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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 048-95 BannerPolePolicy RESOLUTION NO. 48 - 95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING POLICY FOR USE OF CITY BANNER POLES ON SAN RAMON ROAD WHEREAS, the adopted policy for use of the banner poles provides only the option that the City maintenance crew will install the banner; and WHEREAS, the City would like to provide more than one option to organizations wishing to use the City' s banner poles to advertise events; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin adopts the revised policy for use of the City's banner poles which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 1995. AYES: Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: g: lagenmiscXresobpo K2/5-8-95/resobpol. doc. EXltIBIT "A" POLICY OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN REGARDING INSTALLATION OF ADVERTISING BANNERS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY INTENT: This policy is to regulate the installation, materials, scheduling, removal, insurance, and other items related to banners placed within the City of Dublin right-of-way. ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofit organizations advertising activities which benefit City of Dublin residents may apply for a permit to erect and maintain a banner. APPROVING AGENCY: The Public Works Director shall be the approving entity for applications wherein all guidelines of this policy are clearly met and shall issue an encroachment permit for same. The City Council shall be the approving entity where exceptions to the policy are requested or where the Public Works Director has denied the permit. If such applications are approved by the City Council, the Public Works Director shall issue the encroachment permit. The banner shall be installed by the City of Dublin maintenance department. FEES: The applicant shall be charged an encroachment permit fee for usage of the banner poles. There shall be no possibility of waiver of the fee. The applicant shall additionally be required to pay the cost of installation or provide a professional installer as noted under "Installation Options" below. INSTALLATION OPTIONS: The applicant shall have the following options for installation of the banner: a) If the applicant wishes the City maintenance crew to install the banner, the applicant shall deposit a minimum of $500 with the City to cover the cost of installation and removal. The applicant shall agree to pay the actual cost of installation and removal, as well as any cost of interim maintenance of the banner. b) If the applicant wishes to provide a professional installer, the installer must submit a certificate of liability insurance which names the City as an additional insured (in additional to the certificate submitted by the applicant) and must submit a traffic controlplan for review and approval by the Public Works Department. The installer must additionally agree in writing to maintain the banner during the time the banner is on the banner poles. TIME LIMITS: The application for banner installation shall be submitted not later than one month in advance of the desired installation of the banner, and no sooner than one year in advance of the proposed installation. Any one agency may not erect a banner any more frequently than four times in any one calendar year. No banner, for any event, may be erected for longer than two weeks and no more than one banner erected for any one event. LOCATION: The banner shall be erected and displayed at a location approved by the City Council. EXHIBIT A OF RESOLUTION 2 Revised Banner Policy (Revisions shown in italics) MATERIALS: The banner shall be designed and made by a company whose business it is to design and construct banners. The design shall be sufficient to handle wind loads as specified in the latest adopted Uniform Building Code. The banner shall conform to the specification which is provided by the Public Works Department. Deviation from the specification shall be grounds for rejection of the banner. INSURANCE: The applicant shall carry liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and shall provide a Certificate of Liability Insurance which names the City, its agents and employees, as additional insureds. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: The City Council and/or Public Works Director may impose additional conditions as necessary to control banner installation, maintenance, and removal. The City Council may waive or change any of the guidelines within this policy as conditions may dictate on any installation; except that the encroachment permit fee shall not be waived in any case.