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2021-09-07 Ex 10CITY OF OKEECHOBEE  763-3372 Ext. 9812(863) FAX (863) 763-1686 EMAIL: rbrock@cityofokeechobee.com CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED FORM TO: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 55 SE 3RD AVENUE,ROOM 201 OKEECHOBEE,FLORIDA 34974 ATTN:Robin Brock, Executive Assistant NAME:Okeechobee Main Street - Bridgette Waldau, Arts & Cuture Alliance ADDRESS:111 NE 2nd Street - Okeechobee, FL 34972 TELEPHONE:863-357-6246 Email:info@okeechobeemainstreet.org MEETING: REGULAR X SPECIAL WORKSHOP DATE: Sept. 7, 2021 Please state the item you wish to have placed on the agenda: Hometown Veterans Banner Program. Please state what department(s) you have worked with: City in general and parks. Please state desired action by the City Council: Permission to place personalized hometown veteran's banners in the downtown area during the month of November to celebrate our local veterans. Please summarize pertinent information concerning your request and attach applicable documents: Please see page 2 & 3 If a presentation is to be made, please limit the time to ten minutes unless otherwise approved by the Mayor. SIGNED BY: _____________________________________ DATE: _______________ August 26, 2021 Okeechobee Main Street CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM – Page 2 of 3 Okeechobee Main Street is planning a banner program to celebrate our local veteran hometown heroes. We would like to place personalized banners in the downtown area on the existing light poles from November 1 until the end of November or until the City places their Christmas banners. We will be working on a campaign effort to get the funding and sponsors. Each banner will have a photo of a local veteran being honored, along with their service information. We will be encouraging photos of veterans in uniform. We are basing this campaign on ones that other Main Streets have been successfully doing for many years. We feel this would be a great way to add to the Veteran’s Day celebrations and show our local veterans our support. We are attaching an example of banners done in other towns. Please note that Okeechobee Main Street will be designing the banners and have then printed locally. Veterans and/or their family will be given the banner after they are removed. Okeechobee Main Street wants to make this an annual ongoing program that we know the community will love and will also bring people into the downtown area. Okeechobee Main Street CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM – Page 3 of 3 Examples only – OKMS will design banners that will be consistent in style and color.