RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI
APPROVING THE 2024 COTATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LA PLAZA PARK.
WHEREAS, the Cotati Chamber of Commerce submitted an application to the City for the Cotati Music Festival on April 3, 2024; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to conform to certain conditions as described in “Exhibit A,” attached hereto, to facilitate these events; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that these events are part of a comprehensive economic development strategy by the Chamber of Commerce in that they increase visitation to the City, promote the Cotati community and result in increased sales tax revenues; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Cotati will not be jeopardized by the approval of these events; and WHEREAS, the application for these events is attached as Exhibit B; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the adopted Park Use policy, groups with an IRS non-profit designation, or other governmental organizations, can request a 50% discount in the permit fees if there are no admission fees associated with the planned event; and WHEREAS, because the City is a partner in these events, it is recommended that the City fund the remaining $611.50 in park use fees, as well as the staff time to facilitate these events (estimated at $364); and
WHEREAS, the action of approving a Music Festival event does not constitute a project as defined by California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378; therefore, no further environmental review is required.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cotati as follows:
Section 1. Findings. The above recitals are declared to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as findings of the City Council.
Section 2. Approval of Conditions. The City Council hereby approves the conditions of approval for these events, attached as Exhibit A.
Section 3. Approval of Fee Waivers for Cotati Chamber of Commerce. The 50% fee waivers (per the City Park Use Policy), the estimated cost of City staff time ($364), and the City contribution from the City's General Fund of $975.50, as described in the accompanying Staff Report, is hereby approved to facilitate these events.
Section 4. Effective Date of this Resolution. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
Section 5. Severability. Each portion of this resolution is severable. Should any portion of this resolution be adjudged to be invalid and unenforceable by a body of competent jurisdiction, then the remaining resolution portions shall be and continue in full force and effect, except as to those resolution portions that have been adjudged invalid. The City Council of the City of Cotati hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution and each section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase and other portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase or other portion may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on May 14, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney