CC RESOLUTION 4387RESOLUTION NO. 4387
A RESOLUTION OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL DEFINING
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF
FLAGS
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. It is in the public interest to establish a policy guiding the display of the flags in City
facilities and/or public rights of way;
B. The most appropriate method of implementing such policies and practices is to adopt this
resolution and authorize the City Manager to implement the provisions specified within
this resolution.
Section 2: The City Council defines public facilities and the public right of way covered
under this resolution as follows:
A. Right -of -Way: City -owned property that includes street light poles and/or other fixtures
that are appropriate for use in displaying the flag of the United States and/or other flags
the City Council may designate as being appropriate for public display.
B. Downtown Specific Plan Area: The retail/commercial section of the City centered on
Main Street and bounded by El Segundo Boulevard to the south, Mariposa Avenue to the
north, Standard Street to the East and Richmond Street to the west.
C. Parks: City -owned facilities that are utilized as recreation or open space sites and trail
areas. Park sites included developed and undeveloped park areas and designated open
space areas.
D. City Facilities: City -owned facilities, including, but not limited to City Hall, the Police
Station, Fire Station #1, Fire Station #2, Library, Gordon Clubhouse, Joslyn Center, City
Maintenance Facility, City Water/Wastewater Facility, City parking lots and various
water /wastewater facilities.
Section 3: The City Council adopts the following guidelines with respect to displaying flags:
A. General: The United States flag will be displayed on the street light poles in the public
right of way in the City's downtown area on the following holiday periods: Presidents
Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4`h of July, Labor Day, and Veteran's Day. The flags will
be installed by the City at appropriate display locations at least 24 hours before and
removed at least 48 hours after the holidays stated above. In the event that work
schedules cannot accommodate those timeframes, due to a holiday occurring on a
weekend, or another day in which City employees are not scheduled to work, the
timeframes for installation and removal may be adjusted accordingly.
B. Special Events: The City Council may direct staff to display the United States flag on
City rights -of -way and facilities for specific periods of time other than the holidays listed
above. In such instances, the City Council will specify the beginning and end dates for
display of the flags and designate the city facilities and/or rights of way where the flags
will be displayed.
Section 4: The City Manager shall be responsible for developing an administrative policy
that formalizes the procedures and guidelines established herein.
Section 5: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ,
ATTEST:
Cindy Morfesen, City C1 6W
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Karl H. Berger,
Assistant City)
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution
No. 4387was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor
of said City, and attested to by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 7th day of September 2004, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: McDowell, Boulgarides, Busch, Jacobson, Gaines
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Cindy moiUsen, City Clerk