To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY GOVERNING PLAQUES AND MEMORIAL DEDICATIONS IN COUNTY PUBLIC SPACE
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REFER to the Internal Operations Committee the development of a policy governing the installation and ongoing maintenance and management of plaques and memorials in County public space.
FISCAL IMPACT:
To be determined, but it is intended that all costs will be recoverable through fee collection.
BACKGROUND:
Public space is a significant part of the County’s social and cultural heritage and makes a valued recreational, environmental, and aesthetic contribution for people who live, work, and recreate in the County. Plaques and memorials provide recognition and can contribute to an understanding of persons closely associated with this history.
Any decision regarding plaques and memorials needs to consider the balance between the desire to commemorate individuals, the public and aesthetic value of the amenity (likely a bench or picnic table) to which the plaque is attached, the ongoing enjoyment of uncluttered, well-maintained County public space, and cost.
This proposed development of a policy will provide a consistent and standard procedure for assessing requests.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.