AGENDA ITEM
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CARLO TOMAINO
CITY MANAGER
BY: KIMBERLY BOLES
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
SUBJECT:
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DISPLAY OF COMMEMORATIVE FLAGS
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Summary:
Per Resolution No. 2021-10-6442, the City Council will consider the display of commemorative flags for the upcoming year. After this initial agendized discussion, staff will return to a subsequent City Council meeting with a resolution supporting the City’s display of the selected flags.
Strategic Plan Goal(s):
Goal No. 5 High-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication, recruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of City services.
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Recommendations:
1. Consider the list of commemorative flags to be displayed for calendar year 2025.
2. Direct staff to return and bring to a future City Council meeting a resolution memorializing the commemorative flags to be displayed for calendar year 2025.
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Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommendations. The City’s practice is for the flags to be purchased by the requesting party and provided to the City for the duration of the display.
Background:
On October 8, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-10-6444 establishing the Commemorative Flag Policy. Subsequently, at its meeting on October 26, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-10-6642, amending the Commemorative Flag Policy by shifting the review process earlier in the year to allow the month of January to be considered as part of the annual display calendar and clarifying where flags would be displayed in the event the City receives fewer than three flags (Attachment A).
Pursuant to the amended Resolution, in November of each year, the City Council will consider the display of commemorative flags for the following year. After an initial agendized discussion, staff will return to a subsequent City Council meeting with a resolution supporting the City’s display of the flags chosen. A majority of the City Council must vote affirmatively for said resolution in order for the City to officially display the selected commemorative flags.
For Calendar Year 2024, following the above process and as noted below, the following commemorative flags were displayed in Signal Hill (Attachment B):
Analysis:
Per the provisions of the Policy, the City Council will consider the display of one or more commemorative flags for 2025 during tonight’s discussion. For the upcoming year, and in advance of this item, the City received two requests from members of the City Council to display commemorative flags in 2025 (Attachment C) as follows:
Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council review and consider the proposed list of commemorative flags for display during the 2025 calendar year. As noted, the City’s Commemorative Flag Policy requires adoption of a resolution at a subsequent City Council supporting the City’s display of the flags chosen for Calendar Year 2025.
Attachments:
A. Resolution Amending the Commemorative Flag Policy
B. 2025 Commemorative Flag Schedule
C. Commemorative Flags for Consideration