20A - AA - CARNIVALS AT CITY PARKS

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Organizations are required to obtain a Fee - Exempt status through the Business Tax Office. This is a once a year registration fee. For more information the Business Tax Office can be contacted at (714) 647 -5447. The Business Tax Office is located at 20 Civic Center Plaza, Rm. 1100, Santa Ana, CA 92702. Vendor agrees to pay a per day penalty (see Section 5.0) for each booth operating without a City Business License. 4.1.11 CONTACT WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS — Vendor shall send a letter to the neighborhood associations adjacent to the park where the carnival is to be conducted informing them of the event and to gain their organization's support for the planned activity at the park during the scheduled times and dates, a minimum of ten (10) business days before the event. The Community Development Agency will provide contact information to the vendor for a particular neighborhood upon request. Vendor must submit copy of signed letter, on the organization's letterhead, to the Santa Ana Police Department and to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency a minimum of ten (10) business days before the event. The Community Development Agency can be contacted by calling (714) 647 -5360. Vendor agrees to pay a per day penalty (see Section 5.0) for each violation of this section. 4.1.12 CONTACT WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS — At least 72 hours prior to each carnival event, vendors must post a sign or send flyers to the neighborhood surrounding the park informing them that the event will take place. Signs or flyers must be in English and Spanish. Vendor agrees to pay a per day penalty (see Section 5.0) for each violation of this section. 4.1.13 CONTACT WITH BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - Vendor must send a letter a minimum of ten (10) business days before the event to each business owner within a quarter mile radius of the carnival site, notifying them of the dates and times of the event, and what precautions should be taken to prevent program participants from parking in the surrounding business parking lots. Vendor agrees to pay a per day penalty (see Section 5.0) for each violation of this section. 4.1.14 REQUIRED EVENT PERSONNEL — A minimum of two (2) from start of event until 6pm daily and a minimum of four (4) from 6pm until all attendees have left the carnival grounds daily; uniformed, state licensed security personnel contracted through a private bonded security company will be required each day of the event. Vendor must provide the designated amount of soft security as specified by the Santa Ana Police Department prior to or on the date of the pre - event meeting. The Santa Ana Police Department may modify the number of security required as it sees fit, due to specifications in the scale and activities to be held at the event, and /or recent activity in the park and surrounding areas. Security personnel must be present 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the event each day and must stay a minimum of one (1) hour after the completion of the event each day or until the park is clear, to help prevent any possible 11 20A -31