Staff Report
Parks and Community Events Commission
Item No. {{section.number}}.H
Meeting Date: May 7, 2024
Sponsors: Antonio Baciu
Title: Halloween Dog Costume Event at the Panorama Dog Park October 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
For the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) to recommend approval to the City Council for $100 from the PACE Small Events Budget in support of the Halloween Dog Costume Event at the Panorama Dog Park on October 26, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
Commissioner Antonio Baciu is requesting that the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) support the 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Event at Panorama Dog Park 2024. The inaugural event hosted in October of 2023 was attended by 104 people. The Howl-O-Ween event encourages participants to dress up their canine and themselves in a festive or scary Halloween costume and compete for prizes. This event showcases the dogs and showcases the Panorama Dog Park.
The particulars of the event are as follows:
Event Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Location: Panorama Dog Park
Budget: $100.00 to cover miscellaneous costs associated with hosting the event.
Categories and Prizes:
Prizes will be provided via donations received from local vendors.
Prize categories will be as follows:
•Small Dogs: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
•Large Dogs: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
A new added category this year: “Best Combination Costume” featuring owner and dog:
•Small Dogs: 1 prize winner.
•Large Dogs: 1 prize winner.
Commissioner Baciu is requesting that the PACE consider this item and, if supported, vote to recommend the approval of the 2nd Annual Halloween Dog Costume Event 2024 at Panorama Dog Park and the respective budget. If approved, staff would schedule the funding portion of this item to be presented to the City Council for final approval.
FUNDING SOURCE:
This requested event funding of $100.00 will be funded from the PACE Small Events budget apportioned out of the FY 2024-2025 Parks and Recreation Professional and Technical Services budget item 100-500-510-511-8600-8601.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.