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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 30, 2009 AGENDA ITEM: DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell Administrative
Analyst II Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Taste of Saratoga Exhibitor Space for the Saratoga City Council RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept report and approve funding for a City Council exhibitor
space at the Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Saratoga Fine Art and Wine Festival. BACKGROUND: During the July 15, 2009 City Council Meeting, Councilmember Miller proposed that the City
Council allocate funds to secure an exhibitor space at the Taste of Saratoga Fine Art and Wine Festival. This event, which is scheduled on September 12, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., will feature live music, locally produced wines, art, and a variety of exhibitor booths. Taste of Saratoga is a popular Saratoga event and hosting a booth at the Art and Wine Festival
will help the City Council to achieve outreach goals discussed at the Council Retreat in January 2009, including attaining greater visibility in the community, increasing opportunities
for residents to connect with the Council, and providing information to citizens about City services or programs. To ensure that there is a Council presence at the exhibitor booth throughout
the day, Councilmembers can choose to take 2 hour shifts. Additionally, information available at the booth may include plans for upcoming Public Works projects, the Recreation Activity
Guide, and descriptions other services provided by the City. The Council may also want to consider partnering with some of the City’s Commissions, including the Parks and Recreation
and Library Commissions, that have an interest in public outreach and citizen engagement. FISCAL IMPACTS: The cost of reserving an exhibitor space at Taste of Saratoga is $250 for Chamber
of Commerce members. This fee includes a $100 clean up deposit that will be refunded to the City if the exhibitor space is cleaned after the event. Monies in the Community Event Fund
can be used to cover the cost of the exhibitor space. Page 1 of 2
Page 2 of 2 CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: Funding will not be allocated to cover the cost of a City Council booth at Taste of Saratoga. ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A FOLLOW UP ACTION(S): Implement Council direction. ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT: Nothing additional. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A: Taste of Saratoga Exhibitor Space Application