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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Barbara Powell DIRECTOR:
Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Request for waiver of City fees related to July 4, 2010
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
REPORT SUMMARY:
At its April 19, 2010 Budget Study Session, the Council directed staff to include the following funding
allocations for community events in the FY 2010/11 budget:
EVENT: ALLOCATION
:
Annual Tree Lighting $3,600
Mustard Faire $4,000
Art & Wine Festival $5,000
Unspecified Events $2,500
Sub-total $15,100
Arbor Day Celebration $ 100
City-wide Garage Sale $5,000
City Ceremonies $ 500
Sub-total $5,600
TOTAL $20,700
These funding allocations were included in the 2010/11 budget, which was adopted by the City
Council.
Staff was also directed to schedule requests for allocation of the “Unspecified Events” category
before the Council.
Organizers of the July 4, 2010 event have requested waiver of the banner ($600) and special event ($100)
fees. With Council concurrence, a total of $700 would be allocated from the “Unspecified Events”
category of community events funding to reimburse the Recreation and Community Development
Departments for these fees.
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FISCAL IMPACTS:
If Council agrees to waive the fees listed above, $600 would be allocated to the Recreation & Facilities
Department and $100 would be allocated to the Community Development Department from the
Unspecified Community Events account.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION:
July 4th organizers would have to pay for the above listed City fees.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The Council could decide to waive a portion or all of the City fees listed above.
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
Undertake Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
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