Adopt Ordinance to Change Civic Center Drive to Veteran's Drive.

The City has received a request from PSD, LLC, owner of the Ramsey Medical Building, to rename Civic Center Drive to Veteran's Drive.  The Ramsey Medical Building will include the Veteran's Administration (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), scheduled to open this fall.

Notification is not required.  The only current building that currently has a Civic Center address is the Ramsey Medical Building, set to open this fall.  In addition, the request has come from the building's current owner.

Street names are officially given as part of the platting/subdivision process.  Civic Center Drive was approved as part of the original Ramsey Town Center plat.  The City has received a request to change the name of this road to Veteran's Drive to coincide with the opening of the VA Clinic.  Changes to street names require the passage of an ordinance.  Civic Center Drive runs along the south side of The COR, parallel to the railroad tracks.  Other impacted addresses appear to be the future rail station and potentially the future Suite Living complex.

The Ordinance was introduced on August 9, 2011, and is now eligible for adoption.

Staff recommends approval of the ordinance changing Civic Center Drive to Veteran's Drive.

The request is being handled as part of regular staff duties.  New street signs will be prepared as part of the public works annual budget.

Motion to waive the Charter requirement to read the ordinance aloud -AND- adopt the ordinance to change Civic Center Drive to Veteran's Drive.

Roll Call Vote:

Councilmember Elvig
Councilmember McGlone
Councilmember Tossey
Councilmember Strommen
Councilmember Wise
Councilmember Backous
Mayor Ramsey