COUNCIL AGENDA : 3/11/2025
FILE : 25-236
ITEM : 2.16
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND FROM: Toni J. Taber, MMC
CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: March 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of Bulgarian National Liberation Day Proclamation and Tower Lighting Sponsored by the Office of Mayor Mahan as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events
Recommendation
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on March 5, 2025:
(a) Retroactively approve the Proclamation of Bulgarian National Liberation Day scheduled on March 3, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds; (b) Retroactively approve the Bulgarian National Liberation Day Tower Lighting scheduled from March 3, 2025 through March 9, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds; and
(c) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the events.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Mayor)
[Rules Committee referral 3/5/2025 - Item B.4]
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Mayor Mahan
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: March 5, 2025
Approved:
SUBJECT: RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL
LIBERATION DAY TOWER LIGHTING SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF MAYOR
MATT MAHAN AS A CITY COUNCIL SPONSORED SPECIAL EVENTS TO EXPEND
CITY FUNDS, LIGHT CITY HALL, AND ACCEPT DONATIONS OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR THE EVENTS.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Retroactively approve the Proclamation of Bulgarian National Liberation Day in San José on March 3, 2025, as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively approve the Bulgarian National Liberation Day Tower Lighting on March 3, 2025 through March 9, 2025, as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.
3. Retroactively approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the event.
4. Place the item on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, 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.
Bulgarian National Liberation Day, which will be on March 3, 2025, will be observed with a tower lighting sponsored by Mayor Mahan. This event will honor the contributions of the Bulgarian American community in San José and recognize the long standing diplomatic relationship that the United States has had with the country of Bulgaria.
RULES COMMMITTEE: 3/5/2025
ITEM: B.4
It will be Proclaimed on March 3, 2025, and will sponsored by Mayor Mahan. The Tower will be lit white, green, and red from March 3, 2025 through March 9, 2025 in honor of Bulgarian National Liberation Day.
ANALYSIS
City Council Policy 7-14, City Hall Event Lighting Policy, Sections C.1 allows Tower lighting in conjunction with proclamations for official actions or ceremonial items, as approved by City Council. It also allows for extended lighting beyond one cycle between sundown and sunrise.
Approval by the City Council of the event will ensure compliance with the Council’s prior direction regarding Council Special Events. Approval of this memorandum will enable Council offices, City departments, and the Office of the City Clerk to proceed with the event.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST
The Office of the City Clerk will post the item on the City’s Website for the March 5th, 2025, Rules Committee Agenda and the March 11th, 2025, City Council Agenda.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment.