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2. Review of Policy for Naming/Renaming Facilities City Clerk Marian Handa provided the Committee with information on the history of the policy for Naming/Renaming Facilities. Chair Santos commented on several City facilities and structures that could be named for local individuals pursuant to the current policy. City Manager Steve Hollister recalled that in the City of Reedley, people were allowed to dedicate benches along the Rails to Trails bicycle and pedestrian pathway system in honor of individuals. Review of the policy was brought forward at the request of Committee Member Stephens. Committee members suggested reviewing the information, and continuing the discussion to the next meeting. 3. Consideration of Request from San Leandro Arts Council to name the Art Hallway at the Main Library after Mary Green The procedures section of the City Council's Naming/Renaming Facilities policy, contained in Title 1, Chapter 10 of the Administrative Code, states that, ..." the Rules and Communications Committee shall review the requested name change for dispersal to the. appropriate Board or Commission for further review and report its decision to Council." It was the consensus of the Committee to recommend referring the request to the San Leandro Library-Historical Commission for further review. Committee Recommendation: The Committee recommends that the City Council, by motion, refer the request by the San Leandro Arts Council, to name the Art Hallway at the Main Library after Mary Green, to the San Leandro Library-Historical Commission for review and recommendation. 4. Consideration of New Email Naming Convention Ms. Fowler reported on the request by Vice Mayor Starosciak for consideration of alternate email addresses for Councilmembers. By creating email addresses for each Council district (ex: districtl@sanleandro.org), then forwarding emails sent to these addresses to the appropriate member's mailbox, residents could email their District Councilmember if they knew their district but not the name of their current Councilmember. Committee members discussed the idea, commenting that fewer residents know what district they reside in than who their Councilmember is. The Committee discussed the issue of junk email sent through the City's email system, and it was pointed out that a second email address would double the amount of spam that members would receive. The Committee weighed the advantages and disadvantages, and decided to continue the current practice.