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Home My WebLink About3.3 - 2314 2018 Military Banners Presentation Page 1 of 2 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 20, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Presentation of Banners to 2018 Military Banner Program Participants Prepared by: Suzanne Iarla, Management Analyst II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will present 2018 Military Banner Program participants with their individual banners. The Military Banner Program honors active duty military personnel or military veterans that reside or have immediate family in the City of Dublin. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Present individual banners to Military Banner Program participants (honoree or banner sponsor). FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A DESCRIPTION: On January 9, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 07-18 Approving the Creation of a Military Banner Program (Program). The Program honors active duty military personnel or military veterans that reside or have immediate family in the City of Dublin. The Program allows for someone to sponsor a banner (for a fee) to honor an active duty member or veteran. The banners display a photo of the honoree, along with their name, rank and branch of service. The banners were on display between Memorial Day and Veterans Day (May - November 2018). The banners were located on City street light poles along Dougherty Road between Scarlett Drive and Amador Valley Boulevard, in the vicinity of Parks Reserve Forces Training Area. The banners were well received by the community. Fifteen military personnel were honored in the program this year: Juan Aguillen - U.S. Army Sergeant (Veteran) Page 2 of 2 Donald Biddle - U.S. Army First Lieutenant (Veteran) Robert Boboc - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (Veteran) Randall Cole - U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Veteran) Charles "Bud" Donaldson - U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Veteran) David Edward - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (Veteran) Petty Officer First Class Lewis-Meneses, U.S. Navy Richard Nicomedez - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (Veteran) Apolonio Rivera - U.S. Navy Airman (Veteran) Janine Thalblum - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (Veteran) Anthony J. Totaro - U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Veteran) Private First Class Van Bonn, U.S. Marine Corps Retired Commander Steve Vonheeder, U.S. Navy Retired Major David J. Yahiro, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Young, U.S. Army Banner sponsors and some honorees will be in attendance at the City Council meeting to receive their banners. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Program participants have been invited to attend the meeting. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution 07-18 Approving the Creation of a Military Banner Program 2. Walking Tour Flyer with Map of 2018 Military Banners RESOLUTION NO. 07 — 18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING A MILITARY BANNER PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City Council desires to recognize the contributions by local military service members to our community and nation through the establishment of a Military Banner Program; and WHEREAS, the Program is intended to honor active duty military personnel or military veterans that reside in, or have immediate family in the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, the City's street banner program helps to create a sense of place; and WHEREAS, expanding the banner program along Dougherty Road near Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (a.k.a. Camp Parks) will help to connect the community with the military base and the new Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve the creation of the Military Banner Program, attached hereto as Exhibit A. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of January, 2018, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Goel, Gupta and Hernandez, and Mayor Haubert NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: frrj Mayor ATTEST: Cf,t4 City Clerk Reso No. 07-18, Adopted 1/9/2018, Item No. 8.2 Page 1 of 1 litil PAFBOAULIN Military Banner Program THE NEW AMERICAN BACKYARD PURPOSE: To establish a Military/Veterans banner program to honor active duty military personnel or military veterans that reside in, or have immediate family in the City of Dublin. The program provides the opportunity for an active duty member, veteran or family members of either, to purchase a banner displaying a photo of the honoree, along with their name, rank and branch of service. BANNER DISPLAY: The City will display the banners between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The Military Banners will be clustered along Dougherty Road in the vicinity of Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (a.k.a. Camp Parks). After the display period, banners can be presented to the honoree (or applicant) at a future City Council meeting or other event. In future years of the program, staff will evaluate offering the option to display the banner for a second year, at a reduced fee, based on the popularity of the program. ELIGIBILTY: The honoree must be an active duty member or military veteran (Honorably Discharged) of the United States Armed Forces. The honoree must be a current resident of Dublin or have immediate family members that reside in the city. APPLICATION PROCESS: The application form will be available online (and in hardcopy upon request). For 2018, the deadline will be Friday, March 30. Applications will be processed in the order received and upon space availability. As part of the application process, the applicant is responsible to provide: verification of military status proof of residency an official military photo of the honoree that meets the City's standards regarding size and image quality APPLICATION COST: The cost to sponsor one banner in 2018 is $230. Payment will not be collected until after the application has been approved. QUESTIONS: If you have questions or need help to complete the application form, please contact Suzanne larla, Management Analyst II 925-833-6650 suzanne.iarla @dublin.ca.gov Walk along Dougherty Road between Amador Valley Boulevard and Scarlett Drive to see the 2018 Banner Program honorees. Roundtrip walk is approximately one mile. In early 2018, the Dublin City Council created a new street banner program to honor local veterans and active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Community members sponsored individual banners honoring a service member who lives in Dublin or who has immediate family in Dublin. These banners will be on display along Dougherty Road between Memorial Day and Veterans Day 2018. If you have questions about Dublin’s Military Banner Program, or would like to be kept informed about sponsorship opportunities next year, please email banners@dublin.ca.gov or call (925) 833-6650. 2018 MILITARY BANNER PROGRAM 2018 MILITARY BANNER PROGRAMWALKING TOUR HONORING THOSE WHO SERVE Amador Valley Blvd. Mariposa Cir.Camp Parks Blvd. Sca r l e t t D r . / I r o n H o r s e T r a i lDougherty Rd.Steve Vonheeder U.S. Navy Retired David Edward U.S. Army Veteran Apolonio Rivera U.S. Navy Veteran Randall Cole U.S. Army Veteran Robert Boboc U.S. Air Force Veteran Janine alblum U.S. Army Veteran First Lieutenant Young U.S. Army Anthony J. Totaro U.S. Air Force Veteran David J. Yahiro U.S. Army Retired Richard Nicomedez U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Juan Aguillen U.S. Army Veteran Donald Biddle U.S. Army Veteran Private First Class Van Bonn U.S. Marine Corps Petty Ocer First Class Lewis-Meneses U.S. Navy Charles “Bud” Donaldson U.S. Air Force Veteran Map not to scale±