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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH FIESTA <br />DE CARNIVAL FOR A FUN ZONE AREA <br />FOR FIESTAS PATRIAS {STRATEGIC <br />PLAN NO. 5, 5C} <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on tat Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the agreement <br />with Fiesta de Carnival for the right to provide a Fun Zone area at the Fiestas Patrias event in <br />exchange for $4,200 to be provided to the City, subject to non - substantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The September Fiesta event has been a positive event for the downtown businesses and <br />surrounding neighborhoods. This event not only attracts thousands of Santa Ana residents but also <br />visitors from all over Orange County. The purpose of this event is to celebrate Fiestas Patrias <br />through a safe family friendly event to include: live entertainment, food booths, informational booths, <br />merchandise /service booths, cultural exhibits and carnival rides /games over a three -day weekend. <br />The 37th Annual Fiestas Patrias will take place on September 12 — September 13, 2015. <br />In recognizing the great value of the event, City of Santa Ana, Parks, Recreation, and Community <br />Services Agency (PRCSA) recommended that the City host Fiestas Patrias and act as Event <br />Manager. The Event Manager will be responsible for providing all the necessary equipment, stages, <br />electricity, carnival rides, vendor booths, entertainment, and insurance for the event. <br />City staff has been working to bring together all the elements necessary to operate a successful <br />event. As part of managing the event, city staff is requesting an amendment to the agreement with <br />Fiesta de Carnival. Fiesta de Carnival currently provides carnivals at various times during the year at <br />various city parks. This amendment will add to the existing agreement by providing a fun zone area <br />at the Fiestas Patrias event. In exchange for the right to provide the fun zone Fiesta de Carnival will <br />provide the City with $4,200 in revenue. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #5 Community Health, Livability, Engagement & <br />Sustainability, Objective #5 (Promote a strong arts and culture infrastructure), Strategy C (Promote <br />25C -1 <br />