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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of donations from various community partners totaling $21,250 for Fiscal Year 2024-25, as well as in-kind donations of supplies and volunteer support for Parks and Recreation Department programs and events. (Angela Duldulao, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Department)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of monetary donations from various community partners totaling $21,250 for Fiscal Year 2024-25, as well as in-kind donations of supplies and volunteer support for Parks and Recreation Department programs and events.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The purpose of this staff report is to recommend that the City Council authorize the acceptance of:
1. Monetary donations for the Concert in the Park event on September 21, 2024.
2. In-kind and monetary donations for the 51st Annual Thanksgiving Fun Run and Oyster Point Shoreline Park - Phase 2C Ribbon Cutting on November 23, 2024.
3. An in-kind donation of holiday decorations in and around City Hall for Santa Comes to Town on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Monetary donations totaling $18,000 for the Concert in the Park event on September 21, 2024.
Concert in the Park, the City's largest annual event produced by the Parks and Recreation Department, took place on Saturday, September 21, 2024, and was enjoyed by more than 3,000 individuals. From 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., guests were treated to a variety of activities, exhibitors, food and beverage offerings, dance performances by Ballet Folklorico, and musical entertainment by El Camino High School Jazz Band, Blessid Union of Souls, and Dazz Band. The event was open to the public free of charge. Enhanced amenities included tented exhibitor booths and a roller-skating rink that were made possible thanks to monetary donations from Genentech ($17,000) and Kaiser Permanente ($1,000).
Monetary donations totaling $3,250 and...
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