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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 5, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-g <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Property Naming Policy <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Orange County Property Naming Bonnie Hammersley, 919-245-2300 <br /> Policy-AMENDED 12-05-2016 <br /> 2) Orange County Property Naming <br /> Policy-AMENDED 11-17-2015 <br /> 3) Orange County Property Naming <br /> Policy-AMENDED 3-03-2009 <br /> 4) Orange County Property Naming <br /> Policy-AMENDED 11-09-2005 <br /> 5) List of County Named Facilities <br /> 6) Comparison of Naming Policies <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the amended the Orange County Property Naming Policy as <br /> directed by the BOCC at the November 10, 2016 work session. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the November 10, 2016 Board work session, in response to a <br /> petition from Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, the BOCC discussed the Orange <br /> County Property Naming Policy. Included in the discussion for clarification were the <br /> following issues: <br /> • Under what circumstances should a property be named <br /> • What can be named <br /> • Should a county property be named for a living person <br /> • Definition of renaming a property <br /> The BOCC discussed the issues and requested the following amendments to the policy <br /> (Attachment 1): <br /> Section 2.1.3: Add "after a public participation process" <br /> Section 2.1.5 (b): Remove "monetary" <br /> The previous amendments to the Orange County Property Naming Policy are attached <br /> for review as well as the list of County named facilities and naming policy comparison. <br /> (Attachments 2 — 6). <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact related to this discussion. <br />