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CC Resolution 13154 - Granting a waiver of City Fees related to Bookie Music Festival 2024 RESOLUTION NO. 13154 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL GRANTING A WAIVER OF CITY FEES RELATED TO THE CAMPBELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S BOOGIE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, the City Council approved the Chamber of Commerce (Chamber)'s application for a Downtown Special Event Permit (Permit) that would allow the Chamber to hold its Boogie Music Festival 2024 (Boogie) in the public right of way in Downtown Campbell from Saturday May 18, 2024, through Sunday May 19, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City's cost of allowing the Chamber to hold its Boogie event in the public right of way in Downtown Campbell is estimated at approximately $65,000; and WHEREAS, the City's cost of allowing the Boogie event to occur as specified includes Downtown Special Event Permit application processing fees; the cost for Public Works personnel to prepare the public right of way for the event; and, because public streets will be closed for the event and alcoholic beverages will be sold, the cost for Police Department sworn personnel to staff the event; and WHEREAS, the Chamber requested the City grant a waiver of a portion of these costs so that the Chamber would only be required to pay to the City no more than $25,000 in fees; and WHEREAS, in certain circumstances,. the City's Downtown Special Event Fee Waiver Policy allows the City Council to waive 25% of the permit application processing fees and 25% of staffing fees related to the issuance of a Downtown Special Event Permit; and WHEREAS, based on the information the Chamber submitted to the City, the Chamber has met all the requirements to support a waiver of 25% of the above fees; and WHEREAS, the City's Fee Waiver Policy does not contemplate a waiver in excess of 25% of the cost to the City to allow for an event to be held in Downtown Campbell; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in line with the City's Downtown Special Event Permit Fee Waiver Policy, the City Council of the City of Campbell does hereby grant to the Chamber a 25% waiver of fees related to the Boogie event; making the Chamber responsible for covering approximately. $48,750 of the approximate $65,000 in cost that will be incurred by the City. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of May, 2024 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Bybee, Furtado, Scozzola, Lopez NOES: . Councilmembers: Landry ABSENT: Councilmembers: None APPROVED: Susan M. Lan , Mayor ATTEST: (44d, Andrea San r, City Clerk 267 EAST CAMPBELL AVENUE, SUITE C r y CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA 95008 408 378-6252 0 408 378-0192 F CAMPBELL WWW.CAMPBELLCHAMBER.NET CHAMBER FEE WAIVER REQUEST FOR BOOGIE MUSIC FESTIVAL Event Dates and Times: Saturday, May 18, 2024 110am to 6pm Sunday, May 19, 2024 110am to 5pm - The Campbell Chamber of Commerce respectfully requests a fee reduction for our upcoming Boogie Music Festival for an amount not to exceed $25,000. The Boogie Music Festival is one of two major downtown events produced by the Campbell Chamber for the benefit of the residents of Campbell and surrounding communities. This family- friendly event continues to bring goodwill and significant economic activity to the community. The Chamber has confidentially shared detailed financial information with staff, the net of which is the main reason for our request.