File #: ORD. 2024-134    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 5/10/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/28/2024 Final action: 5/28/2024
Title: To designate the 2200 block of Gordon Avenue in honor of Gilda Marie Hines. (8th District)
Patrons: Reva Trammell, Vice President Ann-Frances Lambert, Cynthia Newbille, Ellen Robertson, Andreas Addison, Katherine Jordan, President Kristen Nye, Nicole Jones
Attachments: 1. Ord. No. 2024-134

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To designate the 2200 block of Gordon Avenue in honor of Gilda Marie Hines. (8th District)

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WHEREAS, upon information and belief of the Council, Gilda Marie Hines, resided in the City on Gordon Avenue;

WHEREAS, upon information and belief of the Council, Gilda Marie Hines was a long serving employee of the City of Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities for 29 years;

WHEREAS, upon information and belief of the Council, Gilda Marie Hines worked at Oak Grove Playground, Blackwell Community Center, and Fonticello Park and was known as “the Playground Lady”;

WHEREAS, upon information and belief of the Council, Gilda Marie Hines was respected for her work in the community and the contributions she made to the lives of young people who visited the parks;

WHEREAS, the City desires to memorialize Gilda Marie Hines’ contributions to the city of Richmond by designating the 2200 block of Gordon Avenue in her honor; and

WHEREAS, because this designation is honorary only, the provisions of sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, do not apply to the designation made hereby or to any signs erected pursuant to this ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE,

THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:

§ 1.                     Designation of Street Block for Honorary Name. The 2200 block of Gordon Avenue shall be designated in honor of Gilda Marie Hines, pursuant to this ordinance.

§ 2.                     Effect of Designation.  The designation of the street block made pursuant to this ordinance shall be honorary only, shall not replace the existing name of the street, and shall have no effect on the address of any property with an address on the designated street block. The sole effect of designation pursuant to this ordinance shall be to authorize the placement of commemorative signs in accordance with this ordinance memorializing the designation in honor of the named person.

§ 3.                     Administration of Ordinance. The Department of Public Works shall implement this ordinance by installing, as soon as practicable after the adoption of this ordinance, and maintaining commemorative signs in accordance with this section. The commemorative signs shall be clearly distinct from the street signs used to identify the street block in question such that a reasonable person could not conclude that the commemorative signs reflect the actual name of the street. The commemorative signs (i) shall be affixed to a sign pole installed at each end of the block designated in section 1 of this ordinance for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of this section or to any existing sign identifying the road designated in section 1 of this ordinance located at each end of the block designated in section 1 of this ordinance and (ii) shall bear the name of the person set forth in section 1 of this ordinance.

§ 4.                     Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.