RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA: 9/18/24
ITEM: B.4
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Councilmember Bien Doan
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: September 5, 2024
APPROVED:
SUBJECT: RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF NEIGHBORHOOD DUMPSTER DAY AT BELLEVUE PARK.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Retroactively approve the dumpster day hosted by Councilmember Bien Doan, on September 7, 2024, in the Alma Neighborhood, as a City Council-sponsored Special Event.
2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses or community groups that supported the event.
3. Place the item on the September 24, 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 District 7 Council office sponsored a dumpster day in the Alma area on September 7, 2024, to provide residents an opportunity to discard unwanted items safely. Residents from their respective neighborhoods volunteered as bin monitors and provided traffic control. In addition, the District 7 office provided refreshments, as well as dumpsters.
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 Bien Doan 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 7, 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.
Rev 1/2018
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2024
Subject: D7 Special Events
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST
The Office of the City Clerk will post the item on the City’s Website for the September 18, 2024 Rules Committee Agenda and the September 24, 2024 City Council Agenda.
CEQA
Exempt, File No. PP13-056, Activities associated with citywide litter clean-up activities.
Reviewed by:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.