REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Selecting Relay for Life City Team Name for the 2019 American Cancer Society fundraiser
Report
BACKGROUND
At the January 29, 2019 meeting, the City Council heard a presentation by Santa Clara Relay for Life about its 2019 signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The Relay for Life raises funds for life-saving cancer research studies, crucial patient care programs, and education and prevention initiatives, as well as brings communities together to remember loved ones lost and honor survivors of all cancers. Santa Clara Relay for Life will host its next annual walk on April 27-28, 2019 at Townsend Field at Buchser Middle School.
Following the presentation, the Council decided to form a City of Santa Clara team to participate in the 2019 Relay for Life and directed staff to hold a contest for the public to suggest a City team name.
DISCUSSION
From Feb. 4 - Feb. 22, 2019, staff conducted a social media contest on Twitter, Facebook and Nextdoor for the public to submit team name suggestions. Twelve submissions were received and are, as follows:
Team Name Submission
Clara 4 Life
The Santa Clara Cure-Ators
The Santa Clara Conquerors
The Santa Clara Superheroes
The Walk and Rollers
Mission City Trailblazers
Walkers United
Center of What's Possible
Run for your Life
Team Santa Clara: City on a Mission to Find a Cure
Mission City Impossible
Mission City Miracles
To select the City's 2019 Relay for Life team name, the City Council can determine the process from the following options:
* Option 1- Follow a voting method similar to the Commission voting method.
o Per these rules, if there are five (5) or more team names which there are, the Council will cast one vote each for their two desired names. Only one vote per team name is allowed. A Councilmember may choose to vote for only one applicant but will relinquish the other vote.
o For the vote tally, the Clerk will announce the two names that received the hig...
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