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Commissioner Price said she would like to make the request that the Board have this discussion this evening. Commissioner Jacobs said what the manager is proposing covers Commissioner Price's petition as the amendment reflects the issue of room naming and the issue of naming if funds are secured. Commissioner Jacobs said Bonnie Hammersley incorporated both petitions in this proposed amendment. Commissioner Dorosin said he does not think the proposed amendment incorporates both petitions. He said a facility cannot be named after someone except for the two exceptions of funds having been donated or the leasing of a property that is already named. He said if someone was still living and had not donated funds, the building could not be named after them. John Roberts said that is the correct reading. He referred to 2.1.7 that noted the Board of County Commissioners could make exceptions to the policy at any later date or add language now. Commissioner Price said she read the proposed amendment the same way as Commissioner Dorosin and it seems 2.1.2 contradicts 2.1.5. Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Board can make exceptions at any time, why amend it in the first place. Commissioner Jacobs said it is good to have specificity. He suggested taking a portion of the 2.1.2 and put it as an exception under 2.1.5. He said he assumed they were doing both for living people and those who secure funds. He said creating a 2.1.5 a, and b, and c should cover all points. Commissioner Price said that is agreeable. Chair McKee said to move 2.1.2, leaving out to include buildings, and make it under 2.1.5. Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a reason that facilities cannot be named after living persons. Commissioner Burroughs said sometimes the advantage of the naming a facility after a deceased person is that their life is complete and known. She noted the example of a school sports field being named after a living coach, who was later found to be a pedophile. Commissioner Jacobs said naming facilities after living people can become political, whereas those who are deceased are more of a matter of community consensus to honor someone. He said this was to avoid the difficulties of honoring a living person who may not be the most deserving. Chair McKee said the Board still has the ability to make exceptions. Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated the points Commissioner Burroughs and Commissioner Jacobs made. He said he personally believes in honoring people who are still living. PUBLIC COMMENT: Good evening. I am Beverly Blythe, and tonight I come before you with a resolution that deals with the renaming of County buildings. The Friends of the Senior Center for Central Orange Board had extended an invitation to the BOCC to attend our meeting last September, and Chair Earl McKee and the County Manager were gracious enough to attend. At that time we indicated we had a resolution in support of renaming the Central Senior Center, and you asked us to wait and present it at the same time the changes came before the Board on this policy. Each of you has been given a copy, and I have extras if someone in the audience