TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: October 18, 2022
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of D6 Alameda Park Neighborhood Block Party Sponsored by Council District 6 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event
Recommendation
(a) Retroactively approve the D6 Alameda Park Neighborhood Block Party scheduled on October 15, 2022 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds; and
(b) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the event.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Davis)
[Rules Committee referral 10/5/2022 - Item A.1.a]
COUNCIL AGENDA: 10/18/2022
ITEM: 2.15
FILE NO: 22 -1541
RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA: 10/5/2022
ITEM: A.1.a
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Councilmember Dev Davis
District 6
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: 10/04/22
APPROVED:
SUBJECT: RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF D6 ALAMEDA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY SPONSORED BY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 AS A CITY
COUNCIL SPONSORED SPECIAL EVENT TO EXPEND CITY FUNDS
AND ACCEPT DONATIONS OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR THE
EVENT
RECOMMENDATION
1. Retroactively approve the D6 Alameda Park Neighborhood Block Party which was held on October 15, 2022 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the event.
3. Place the item on the October 18, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
BACKGROUND
On February 1, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 72517 which requires Councilmembers to submit a memorandum to the Rules Committee regarding proposed City Council sponsored Special Events and the proposed use of any funds.
Alameda Park Neighborhood residents, Kay Gutknecht and Krista Van Laan co-authored the nonfiction novel, “Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park. History, Architecture, and Preservation in a San Jose Neighborhood.” To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Alameda Park Neighborhood and the publishing of their book, Councilmember Dev Davis sponsored a neighborhood block party on Saturday, October 15th.
The event was free and open to the public and was catered by Hunger at Home dba Full Circle Catering and Events.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
10/03/22
Subject: D6 Neighborhood Book Launch Block Party
Rev 10/2022
ANALYSIS
Approval by the City Council of the event will ensure compliance with the Council’s prior direction regarding Council Special Events. In observance of existing fundraising disclosure requirements, Councilmember Dev Davis will report any cash or in-kind donations received for the event on their Disclosure of Fundraising Report (DFR-1). Approval of this memorandum will enable Council District 6, City departments and the Office of the City Clerk to proceed with the event. Any cash donations received will be processed pursuant to the City’s normal financial and budgetary procedures.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST
The Office of the City Clerk will post the item on the City’s Website for the October 18th, 2022 City Council Agenda.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP15-077, Temporary Special Events. Not a Project, File No. PP10-069(c), City Administrative Activities. Exempt, File No. PP12-080. Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.
Exempt, File No. PP13-056, Activities associated with citywide litter clean-up activities. Exempt, File No. PP11-046, Graffiti removal services.
Reviewed by:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.