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44 ~. The Center shall be responsible for erecting and maintaining appropriate sign(s), in accordance with applicable provisions of the City's sign ordinance. Such signs will capture the concept of the Monument and the means and purposes for which it is intended to be used. Said sign(s) shall also provide a phone number which visitors to the Monument may call should they have questions concerning the Monument or its use. C. Education and Programming. The Center shall be responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting a series of events centered around the Monument. These events shall be designed to inform the general public of the symbolism of the Monument and what the Constitutional right of free speech entails. Events will include explanations of the established legal exceptions to the Constitutional right of free speech, including, but not necessarily limited to: obscenity, slander and libel, threats, incitement of lawless behavior, fighting words, and fraudulent misrepresentation. Events will also be designed to encourage thought and discussion concerning the responsible exercise of the right of free speech in all forums, including the Monument. These events will be ongoing, scheduled not less than one every three months, and coordinated with other events and groups making use of the downtown mall and amphitheater. The Center shall form a committee made up of a number of area residents to assist in the planning of such events. D. Upkeep and Maintenance. The Center shall be obligated and shall have sole responSibility for maintaining the Monument, and the City shall be under no obligation whatsoever to make any repairs or to perform any maintenance to the Monument during the term ora Lease Agreement with the Center. At all times, the Monument shall be kept by the Center in good order, condition and repair, of equal quality and class with the condition of the Monument at the time of its original construction. The Center shall be obligated to perform ongoing cleaning and maintenance of the Monument, to include, without limitation: cleaning all slate surfaces ("wiping the slate clean"), and removing flyers or posters, no less frequently than once per week, Within twenty-four (24) hours of discovering any damage to the Monument (e.g., structural damage such as chipped concrete or slate; or surface defacement, such as marks made by non-chalk materials like spray paint) the Center shall initiate restorative action and shall complete any necessary repairs within a reasonable time thereafter. E. Extended Forum for Public Comment. The Center shall provide a telephone link and a web site that will give citizens an opportunity to express themselves further about the use ofthe Monument and to provide suggestions as to how it might better be employed for the celebration of First Amendment Freedoms. F.Time for Establishment. 1. If on or before December 30, 2002, the City finalizes plans to move forward with a project to extend the Downtown Pedestrian Mall, or another project, utilizing the triangular green space directly in front of City Hall ("Site"), then the City will incorporate a First Amendment tvlonument as a major element and focal point of any such development. Under these circumstances the Center and the City will work together to develop a design for the Monument that will be consistent with the idea and purposes described in Paragraph A, above. The design and development of the Site by the City will be cOordinated and integrated with the design and establishment of the Monument by the Center. 2. In the event that City Council has not, on or before December 30, 2002, finalized plans to move forward with a project to extend the Downtown Pedestrian Mall, or another project utilizing the Site, then the City will execute a final Lease Agreement with the Center, and the Center may construct the Monument in accordance with the design presented to City Council on February 5, 2001, subject to the following: The leased premises will run the length of the Site's frontage on East Main Street, at a depth of twenty (20) feet therefrom (approximately 2000 square feet (SF), total). Upon request of the City the Center will lease, improve and maintain the remaining portion of the Site (approximately 10,000 SF), so that the overall use and character of the Site will be an attractive public plaza integrating and featuring the First Amendment Monument.