Clarke College Banner Request
DU~~E
~ck~
MEMORANDUM
October 31, 2005
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Clarke College Banner Request
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser is recommending City Council approval tor
Clarke College to install 17 banners in the public right-ot-way. The banners will be
mounted on private, historic light poles recently installed by Clarke College, however,
the banners will extend over the sidewalk,
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
(l1J kML
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
,
~ i
C,,'.
",....
'. I
,~
-':<1 -
D~~~E
~Yk-~
MEMORANDUM
March 9, 2004
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager (r II C(
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manag~
TO:
SUBJECT: Clarke College Banner request
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of Clarke College
request for the installation of banners on Public Right of Way.
Discussion
Attached is a memo from Building Services Manager Rich Russell recommending
approval of the installation of banners along Clarke Drive near the Atrium Building. A
total of 17 banners will be mounted on private, historic light poles recently installed by
Clarke College as part of improvements to their campus. However, due to the banners
extending over the sidewalk, City approval is required for installation. While the city
ordinance provides for the City Manager to approve revocable license applications, the
City Council had previously requested that they review all future banner requests. City
staff has reviewed this request and is recommending approval.
Reauest
The requested action is for City Council to approve the request of Clarke College to
install banners on public right of way.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
October 31,2005
TO: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Rich Russell, Building Services Manager
RE: Clarke College Banners
The purpose of this memo is to request permission (on behalf of Clarke College)
to place seventeen (17) banners on street light poles near the Atrium building
along Clarke Drive right-of-way.
I have attached a plan view of the banner locations for your review and can offer
the following details about the banners:
. The banners will be 16" wide by 24" tall
. The message will be "Clarke College"; with a possibility of their logo
as well
. The banners will be 9' 6" above the sidewalk
. The college has a ribbon-cutting on Thursday and would like to
assure the banners are in place
The banners meet the attached policy. Bill Schlickman of Engineering has been
advised of the proposal.
Please advise if they are permitted.
cc: Bill Schlickman, wlo attachments
I
D~~~E
~ck~
MEMORANDUM
April 4, 2003
FROM:
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
~ Russell, Building Services Manager
Mike Koch, Public Works Director "r;l, oJ
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager~
TO:
SUBJECT: Banners in Right of Way
Recently the Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau contracted with a
company to install community banners throughout downtown. This program is intended
to complement the wayfinding signage program planned for downtown and replaces the
banner program that was discontinued by Dubuque Main Street. In light of this recent
effort, I thought it would be good to remind you of the banner sign process that was
established several years by the City Manager's office. The process is as follows:
1. Sign Contractor or representative of not-for-profit organization submits request
for banner sign permit with Building Services Department.
2. Building department reviews not-for-profit status, eligibility (no specific
advertising) and verifies that the installation will be undertaken by a licensed sign
contractor.
3. Engineering Department verifies banner location and utility pole ownership
(public or private). If private, Engineering alerts applicant that written permission
is needed for poles that are privately owned.
4. Engineering field inspects banner installation for size, height, design (slitted),
traffic safety, visibility and appropriate installation (approved brackets).
5. Engineering monitors banners for condition (torn banners, broken brackets etc.)
and duration.
6. Copies of all correspondence related to the banner request should be copied to
the City Manager's office who will issue final approve for the request.
Organizations eligible to install banners are not-for-profit organizations or institutions.
Banners may only be located on light fixtures adjacent to the organization's property.
.
.
,
For example, a request by Finely Hospital to hang banners is allowed as long as the
above conditions are met and the location of the banners may only be around Finely
Hospital. The exception to this is the community banner program originally initiated by
Dubuque Main Street and now the Chamber of Commerce, which encompasses the
downtown district. Please distribute this memo to appropriate staff in your department
to serve as a reminder for future requests.
Cc: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel