AGENDA
ITEM
7 CITY OF CALEXICO
CALEXICO
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 15, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Esperanza Colio Warren, City Manager Esperanza cot Ware ly Manage Cir a PREPARED BY: Esperanza Colio Warren, City Manager
SUBJECT: Ratification of the Use of City Logo, Utilization of City Electrical Installations, Use of a Generator and Partial Waiver of the One- Time Permit Fee for Food Vendors for the "Cesar Chavez
Celebration Festival" to be Held on March 30, 2023
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Recommendation:
Consideration by Council for co-sponsorship for the "Cesar Chavez Celebration Festival" including the ratification of the use of City logo for the, utilization of City electrical installations or use of a generator and partial waiver of one-time permit fee for food vendors.
Background:
The Calexico Neighborhood House will be hosting the Cesar Chavez Celebration Festival on March 30, 2023. The City Council expressed its support for the event issuing a Proclamation in Celebration of César E. Chávez at the City Council meeting of March 1, 2023. The event is being coordinated by the Calexico Neighborhood House and has requested the City of Calexico become a co-sponsor of the event.
Calexico Neighborhood House is requesting ratification of the use of city's logo, the ability to connect their stage music equipment to streetlights as power source or use of generator to facilitate music during the event and approval of partial AGENDA waivers for food vendors during the event.
ITEM
Discussion & Analysis:
7 As a co-sponsor of the event, the City would provide the requested ratification on the use of the City logo to promote the festival, allow for the connection of their stage music equipment to City electrical installations or the use of a city generator and the approval of partial waiver of the one-time permit fee for food vendors.
Currently, food vendors with an existing business license pay a one-time fee of $24.00 for a one-day event and vendors without a business license pay a one-time fee of $48.
Fiscal Impact:
Estimated at $360.00
Coordinated With:
City Manager.
Finance Department.
Attachment(s):
1. Letter from Calexico Neighborhood House requesting co-sponsorship from the City of Calexico.
EXHIBIT "A"
2 PARTIAL FEE WAIVER OF ONE-DAY PERMIT FEE FOR
FOOD VENDORS AT THE CESAR CHAVEZ FESTIVAL
A. Permit Fee for food vendor with an existing business license B. Permit Fee for food vendor without an existing business license This is a one-time permit fee for March 30, 2023.
Esperanza Colio
From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2023 8:58 PM
To: Esperanza Colio
Subject: Cesar Chavez Donation Itr.
Attachments: CC Donation LTr Request 3.10.2023.pdf
Hello Esperanza,
I hope all is well. Attached is the letter to ask the City of Calexico for a co-sponsorship please see attached letter.
Thank you, and stay safe.
Cindy Alba
Executive Director
Calexico Neighborhood House
760-427-7308 cell
760-357-2248 fax
www.nhclx.org
Calexico
NH Neighborhood House
506 E. Fourth Street, Calexico, CA 92231 (760) 357-6875: www.nhclx.org March 10. 2023
Request for Support for Cesar Chavez Day Celebration-March 30, 2023 Dear Friends.
On March 30, 2023, we plan to march from Calexico Rockwood Park through Calexico to the downtown Rockwood Promenade at Rockwood Avenue and Second Street, Calexico.
We aim to celebrate Cesar Chavez's life and highlight his fight for farmworkers' rights, decent working conditions, dignity, and respect for their work for our country.
The Imperial Valley Cesar Chavez Celebration Committee, composed of members from the community, is organizing the Cesar Chavez Calexico Festival. We invite elected officials, labor unions. community members, students, and other supporters to join us for this family march and festival. We hope you will be inspired to support us by donating to the cost of this grand event.
Please consider donating $100, $250, $500, or as much as possible to support this celebration of Cesar Chavez's birthday and legacy.
The name of all donors will be displayed at the Festival on a large banner. Please make our check to the Neighborhood House of Calexico. 506 Fourth Street, Calexico, CA 92231.
We thank you for your support. For more information, don't hesitate to contact Ricardo Ortega at 760-455-0520 ([email protected]).
Thank you,
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Cindy Alba® Scarlett Patchett
Executive Director Neighborhood House Board President
Cesar Chavez Committee