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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />6, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A CITY <br />COUNCIL POLICY ON THE DISPLAY OF <br />FLAGS AT CITY FACILITIES; <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE <br />ANNUAL DISPLAY OF THE PRIDE FLAG <br />AT CITY HALL <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,6F) <br />CITY MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />D As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 " Reading <br />C7 Ordinance on 2ri° Reading <br />El Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Public Hearing For _a <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt a resolution to establish a City Council policy on the display of flags at City facilities. <br />2. Adopt a resolution in accordance with such policy to authorize the annual display of the <br />Pride Flag at City Hall to commemorate Harvey Milk Day and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and <br />Transgender Pride Month. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the September 15, 2015 meeting, City Council voted to display the Pride Flag under the City <br />of Santa Ana Flag at City Hall annually from May 22 through June 30 in commemoration of <br />Harvey Milk Day and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. <br />Additionally, City Council directed staff to develop a broader policy regarding the display of other <br />commemorative flags that City Council may authorize to be displayed for a period of time at City <br />Hall. Staff recommended that such a policy be incorporated with a general policy regarding the <br />ongoing display of all other flags at City facilities, including provisions for the display of flags at <br />half -staff. <br />At the April 5, 2016 meeting, staff presented a City Council Policy on the Display of Flags at City <br />Facilities (flag policy), where the City Council expressed concerns regarding the scope of the <br />proposed flag policy. City Council directed that the Legislative Council Committee review the <br />proposed flag policy at their subsequent meeting and develop an equitable and broad policy for <br />City Council consideration at a future meeting. At the July 12, 2016 meeting, the Legislative <br />Council Committee reviewed and recommended that the proposed City Council policy be <br />presented for City Council consideration with minor adjustments, including a time limit on the <br />55F -1 <br />