City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Ken Zuidervaart, Planning Director
Date: 01/09/2024
Subject: Electronic Message Center Usage Policy
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the resolution adopting the Electronic Message Center Usage Policy.
BACKGROUND:
In June of this year, 2023, the City Council approved the purchase and installation of an electronic message center (EMC) sign to be located in front of City Hall adjacent to Wilma Avenue. United Signs has installed the sign and is now awaiting an electrician to run power to energize the new sign, which is anticipated to take place the second week of January.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
City staff put together a draft Electronic Message Center Usage Policy template that City Council reviewed at their December City Council meeting. At that meeting staff received direction from the Council regarding some minor changes to the draft policy. The changes have been incorporated into this final version and the Electronic Message Center Usage Policy is now ready for final adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
Attachments:
1. City of Ripon Electronic Message Center Policy - clean version
2. City of Ripon Electronic Message Center Policy - redlined version RESOLUTION NO. 24-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON ADOPTING THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER
USAGE POLICY
WHEREAS, at the June 13, 2023 City Council meeting, the City Council approved the purchase and installation of an Electronic Message Center sign to be located in front of City Hall adjacent to Wilma Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ripon recognizes that there may be interest from public agencies and Ripon nonprofit organizations to display messages on the Electronic Message Center sign; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ripon is desirous of having a process in place to establish the City of Ripon’s guidelines for the use of this Electronic Message Center sign and any future message center signs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ripon approves the Electronic Message Center Usage Policy attached as Exhibit “A”.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 9th day of January, 2024, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gary Barton, Council Member
SECONDER:Dean Uecker, Council Member
AYES: Zuber, de Graaf, Barton, Uecker, Restuccia
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
LEO ZUBER, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk