HomeMy WebLinkAbout7497RESOLUTION NO.7497
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 OPERATING
BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIREWORKS AT THE 2023
PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000, :OFFSET BY A
REDUCTION IN THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE; AND WAIVING
EXPENSES RELATED TO POLICE AND FIRE SUPPORT FOR THE 2023
PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia values opportunities for community members to
gather for entertainment, leisure, and celebratory purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City has a long history of hosting special events and providing
support to non-profit entities to offer more events for residents to partake in; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association is a non-profit
organization that aims to support and promote downtown businesses by attracting
visitors and commerce to downtown Arcadia; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association provides several
free, family -friendly events for the community to enjoy; and
WHEREAS, the Patriotic Festival is a long-standing event in Arcadia that is held
on July Fourth each year to celebrate America's Independence with food, entertainment,
a parade, and firework display; and
WHEREAS, the inflationary impacts and an increase in goods and serves have
increased the cost for community events significantly and beyond what the Downtown
Arcadia Improvement Association can fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized to grant monies for purposes that
provide community benefit and meet a public purpose; and
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WHEREAS, the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association has requested the
City provide a monetary sponsorship of the 2023 Patriotic Festival to fund the costs of the
firework display at the event; and
WHEREAS, this sponsorship request was brought to the City Council in Spring
2023 and was not anticipated at the time of budget development and cannot be covered
in the current Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, a sponsorship in the amount of $20,000 is necessary to enable a ten-
minute firework show at the Patriotic Festival occurring on July 4, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has certified that there are sufficient reserves
available in the General Fund Reserve for appropriation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) is hereby
appropriated in the City Manager's Office budget, offset with a reduction in the General
Fund Reserve by $20,000, and waiving any Police Department and Fire Department
service costs for the 2023 Patriotic Festival.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to sign any agreements or take any
other actions necessary to effectuate this resolution.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 16th day of May, 2023.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael J. Maurer
City Attorney
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Mayor of the City rcadia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7497 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 16th day of May, 2023 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Cao, Wang, Verlato, and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Kwan
ABSENT: None
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