RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
APPROVING 2026 ROLLIN’ ROSIES CAR SHOW IN PLAZA PARK ON MAY 9, 2026
WHEREAS, the Rollin’ Rosies Car Club submitted an application to the City for the Car Show Fundraiser on July 15, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to conform to certain conditions as described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, to facilitate this event; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this event is part of a comprehensive economic development strategy by the City in that it will 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 this event; 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 nonprofit 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, the action of approving a Car Show Fundraiser 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, and Rollin Rosies Car Club is hereby required to comply with the attached Conditions of Approval.
Section 3. Approval of Fee Waivers for the Rollin Rosies Car Club. The 50% fee waivers (per the City Park Use Policy), 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 February 10, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney