R-8758
CCS:SEM:se:memreso Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: May 24, 1994
RESOLUTION NO. 8758
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
GOVERNING THE PLACEMENT OF MEMORIALS
AND TRIBUTES IN CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, the City provides public parks for active
recreational use and passive celebration of natural beauty by the
general public; and
WHEREAS, members of the public wish to memorialize friends or
relatives at or in conjunction with a favorite park or recreational
activity; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Commission has adopted the
following policy regarding the placement of memorials in parks,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. To endorse the following policy of the Recreation
and Parks Commission adopted by them on October 21, 1993:
POLICY REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES IN CITY PARKS
City parks are a scarce resource provided for active recreational
use and passive celebration of natural beauty by the general
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public. The Recreation and Parks Commission recognizes the desire
of members of the public to memorialize or pay tribute to deceased
friends or relatives at or in conjunction with a favorite park or
recreational activity. The Commission believes that placement of
memorials or tributes to private individuals in City parks must be
governed by a policy that preserves a positive experience for the
public in the park, ensures that all costs of a memorial or tribute
are borne by those requesting it, and provides a net benefit to
park users.
The following types of memorials are authorized on the following
conditions, subject to specific approval which shall be given on a
case by case basis consistent with the foregoing policy:
0 For a minimum contribution of $25 to the City's tree fund
or recreation scholarship fund, a memorial certificate may be
provided to the family or friend and the gift may be acknowledged
in an annual report kept on file at the Santa Monica Public
Library.
0 For a donation to the tree fund of the value of an
existing tree and the cost of staff time and materials, as
determined by the Director of Community and Cultural Services, a
small memorial plaque of a uniform design determined by the
Director of Community and Cultural Services and bearing the species
name and the name of the individual honored may be placed at the
base of the tree.
0 For the cost of acquisition and installation, a bench,
drinking fountain or other public amenity certified as needed and
consistent with park design standards by the Director of Community
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and Cultural Services may be donated. An appropriate memorial
plaque, as determined by the Director of Community and Cultural
Services, may be affixed to the donated amenity.
0 Placement of free standing memorials to individuals in
parks will be considered only when the individual memorialized is
of extraordinary stature and the memorial is exceptional in design.
An extended approval process involving appropriate commissions and
City Council action will be required.
When a park is scheduled for renovation, no plaques or amenities
may be placed until park design standards and amenity selections
are finalized.
The City will not bear responsibility for replacement of lost,
stolen or vandalized plaques.
SECTION 2 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full
force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 31st day of May, 1994.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 8758 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the City Council held on the 31st day of May, 1994 by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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