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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 27 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 19, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Ceremonial Street Naming Policy <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Ordinance Amending Chapter 33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Related to the <br />Ceremonial Naming of Streets <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 33 of the Municipal Code by <br />adding Article XI relating to the ceremonial naming of streets. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On January 18, 2022, the City Council expressed an interest in recognizing outstanding <br />individuals who have made a significant impact on their community through the <br />commemorative or honorary naming of streets. <br />To allow for the recognition of individuals and philanthropic organizations that are of <br />particular importance to the City of Santa Ana or have made significant contributions to <br />improving the quality of life in the city, the proposed ordinance (Exhibit 1) amends Section <br />33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code by adding Article XI to create regulations allowing <br />the ceremonial naming of streets. In conjunction with the municipal code amendment, a <br />ceremonial street naming application (Exhibit 2) has been developed, which will be <br />submitted to the Public Works Agency by the applicant, along with the corresponding <br />processing, fabrication, and installation fees. <br />The proposed Santa Ana Municipal Code amendments were developed by an Ad Hoc <br />Committee of the Environmental Transportation Advisory Commission (ETAC) composed <br />of the ETAC Chair, Brain Germain, and Commissioners Nathanial Greensides and Dorian <br />Romero. On March 8, 2022, ETAC voted to approve the proposed amendments and to <br />present them to the City Council for consideration. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact is associated with the action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.