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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 12 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />February 15, 2022 <br />TOPIC: City -Produced Special Events <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />City -Produced Special Events Update for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and Proposed Events for <br />Fiscal Year 2022-23 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file a report regarding City -produced events scheduled for the remainder of <br />Fiscal Year 2021-22 and proposed City -produced special events for Fiscal Year 2022-23. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Since its incorporation, Santa Ana has been characterized as a community that hosts <br />special events and cultural celebrations, such as festivals, fairs, sporting events, and <br />other similar events that enhance the vitality, quality of life, and economic prosperity of <br />the city. As the local government, the City of Santa Ana typically produces annual special <br />events, referred to as "City -produced events," that include Plaza Navidena, Fiestas <br />Patrias, 5k Fun Run, Shakespeare in the Park, 4t" of July Celebration, and Dia de los <br />Ninos, Dia de los Libros. <br />Due to the COVID-19-related restrictions imposed upon in -person activities such as <br />events, the City recently canceled several major City -produced events for Fiscal Year <br />2021-22 (such as the Fourth of July Celebration and Fiestas Patrias). While the decision <br />was difficult, these events were canceled out of an abundance of caution to limit in -person <br />activities to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect residents, staff and the surrounding <br />community. However, the City hosted two smaller -scale outdoor events: the Revive Santa <br />Ana 5k Run and Plaza Navidena. In addition, the City hosted the outdoor Movies in the <br />Park series, offering 14 movies at various parks throughout the community. These events <br />were coordinated following public health guidance relating to COVID-19, focusing on <br />preventing the spread of COVID-19. <br />Taking into consideration COVID-19-relatedpublic health guidance, the City will host the <br />following City -produced events for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2021-22, which concludes <br />on June 30, 2022: <br />City Council 12 — 1 2/15/2022 <br />