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City of Topeka
Council Action Form
Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org

May 9, 2017

DATE:	May 9, 2017
CONTACT PERSON:	Doug Gerber, Interim City Manager	DOCUMENT #:
SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT:	10th Street Bridge Naming to Nick Chiles Memorial Bridge	PROJECT #:
CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY	006 Communication / 003 Requests
CIP PROJECT:	No
ACTION OF COUNCIL:	Discussion 05-02-17	JOURNAL #:
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DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:

RESOLUTION introduced by Interim City Manager Douglas Gerber regarding the bridge located at Southeast 10th Street and Branner which shall be named and dedicated as the Nick Chiles Memorial Bridge.

(Approval would name and dedicate the bridge located at SE 10th Street and Branner as the Nick Chiles Memorial Bridge.)

POLICY ISSUE:

Pursuant to Resolution No. 7698 the City Manager shall forward the request to the Governing Body for consideration within 30 days of receiving the completed application.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the Governing Body move to approve the resolution.

BACKGROUND:

Upon submission of a proposal to the City Manager for naming or renaming of a City facility, the applicant(s) shall prepare in writing, information including the current name (if any), location of the property, the proposed name of the property, a complete description of the contribution(s) of the individual(s) for whom the naming/renaming is proposed or the reasoning for the name proposed (if not an individual), and background history on the present name of the premises. Strong consideration will be given to maintaining current names of City facilities named for individuals whose contributions were previously honored.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

There is no budgetary impact to the City. The signs and mounting hardware will be purchased by the applicant totaling less than $500.

SOURCE OF FUNDING:

Not Applicable.

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