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Home My WebLink About2017-08-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - FALLEN VETERANS MONUMENT PROJ P2013 (2)Agenda Item: 23 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Q:° AGENDA REPORT UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7, CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: 1 j4 _ " DATE: August 22, 2017 SUBJECT: FALLEN VETERANS MONUMENT, PROJECT P2013 - CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION FOR DESIGN REVISION DEPARTMENT: Public Works PRESENTER: Damon Letz RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council: 1. Provide direction on the design revision of the front panel of the Fallen Veterans Monument, which will remove the World War I heading. 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval. BACKGROUND In August 2015, Mr. Bill Reynolds, a representative of the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Memorial, Inc. (SCV VM), proposed to the City Council that a monument to honor the military veterans of the Santa Clarita Valley who had been killed in action be erected in the City of Santa Clarita (City). Over the following months, Mr. Reynolds prepared a design and proposed the monument be installed in the Veterans Historical Plaza, which was ultimately approved by SCVVM and cleared by the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission (Commission). On August 23, 2016, City Council approved Mr. Reynolds' artist's depiction of the monument and proposed location at the Veterans Historical Plaza. At the February 28, 2017, City Council meeting, the City Council approved the front and back panel design for the Fallen Veterans Monument in the Veterans Historical Plaza, as well as the request to extend the existing pergola over the monument and provide City funding and staff support. The design presented by Mr. Reynolds did not include a heading for World War I or any names of Santa Clarita veterans who were killed in action during that war. The motion to Page 1 Packet Pg. 235 approve the project as proposed included the provision that further research was needed to determine if there were Santa Clarita veterans killed in action during World War L If the names of the fallen veterans were identified these could be included on the monument. Pursuant to City Council direction, Mr. Reynolds revised the design of the front face of the monument to include a heading for World War I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION As directed, Mr. Reynolds has searched for records of any Santa Clarita veterans killed in action during World War L His efforts included researching or contacting: Washington, D.C. Office of Congressman Steve Knight; Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Defense Manpower Data Center; National Archives and Record Administration; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Secretary of California State Archives; History Department at the California State Library; Los Angeles County Recorder's Office; Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society; and Leon Worden with Santa Clarita Valley TV, News, and History. He has been unable to identify any Santa Clarita residents killed in action during World War I. Mr. Reynolds is now proposing the removal of the World War I heading from the monument. Attached are the City Council approved design for the front face of the Fallen Veterans Monument with the World War I heading and the revised design proposed by Mr. Reynolds that removes the World War I heading. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impact. ATTACHMENTS Fallen Veterans Monument Front with World War I Heading Fallen Veterans Monument Front without World War I Heading Page 2 Packet Pg. 236 •o ' 23.a {,S OF ... 1773 S 00 o � THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVETH FOREVERMORE WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR 11 KOREAN WAR GARRYWINGFIELD JAMES A BARLETT ALBERT E THOMAS ROBERT R CONE PERRY L CHERRY ROBERT L WHISLER AUGUST A RUBEL LAWRENCE E KENASTON GILBERT D MONTENEGRO ALBERT L MOORE JOHN A WARD DONALD E MORISSETT THOMAS M ROSS JAMES N REDMAN RAYMOND G KELLY FRANKPWHITMORE ARCHIBALD K BEALL ROBERT R FOSE OZAL R SMART EDWARD D CONTRERAS EUGENE E DARR JACK L HARLAND JOHN CORDOVA VIETNAM WAR IRAQ - DAVID L REEDER JOSEPH S GODWIN TERRY D GEMAS ELMER R L ABLES JR BRUCE W ST LOUIS FRANK D ORTEGA JOHN W BORDERS JR MICHAEL A FAY CARL RADTKE CHARLES C SMITH JR STEPHEN R PETERSON HENRY C KLINGER GARY A TURNBULL GARY R MONTELEONE * Honoring all known and unknown Santa Cla rita Valley residents who perished in war since WWI BRI, RICH Cc JOS€ DEN STEI JOF IP y RU IN COD WE TRUST THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVETH FOREVERMORE 23.b 3 ? N WORLD WAR If KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR IRAQ GARRYWINGFIELD JAMES A BARLETT ALBERT E THOMAS DAVID L REEDER ROBERT R CONE PERRY L CHERRY ROBERT L WHISLER JOSEPH S GODWIN AUGUST A RUBEL LAWRENCE E KENASTON GILBERT D MONTENEGRO TERRY D GEMAS ALBERT L MOORE JOHN A WARD DONALD E MORISSETT ELMER R L ABLES JR THOMAS M ROSS JAMES N REDMAN RAYMOND G KELLY BRUCE W ST LOUIS FRANKPWHITMORE ARCHIBALD K BEALL FRANK D ORTEGA ROBERT R FOSE OZAL R SMART JOHN W BORDERS JR EDWARD D CONTRERAS EUGENE E DARR MICHAEL A FAY JACK L HARLAND JOHN CORDOVA CARL LRADTKE CHARLES C SMITH JR _ STEPHEN R PETERSON HENRY C KLINGER GARYATURNBULL GARY R MONTELEONE * Honoring all known and unknown Santa Clarita Valley residents who perished in war since WWI BR RICI C 1051 DEI STI JO 1 RI