The Selma City Council may choose to honor civil rights activist Amelia Boynton in more ways than renaming Lapsley Street.

Though it was introduced several months ago, the city council has recently considered ways to honor Boynton for her contributions to the civil rights movement.

Several months ago, Ward 7 councilwoman Bennie Ruth Crenshaw asked the council to consider renaming Lapsley Street in its entirety for Boynton.

Wednesday, the council’s administrative committee considered several options as a compromise. One option, proposed by Ward  8 councilman Michael Johnson during the meeting, was renaming Lapsley from First Avenue to J.L. Chestnut Boulevard and using a portion of city property as a memorial park to several, key civil rights figures.

“I don’t think that just a street renaming would be fitting,” council president Corey Bowie said.

Council members in attendance expressed support for the idea.

In addition to Boynton, the council said the memorial park would include civil rights activist Jean Jackson and R.B. Hudson High School students. The proposed park would be located on a concrete slab across from R.B. Hudson High School.

In other news from the meeting:

• The council considered a measure that would give all city retirees a one-time bonus.

The bonus would cost the city a total of $91,574 over two years.

The bonuses would be paid during the 2015 fiscal year and 2016 fiscal year in one lump payment and be included in the city’s budget.

Bowie said the council would further consider the matter during it’s Thursday work session.