A. In accordance with Chapter 2.87 ACC, the city encourages private donations to the city to support various city programs and city operations, which may include without limitation, the cost of acquisition, installation and maintenance of monuments on city property. The city prefers to receive private donations in the form of funds that may be used by the city to review, design, fabricate, acquire, install and/or maintain monuments, rather than the donation of a completed monument.

B. However, the city may from time to time, at city’s sole option, consider accepting a completed monument as a form of government speech; provided, that the monument meets the city’s approved government speech topics and also meets all of the other criteria set forth in this chapter and in any related administrative guidelines or procedures. After city council’s acceptance of a monument, which acceptance shall be through an appropriate process approved by the city council, and subject to city’s explicit approval of installation of the monument upon city property, title to the monument shall vest with city and the city may remove, relocate and shall otherwise have sole control over the monument.

C. While the city appreciates donations of monuments to the city, the city is under no obligation to accept any donated monument even if the monument meets, or could be said to meet, all of the criteria set forth in this chapter. The city’s decision to accept a donated monument may also depend upon the cost to the city of design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of the monument and site considerations, among other factors.

D. The city may, at its option, decide for budgetary reasons to prioritize monuments where the city expects to receive donated funding to cover the cost of design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of the monument. Unless otherwise agreed by city council, the donor of a proposed monument is responsible for providing the city with funds to cover the cost of review, design, fabrication, installation and maintenance to ensure adequate care for the monument. (Ord. 6480 § 1, 2013.)