Honorary Street Dedication Cal No 31 901 COMMUNITY

Honorary Street Dedication Cal. No. 31, 901 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – JULY 19, 2017 Office of Councilmember La. Toya Cantrell District “B” 504 -658 -1020 lcantrell@nola. gov

Honorary Street Name Dedication Information Overview CPC Study National Examples Proposed Ordinance 31, 901 Qualifications Restrictions Costs and Fees Review Process Design of Signage Next Steps

Overview The City does not currently have a policy related to honorary street dedication. It is burdensome to change the official map for street name changes because EMS, NOPD, and other critical departments all have to update their systems. 2015 – Two street name changes were approved: A four block portion of Carondelet was renamed to Robert C. Blakes, Sr. Drive An eleven block portion of La. Salle Street was renamed to Rev. John Raphael Jr. Way 2013 – Two street name changes were approved: A one block portion of University Place was renamed to Roosevelt Way A one block portion of Jumonville Street was renamed to Fore. Kids Drive

CPC Study City Planning Commission (at the request of Councilmember Cantrell by M -15 -444) produced a study on honorary street names The staff studied at least seven cities that successfully implement honorary street dedications (Shreveport, LA; New York, NY; Charleston, SC; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI) and, Staff recommended an honorary street naming policy be implemented to honor individuals without having to change the official map

National Examples New York, NY Chicago, IL

Proposed Ordinance 31, 901 Adds a “Street Names” section to the City Code Creates an honorary street name dedication process Up for Council vote 7/27/17 Vetted by multiple city departments including CPC and DPW

Qualifications Potential honoree must: Have made a demonstrable and significant positive impact on the community or contributed to the cultural, economic, educational, intellectual, political, or scientific vitality of the community or have made an extraordinary contribution in the service of humanity; Must be a natural person. No juridical entities shall be considered; Not have already been honored with an official street name or honorary dedication; and Be deceased. Only people can be considered for honorary street name dedications signs (not places, groups, businesses, etc. )

Restrictions Only one to three contiguous blocks may be proposed for honorary street dedications The signs are only valid for 10 years (After which the applicant can reapply) Vieux Carre is exempt Signs can be removed at any point as deemed necessary by City Council motion

Costs and Fees An application fee of $450 is required The applicant will absorb the entire cost of the street sign fabrication and installation which will be determined by DPW during their review process. The signs will not be fabricated or installed until the check is received by the city.

Review Process DPW receives application Council Research (45 day review) (45 days) Clerk of Council Vote (60 days of receipt)

Design of Signage The intent is to create one standard sign that will be used as a template for all honorary signs The process for this has not been finalized, but will include input from multiple partners including: City Planning Commission and Design Advisory Committee Department of Public Works The Arts Council

Next Steps City Council vote 7/27/2017 Design of street sign to include public review and vetting City to host Honorary Street Name Dedications online (ex. ww. honorarychicago. com) Questions? Office of Councilmember La. Toya Cantrell District “B” 504 -658 -1020 lcantrell@nola. gov