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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No.
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR FEE WAIVERS
AND SUBSIDIES FOR ELIGIBLE PARADES AND SPECIAL
EVENTS.
WHEREAS, parades, marches, and other special events greatly enhance the community of the City, and provide numerous public benefits, both tangible and intangible; and
WHEREAS, certain parades, and marches , and other events have been traditionally celebrated or observed in the City, or are otherwise tied to the history of the community; and
WHEREAS, such events draw widespread participation from the citizens of Fresno and its surrounding communities, and confer a benefit on the local economy; and WHEREAS, Fresno Municipal Code section 14- 2414(f) authorizes the Council to establish fee reduction or waiver programs for parades and special events; and WHEREAS, Resolution 2018 -147 set forth a policy for waiving fees for eligible parades; and
WHEREAS, Council wishes to repeal and restate Resolution 2018-147 to expand its scope as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. To be eligible for a fee waiver or subsidy pursuant to this resolution, events must meet the following criteria:
a. Have taken place for at least fifteen years; and
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b. Are not operated for profit; and
c. Have historically required street closure or other local event location, and if street use is required, m arch along a set, p re-established route, as adopted by Council resolution; and
d. Provide cultural, social, and/or recreational benefit to the residents of the City, and/or provides economic enhancement and positive promotion of the City.
2. The Council finds t he following special events currently meet the above criteria:
a. Downtown Fresno Christmas Parade;
b. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration;
c. Veterans Day Parade;
d. Tower District Pride Parade;
e. Juneteenth Celebration;
f. Mardi Gras Parade;
g. Cesar Chavez Parade;
h. Chinese New Year Parade;
i. Hmong New Year;
j. Downtown Fiestas Patrias;
k. Sikh New Year;
l. Mexican Independence Day; and
m. Any other event or day of celebration that is in connection with a local, state, or national holiday or day or month of observance that otherwise meets the criteria in Section 1.
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3. Funding for any eligible event is subject to budgetary appropriation availability as determined by the City Council. Requests for funding can be made to the City Manager’s Office, Special Events Division. Eligible events may receive the following:
a. Waiver of Police Department traffic control fee as defined in FMC 14- 2408(b). Eligible parades shall adhere to a specific approved route, as identified by the City in Resolution 2018-148. If the route requires variation through no fault of the organizers, either due to construction or other circumstances, there will be no charge for the variation. Any other change to the specified route may be subject to an increased charge.
b. City may pay all or a portion, contingent upon and up to the amount of annual appropriation for that purpose, of the cost of materials (barricades, etc.) and labor required to close the street as required by the traffic control plan and cost estimate approved by the Public Works Department.
c. Cash subsidies from funds that may have been appropriated for that purpose. Funds must be used for event production or promotion and advertising of the event only, and may not be used for organizational costs, costs unrelated to event production, or to fund a previous year’s operating deficit related to the event. d . City officials may also sponsor and purchase with City funds, within the officials’ contracting authority, tickets for attendance at the listed events, where the officials attending will receive some benefit, for example, meals, entertainment.
4. Eligible events shall be responsible for the payment of all other fees required by the Parades and Special Event s Ordinance or any other applicable state or local law or regulation.
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5. This resolution shall be effective when fully approved, and shall repeal and replace Resolution No. 2018-147.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2022.
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
Mayor Approval: , 2022
Mayor Approval/No Return: , 2022
Mayor Veto: , 2022
Council Override Vote: , 2022
TODD STERMER,
City Clerk
By:
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RINA M. GONZALES
City Attorney
By:
Katie Doerr Date