ROGC AGENDA: 8/21/2024
ITEM: B.3
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Councilmember Omar
Torres- District 3
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: August 13th, 2024
APPROVED:
SUBJECT: RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT AND SAN
JOSE FIRE SAFETY WORKSHOP AS A CITY COUNCIL SPONSORED
SPECIAL EVENT, AND ACCEPT DONATION OF MATERIALS FOR THE EVENT
RECOMMENDATION
1. Retroactively approve the San Jose Fire Safety Workshop held on June 29th, 2024 as City Council sponsored Special Events and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively approve the National Night Out events on August 6th at Mckinley, Roosevelt, Goodyear-Mastic, and Washington neighborhoods as City Council sponsored Special Events and approve the expenditure of funds.
3. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support these events.
4. Place the item on the August 27th, 2024 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.
The San Jose Fire Department hosted a fire safety workshop in Spanish at the McKinley Elementary Community Center. The workshop demonstrated essential fire safety practices for households, including how to safely extinguish fires, handle electrical equipment, use gas stoves, and respond in the event of a fire. This informative session aimed to equip residents with vital safety knowledge. Additionally, we supported National Night Out events in the neighborhoods of ROGC AGENDA: 8/21/2024
ITEM: B.3
McKinley, Roosevelt, Washington, and Goodyear-Mastic, ensuring these events were successful and beneficial for the community and children.
ANALYSIS
Retroactive 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 Omar Torres 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 3, 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 August 21st, 2024 Rules Committee Agenda and the August 27
th, 2024, City Council Agenda.
CEQA
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
Reviewed by:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.