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Agenda Item - 4.b.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:John Montanchez
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: Community Services 
Subject:

Approval of an agreement with the Tap The Chien Si Viet-Nam Cong-Hoa Hai Ngoai (TTCS) to conduct a Tet Parade on January 26, 2020.  (Amount:  $79,856) (Action Item)

Date:12/10/2019

OBJECTIVE

For the City Council to consider an agreement between the City of Garden Grove and the Tap The Chien Si Viet-Nam Cong-Hoa Hai Ngoai (TTCS) to conduct a Tet Parade on Sunday, January 26, 2020.

BACKGROUND

On November 12, 2019, the City Council directed staff to coordinate with TTCS and the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California to hold a Tet Parade on Sunday, January 26, 2020, with the parade route identified as Option 2:  Westminster Avenue from east of Brookhurst to Taft Street.
DISCUSSION

Attached is an agreement between the City of Garden Grove and TTCS, allowing TTCS to conduct a Tet Parade on Sunday, January 26, 2020, on city streets identified as Option 2:  Westminster Avenue from east of Brookhurst to Taft Street, with all costs to be paid to the City.  Significant terms in the agreement include provisions for allowable parade activities, insurance requirements, reimbursement for City support, and decibel levels.  The City requires a deposit amount of $70,000 to be paid by January 6, 2020; any remaining balance will be paid within 30 days following the event. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

The TTCS is required to reimburse the City for all costs incurred in support of the Tet Parade.

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

  • Consider the attached agreement with the TTCS to conduct the Tet Parade on city streets on Sunday, January 26, 2020; and

 

  • Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, including any minor modifications as appropriate hereto, on behalf of the City.

 

By: Janet Pelayo, Manager




ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
Agreement for 2020 Tet Parade12/5/2019AgreementTet.pdf