ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Meals Hill Renaming Subcommittee Final Report Recommendations
SUBMITTED BY: Council Member Austin Love, Council Member Olivia Foster & Council Member James Devens
FISCAL NOTES:
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Unencumbered Balance: n/a
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RECOMMENDATION:
The subcommittee recommends that Council adopt the 5 recommendations outlined in their report.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Attached is the Meals Hill Renaming Subcommittee report that outlines the below 5 recommendations of the committee:
1. Name the parkland on Meals Hill “Nayurluku Park”
a. Ensure all signage includes the phonetic spelling of the Sugcestun name (neigh-og-lou-goo)
b. Consider having at least one location where visitors can hear an audio recording of how to properly pronounce the name (e.g. a QR code to a link of the audio recording)
2. Confirm the meaning and spelling of Nayurluku
a. This would also include confirming the phonetic spelling of the name
3. Add a sign within the park generally describing the Sugpiaq culture and how they specifically utilized the Valdez area
4. During a later phase of development, install Suqpiaq artwork inside the park
5. Confirm the meaning of Suacit
a. Does it mean “people of the place that rises into view” or “warlike people”?
b. Depending on the outcome of this inquiry, this may have impacts on other initiatives or actions in Valdez (e.g. the Meals Hill art installation proposed by Port Valdez Company or the naming of Suacit Hall at Prince William Sound College)
Adoption of Committee Report by Council:
Process under Robert Rules of Order 51:11
“When a report contains recommendations… the reporting member or committee member usually makes the necessary motion to implement the recommendations at the conclusion of his presentation, provided he is a member of the assembly…”