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5. Street Name Policy Draft <br />Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer explained the City received a request <br />from residents to change the street name of the segment of County Road B West to <br />Cleveland Avenue. This portion is scheduled for reconstruction in 2025. <br />Chair Ficek was not sure there is a real solution to what the City Council calls the <br />circular motion where the residents come up with a street name and the City is ok <br />with it and it goes to the County who may decide it is not a good name and then it <br />comes back to the City for further discussion and approvals. He thought if it comes <br />to that the City would need to deal with it then. <br />Ms. Lowry did not think the County had a formal process for this so she did not <br />think it would be really hard and she did not see this coming up a lot. <br />Member Fergus wondered if the wording could be changed from "The petition must <br />include the new name requested", it could say "The petition must suggest a new <br />name". The petitioners would not be signing a petition that states the road will be <br />named "X", so it is easier to negotiate with the County on a name. <br />Ms. Lowry was not sure what the City Attorney said about the signatures, but she <br />did not think they are legally required. She thought it was just to get the buy in. <br />Mr. Freihammer agreed and explained it is more or less to demonstrate that there is <br />support. He did not think there is a perfect process for this. <br />Member Luongo thought this policy was aimed more for individual homeowners <br />but renaming a street could also affect people living in apartments so she was not <br />sure if they should put in the policy to acknowledge people who live on the street <br />versus people who own the property. <br />Ms. Lowry explained staff did talk through that with the City Engineer and left it <br />as property owners and there was a reason for that, but she was not sure about the <br />reason. <br />Mr. Freihammer thought legally for a petition the person has to be a property owner <br />but certainly the notification can notify the people in an apartment building so those <br />people can talk to the building owner or come to a meeting to voice their concerns. <br />He thought the wording in section D to read "All property owners and tenants <br />within one thousand feet will be notified..." He noted the tenants would not be a <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />