B | Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-32: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, changing the name of Agassiz Street to ____; providing for severability, authority for clerical corrections, and establishing an effective date | ||||||
Management Analyst Sarah Langley provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: AGASSIZ STREET RENAMING BACKGROUND & COUNCIL DIRECTION ESTIMATED COSTS NAME SUGGESTIONS/VETTING PROCESS SURVEY RESULTS RATIONALES OF TOP 5 RESULTS QUESTIONS/COUNCIL DIRECTION Deb Harris addressed Council in support of changing the street name to Wilson Riles. Narvia Riles Bostick submitted a written comment in support of changing the street name to Wilson Riles. Alexa Hart submitted a written comment in support of changing the street name to Wilson Riles or Dr. Charles Drew. Gregg Ensminger submitted a comment card in opposition to changing the name of the street. Council expressed appreciation for the outreach to residents and the public engagement process for soliciting possible names. They discussed the history of Wilson Riles and his impact on Flagstaff. They also discussed some of the other names submitted including Annie Watkins Lane, Code Talker Way, and Pluto Place. Due to another street in Flagstaff named Wilson, Council agreed that the name should be abbreviated to WC Riles to avoid confusion. They also discussed the possibility of providing compensation for the affected property owners for the inconvenience associated with having to change their street address however, there was not majority support for compensation. Council expressed a desire to develop an education component to the renaming that highlights who Wilson Riles was and his impact on the Flagstaff community. |
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Moved by Councilmember Jamie Whelan, seconded by Mayor Coral Evans to read Ordinance No. 2020-32 by title only for the first time with the name W C Riles. | |||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, CHANGING THE NAME OF AGASSIZ STREET TO W C RILES DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AUTHORITY FOR CLERICAL CORRECTIONS, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | |||||||