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CITY OP DUBLIN
AGENDA S~ATBMENT
City Council Meeting Date: June 27, 1994
SUBJEC~ :
Request for Placement of Blue Ribbons
as a Jenny Lin Awareness Campaign
Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson
EXBIBI~S A~ACBED:
None
RBCOMMJ!lN])ATION:
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Allow installation and subsequent removal of blue ribbons
for no more than two weeks at the civic center, parks, and
on street trees, subject to conditions
FINANCIAL S~A~:
If volunteers properly install and remove ribbons, the cost
to the City will be limited to minor staff time
DESCRIP~ION: On June 21, 1994, Staff received a telephone call from Pat
Lee, who is representing the Jenny Lin family of Castro Valley. Jenny Lin was a 14-
year-old girl recently killed in Castro Valley, and the murderer is still unknown
and at large.
Pat Lee has developed a "blue ribbon" campaign to raise awareness of this crime and
to try to generate clues to the apprehension of the murderer. The significance of
the "blue" ribbons is that blue was Jenny Linrs favorite color.
Ms. Lee is requesting that her volunteers be allowed to place the blue ribbons
around the City and is making similar requests of other cities in the area.
Should Council decide to allow this blue ribbon placement, Staff would recommend
that this be done with the following conditions:
1) That the ribbons be in place for no more than two (2) weeks.
2) That the ribbons be placed only at the civic Center, City Parks, and on City
street trees, but not in the medians for safety reasons.
3) That no staples, tape, tacks, or glue be used. Tying the ribbons with string
or ribbon is acceptable.
4) That the ribbons not be placed on regulatory signs.
5) That local press releases be made concurrently with the installation of the
ribbons to explain the significance of the program.
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