APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
90108� s RESOLUTION NO. C.M ..----------
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER CARROLL FIFE
RESOLUTION COMMEMORATIVELY RENAMING THE 1700 BLOCK
OF MARITIME STREET AS 'SERGEANT MORRIE TURNER WAY';
THE 2100 BLOCK OF MARITIME STREET AS 'MAJOR HOW ARD
JACKSON WAY'; AND THE 000 BLOCK OF BURMA ROAD AS
'MAJOR GENERAL JOHN STANFORD WAY', PURSUANT TO LOCAL
PRECEDENT AND THE POLICY AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 77967 C.M.S.
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 34091.1 allows a jurisdiction by resolution to name a new public street or to rename an existing public street; and WHEREAS, the naming of a new public street or the renaming of an existing public street is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; and WHEREAS, the City Council will occasionally honor the contributions of an outstanding individual with commemorative street names or by the renaming of a public street such as with Joe Morgan Way, Herbert Guice Way, Peter Van Kleef Way, Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, Deontae Bush Way, Dorothy King Way, Too Short Way, and Tupac Shakur Way; and • WHEREAS, the City Council in 2003 established procedures for commemorative street naming through Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S. under which the City Council may, by its own motion, consider the renaming of a public street as a tribute to an individual, or as a result of a significant event or activity if one of the following conditions is met:
The individual has positively impacted the lives of a nation or the world; or The name change is related to an economic development or redevelopment activity; or The renaming commemorates a significant historical event; and WHEREAS, the City Council may commemorate a nominee either by: a) retaining the existing street name and installing commemorative plaques or signs; or 2) renaming the existing street for the individual and installing new street signs; and