CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA




  Agenda Date:         March 1, 2021

  Action Required:     Resolutions

  Presenter:           City Council (Councilor Hill, liaison to Historic Resources
                       Committee)

  Staff Contacts:      Jeff Werner, Historic Preservation & Design Planner
                       Alex Ikefuna, NDS Director

  Title:               Honorary Street Designations Policy and Consideration
                       of Requests

Background:
On September 21, 2020, City Council passed a motion to request from the Historic Resources
Committee (HRC) a review of and recommendations on the policy and process for the Honorary
Street Designation program and input on the applications submitted for consideration.

The mission of the HRC is to advocate for historic preservation; to promote an appreciation of
local historic resources, both tangible and intangible; and to encourage and coordinate, with
appropriate municipal agencies, civic organizations, institutions and individual scholars, the
documentation and interpretation of local history.

On February 16, 2021, City Council heard a follow-up presentation from the HRC.

Discussion:
See agenda memo from February 16, 2021 (attached). By motion Council approved the
following honorary street designations on February 16, 2021:
1.     4th Street N.W. (between West Main Street and Preston Avenue) shall be given the
honorary name “Black History Pathway”, and
2.     10th Street N.W. (between Preston Avenue and Henry Avenue) shall be given the
honorary name “Byers-Snookie Way”.

Council will consider additional honorary street designations and discuss policy.

Attachments:

Resolution
February 16, 2021 agenda memo and supporting documents.