TITLE
HOLD a public hearing and consider a resolution renaming Rosewood Drive to “JD Aycock Boulevard.”
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO RENAME ROSEWOOD DRIVE TO“JD AYCOCK BOULEVARD”
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Planning and Development Services
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Rosewood Drive is a public street that runs north-south from the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard (FM 2410) to a future terminus onto Chaparral Road. Rosewood Drive is classified as a 90’ minor arterial on the City’s current Thoroughfare Plan. City staff has been approached by Councilman Brockley Moore to honor Texas House Representative Jimmy Don Aycock by having a street named in recognition of his contributions to the city of Killeen and public education within District 54. Councilman Moore is requesting to change the name of Rosewood Drive to “JD Aycock Boulevard”.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
Article IV, Chapter 25 of the Killeen Code of Ordinances provides a process for street name changes. Section 25-118 of this Chapter specifies that “Applications for a street name change may be considered for any one (1) of the following reasons, which must be specified in the application:
(1) To establish continuity of the street’s name;
(2) To eliminate name spelling duplication, phonetic duplication, or misspelling;
(3) To bring coherence to the street numbering designation (east, west, north, south);
(4) To provide necessary roadway designation (Street, Road, Lane, Circle, Drive, Boulevard, and similar designations);
(5) To honor a person, place, institution, group, entity, event or similar subject;
(6) To enhance a neighborhood through association of the street name with its location, area characteristics, history and similar factors."
Pursuant to Code section 25-120:
In all instances where it is the city's recommendation that a street name be changed, the department head shall file a request for a change of the name of a street with the department of planning and economic development. The written request shall state the present official name of the city street, the proposed new name, and a statement of reason or reasons from among those listed above, claimed for such a name change.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact associated with this action involves changing the appropriate street signs to reflect the changed name of “JD Aycock Boulevard”. Staff provided Council with a breakdown of the projected city sign (local) cost, which is approximately $1,975. Staff is estimating that TXDOT signage would cost approximately $30,270. Funding for the local street sign cost is available in street maintenance account (redflex) number 243-0000-495.42-37.
RECOMMENDATION
Councilman Moore’s street name change request is consistent with Code Section 25-118 (5) which is to “to honor a person, place, institution, group, entity, event or similar subject” with regard to street names. The Planning Staff has reviewed the Bell County tax rolls and determined that one property owner will be affected by the street name change. That property is addressed as 6101 Rosewood Drive. The property owner, AJH Timber Ridge Estates, L.L.C., which owns the undeveloped property, Lot 7A, Block 17, Timber Ridge Estates Phase Three Replat, has been notified of the request and the date/ time of the City Council meeting where it will be considered. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the street name change request from Rosewood Drive to “JD Aycock Boulevard.”