RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI
APPROVING THE 2024 ANNUAL COTATI ACCORDION FESTIVAL;
AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CERTAIN STREETS, THE USE
OF AMPLIFIED LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE SALES OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES IN LA PLAZA PARK
WHEREAS, the Cotati Accordion Festival submitted an application to the City for the Annual Cotati Accordion Festival scheduled for August 17th and 18th, 2024; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e) authorizes temporary street closures if necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to temporarily close certain streets, as described in the Exhibits attached to facilitate these events; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that the closure is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion or portions of the street(s) during the temporary closing; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police of the City of Cotati shall arrange for temporary street closure and traffic rerouting, which will minimize the traffic hazard conditions and allow for orderly movement of traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police shall contact the Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District, ambulance service providers, bus service providers, and others who may need ingress, egress, or the ability to traverse the affected area and will reasonably provide for their needs; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this event is part of a comprehensive community economic development strategy by the City of Cotati in that it increases visitation to the City, promotes the Cotati community and results in increased sales tax revenues; and WHEREAS, the existing Special Event and Park Policy, staff can provide non-profit events that do not charge admissions at 50% waiver of fees; and WHEREAS, the Accordion Festival is a non-profit but charges admission to attend, so is not eligible for the 50% waiver of fees under existing policy; and WHEREAS, in 2023, the City Council elected to provide a 50% waiver of fees; 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 event organizers have been conditioned to provide evidence of their ability to serve alcohol responsibly and in conformance with all rules and regulations of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and conditioned to return the park and streets to their prior condition of cleanliness and repair as set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the action of approving an Annual Accordion Festival 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 Accordion Festival. The 50% fee waivers, 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 July 9, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney