TO: HON
ORABLE MAYOR AND FROM: Toni J. Taber, MMC
CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
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UBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: September 24, 2025
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UBJECT: Retroactive Approval of the Dumpster Day Sponsored by Council District 9 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
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ecommendation
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s recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on September 24, 2025:
(a) Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day scheduled on September 6, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. (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. (Foley)
[Rules Committee referral 9/24/2025 - Item B.3]
COUNCIL AGENDA: 9/30/2025
ITEM : 2.16
FILE NO: 25-1079
RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA: 9/26/2025
ITEM: B.3
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Vice Mayor Pam Foley
District 9
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: Sept. 17, 2025
APPROVED :
SUBJECT: RETROACTIVELY APPROVE THE DUMPSTER DAY SPONSORED BY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 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 Dumpster Day scheduled on Sept. 6, 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 Sept. 30, 2025 Council Agenda for action.
BACKGROUND
On February 1, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution 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 .
Dumpster Day was held on September 6, 2025, at Thrush Dr & Blue Jay Dr and sponsored by Vice Mayor Pam Foley. This special event allows residents to drop off their household items for disposal. The event is free and open to the public.
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, Vice Mayor Pam Foley 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
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
09/17/2025
Subject: Dumpster Day
Rev 1/2018
enable Council District 9, 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 Sept. 24, 2025 Rules Committee Agenda and the September 30, 2025 City Council Agenda.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organization & Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
X Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
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.