2017-10-23 YOUTH, EDUCATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES SPECIAL MEETING

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4. DISCUSSION FIESTA PATRIAS 2018 EVENT o Gerardo Mouet indicated private producers did not apply when the City offered an RFP for this event in 2016. • City will be preparing an RFP for 2018. • Event has been occurring for 39 years. • This year is the 40th year of the event. o Juan Lara identified the various issues in preparing for the Fiesta Patrias Event. Even with the release of an RFP for the event, city staff will still manage the parade. o Jeannie Jurado presented options for the event location. • Option A— Stage on 4th Street Downtown • Option B — Stage on Main Street • Option C — Stage on Ross Street • Option D — Stage in Stadium, Carnival on Flower Street & Booths in Super Block Parking lot. o Jeannie Jurado presented time line schedule for the RFP and indicated City will no longer present Cinco de Mayo due to not having sufficient staffing to produce this large event. o Councilmember Villegas indicated Option C would be difficult to manage due to Courtyard. o Councilmember Benavides indicated option C & D are the only options. o Gerardo Mouet indicated the city will be providing a subsidy to the private event producer selected. On November 21 the City Council will be authorizing release of the RFP. o Councilmember Villegas indicated the stadium synthetic turf needs to be protected and Gerardo confirmed that the synthetic turf will be protected. o Councilmember Solorio indicated he prefers keeping option A & B for 2018. o Councilmember Benavides indicated we need to communicate clearly with downtown merchants and residents that we are not moving away from Plaza Calle Cuatro. o Councilmember Solorio indicated we need to be careful moving the event out from the current location. The event is to promote downtown and there is nothing to promote on Ross Street. . 5. PROJECT UPDATE: PARK BOND AND PARK TREE NEEDS o Ron Ono indicated the Assembly and the Senate has approved the issuance of SB5 Park Bond. The Governor signed it on October 15th. SB5 will be placed on the June 2018 Statewide ballot and can be passed by simple majority vote of the people. This is a $4 Billion Park Bond. $215 million is identified in the per Capita Program and $162 million in River Parkways. Ron Ono presented potential projects to be funded with the new Park Bond monies. • New Park Development • New Recreational Additions • Playground Equipment upgrades • Security Lighting Renovations Youth, Rec. &Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 3 October 23, 2017