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maintenance for the City. He talked about the lack of grading. He stated the memorial is <br />a private problem on private property. We have had other people come and want to build <br />a memorial park. He did not want to remember that tragedy every time he went to the <br />pazk. If people want memorials, they should be putting them on private property. He felt <br />this opens us_ up to too many questions and he will not vote in support of this. <br />Mayor Ramsey stated he is not opposed to it but he does see a lot of problems with it. He <br />is concerned with what could be written on the bricks. <br />Mr. Fischer stated this is not a memoriam to that building or to that entity. It's a <br />celebration of the Police Department and the Fire Department and all those others who <br />were there. It's an ongoing recognition coupled with bringing a memorial to others who <br />wish to memorialize someone. He stated, with regard to the word on the bricks, he has <br />seen some instances where there are only certain wording to choose from. <br />Councilmember Dehen stated that the Police and Fire Departments do a great job but <br />that's their job. Other people make tremendous sacrifices as well. The Rotary is a <br />wonderful organization but his greater question is why the Rotary -why not the John <br />Dehen Organization for example. He asked if he could build a memorial in one of our <br />parks. His example means we need criteria to allow people/groups to put things in our <br />parks. <br />Pazks Supervisor Riverblood reported that the City Council did adopt a policy that <br />addressed language and a donation policy for the parks and he offered he could supply <br />that to the Council. <br />Councilmember Dehen asked who gets priorities every time someone comes in with such <br />a request. <br />Director of Public Works Olson stated that there was some discussion about having a <br />central memorial location in one area. <br />Councilmember Jeffrey felt it's a great project. This is not about a private person on <br />private property -this is to celebrate public safety service. The reason we pulled the <br />project that was requested last year is because it was in someone's yard. It was for a <br />single person. He stated he has seen a lot of parks where you can buy bricks, etc. He <br />added that he has the same concern about language and who can buy the bricks but we <br />can work on acceptable language and then limit it to that. <br />Councilmember Wise stated that he, too, likes the project and that his concern is the <br />content. He suggested maybe designating a certain area for pets as well. <br />Mr. Olson stated that it would be helpful to know if the Council is okay with the general <br />location. We would not want to go too faz to the east. <br />Mr. Fischer stated that this memorial would not exceed the 52-foot area. <br />City Council Work Session - Mazch 30, 2010 <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />