level parks may be named after a geographical designation, a
predominant physical feature of the land, a historical name, organizations, or the
name of an individual.
3. Community and neighborhood level parks should be named after the
subdivision which dedicated the land, the name of the neighborhood,
organizations, or the name of an individual.
4. The suffix “park” should be added to the name of the park.
5. Areas, facilities, and accessories such as playgrounds, pavilions or sport fields
within a park can be named differently using the above stated criteria.
V. RENAMING OF CITY FACILITIES OR PUBLIC PARK LANDS
Renaming of a City Facility, Public Park Land, or a Public Street is strongly discouraged.
The primary reason is to not diminish the original justification for the name or discount the
value of the prior contributors. If a City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street is
proposed to be renamed, it is recommended that only those City Facilities, Public Park
Lands, or Public Streets named for geographic location, outstanding feature, or subdivision
be considered for renaming. City Facilities, Public Park Land, or Public Streets named by
deed restriction cannot be considered for renaming.
Once a City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street is named after an indvidual, the
name of the public property should not be changed unless there are compelling reasons
presented for the change. Requests to change a name should be subject to the most critical
examination, so as not to diminish the original justification for the name or discount the
value of the prior contributors.
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Exhibit “A”
Resolution No. 11-14-06-U
Policy for Naming City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and Public Streets
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VI. PLAQUES, MARKERS, MEMORIALS
Recognition shall include site signage, including a permanent plaque, sign, or marker. The
decision concerning type, design and size of site signage shall rest with the City Manager, or
his designee. All plaques, signs, or makers shall be in compliance with the City of
Georgetown’s current design regulations.
VII. CITY FACILITY, PUBLIC PARK LAND, OR PUBLIC STREET FEATURES
Important and substantial City Facility, Public Park Land, or Public Street features within a
named area may be given a name other than the name of the principal area, using the same
guidelines as used for naming areas.
VIII. PROCEDURES
A. SUBMISSIONS OF REQUESTS
Requests for the naming or the renaming of City Facilities, Public Park Lands, and
Public Streets shall be submitted in writing to the Office of the City Manager. The
person(s) submitting the request shall provide background information regarding the
rationale behind the request, including biographical information if the proposal is to
name the property for an individual. Any letters from appropriate organizations and
individuals which provide evidence of substantial local support for the proposal shall be
submitted at that time.
B. SUBMISSION TO COMMITTEE
The City Manager shall submit the request to a committee consisting of the City
Manager, Assistant City Manager, the Assistant City Manager for Utility Operations, the
Director of Community Services and two (2) appointed Councilmembers. Said
committee shall research, review, and study the recommendations and all its supporting
documentation. A Public Meeting will be conducted regarding the request and
thereafter allow thirty (30) days after the Public Meeting for public comment.
C. SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL
The committee shall submit its recommendation regarding the request to the City
Council. The City Council will review all City Facility, Public Park Land, Public Street
naming and/or name change requests, and shall be the final authority for all such
decisions.
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