Street Naming:
This new policy provides formalized guidance for existing practices, while allowing the incorporation of best practices from other jurisdictions. The new Street Naming Advisory Committee (replacing the Nomenclature Committee) will review street naming applications received from both developers and the general public. The Committee will also solicit feedback from the Inclusion Advisory Committee, and other groups as required, in order to support a more equitable and diverse selection of names. The policy also addresses the issue of street renaming requests. Such requests will only be considered if there is an engineering rationale or the continued use of the name would not be in the best interest of the City. Requestors must be City residents or property owners and will need to provide a petition with support from a majority of property owners on the Street before the request will be processed for further consideration.
Key Considerations/Implications: 1. Budget/Financial Implications: There are no expected immediate financial implications and the policy will not result in any immediate cost increases. The policy does note that City will not reimburse any costs that may be incurred by any property owner due to reassignment. The naming and renaming of streets have associated costs for the City (signage, staff time, contractor time), which are not currently allocated in any budget. When seeking approval of a specific new street name or a street to be renamed, Council will be provided with an estimated cost for implementation. 2. Partners or Other Stakeholders: Inclusion Advisory Committee (IAC) St. John’s Regional Fire Department Other emergency services (police, ambulance) St. John’s Transportation Commission Electrical utilities and telecommunications providers 3. Alignment with Strategic Directions/Adopted Plans: “An Effective City” Goal: “Work with our employees to improve organizational performance through effective processes and policies”. 4. Alignment with Adopted Plans: This policy will interact with the Development Regulations, as developers will be required to follow the new process for street naming. 5. Accessibility and Inclusion: The IAC will be consulted prior to adding names to the Reserved Street Names Inventory. 6. Legal or Policy Implications: The Office of the City Solicitor has reviewed and approved the policy. 7. Privacy Implications: Implementation of the policy will require compliance with the City’s Privacy Management Policy and the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The City’s Access and Privacy Analyst was consulted during the development of the policy, procedures and related forms. 8. Engagement and Communications Considerations: Discussions with the Marketing and Communications Division have begun regarding communications of the new policy. Once the policy is operational, there will be ongoing engagement requirements for any street renaming and the Committee will discuss how to proceed with the Organizational Performance and Strategy Division. 9. Human Resource Implications: The policy will be implemented with existing human resources. However, should the City receive an influx of multiple requests for street renaming over a short period of time, additional resources may be required. 10.Procurement Implications: For streets that are named or renamed, there will be a need for contracted services to install signage, using approved procurement policies and procedures. 11.Information Technology Implications: Not applicable. 12.Other Implications: Not applicable.
No other place name policies
