CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Veterans and Military Families Advisory Committee's Review of the Military Banner Program
MEETING DATE: April 16, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Mandy Stephens, Management Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Rebekah Kramer, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Receive and file the Veterans and Military Families Advisory Committee Military Banner Program Recommendation.
DISCUSSION
At the February 5, 2025, Special City Council Meeting, the Council directed City staff to present the Military Banner Program (“Program”) to the newly established Veterans and Military Families Advisory Committee (VMFAC) for review and discussion, including consideration of an application fee waiver.
On March 17, 2025, during a regular Veterans and Military Families Advisory Committee meeting, the members discussed and evaluated the program’s structure and recent policy updates. They reviewed comparisons to similar programs in neighboring cities, including Murrieta, Temecula, and Lake Elsinore. The discussion focused on the number of banners installed, their locations, the individuals the banners honor, the duration for which they are displayed, and the costs incurred by the City and applicants.
Table 1 on the following page was presented to the Committee for a side-by-side comparison of Menifee’s Program with those of the surrounding cities.
City of Menifee Staff Report
VMFAC review of the Military Banner Program.
April 16, 2025
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TABLE 1
Program
Criteria
Menifee Murrieta Temecula Lake Elsinore
Number of
banners
300 banners 30 banners 33 banners 50 banners
Service type Active
Duty/Veteran
Active
Duty/Veteran
Active Duty Active Duty
Display time 2 years 1 year 6 months to 1 year 2 years
Fee $135.00 $25 donation No fee $150.00
After evaluating all the relevant factors, the committee members present unanimously voted to recommend continuing to administer the Program under the policy provisions adopted by the City Council on November 15, 2023, with no modifications. The current policy is included in the attached staff report presented to the Committee.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Community Engagement and Social Infrastructure.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. March 17, 2025 VMFAC Military Banner Program Staff Report and Current Policy