| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 3.a.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Lisa L. Kim
| From: | John Montanchez
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Community Services
| | Subject: | Consideration of a written request from the Korean Festival Committee of Orange County to host the Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park on October 12, 2023, through October 15, 2023. (Action Item) | Date: | 6/13/2023 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To transmit a written request on behalf of the Korean Festival Committee of Orange County (KFCOC) to conduct the Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park, on Thursday, October 12, 2023 through Sunday, October 15, 2023. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
For over 30 years, the Korean Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, the Korean Festival Foundation of Orange County, and more recently the KFCOC, have hosted the Annual Arirang Festival, formerly known as the Korean Festival in Garden Grove. The festivals were previously held at the Brookhurst Triangle, and in most recent years at the Garden Square parking lot on Garden Grove Boulevard. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Staff received a written proposal from the KFCOC to host the 39th Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park beginning Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15, 2023. The KFCOC is a non-profit organization that is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and the Secretary of State.
Attached is the proposed event layout for the four-day event that includes carnival rides, food, vendors, and traditional Korean entertainment and activities. If the KFCOC proposal is approved, staff will prepare a formal agreement between the City and the KFCOC. The agreement will include provisions related to the reimbursement for City support and all direct costs, reimbursement for loss revenue as a result of festival activities, allowable festival activities, traffic and parking plan, and insurance requirements.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the proposed Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park will not have a financial impact to the City. The KFCOC would be required to reimburse the City for all of the direct costs incurred to support the Arirang Festival. The amount to be reimbursed by KFCOC has not yet been determined. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Consider the written proposal from the Korean Festival Committee of Orange County (KFCOC) to conduct the Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park beginning Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15, 2023; and
- If the Arirang Festival proposal is approved, authorize the City Manager to prepare and execute a formal agreement between the City and the KFCOC for the use of Garden Grove Park to conduct the Arirang Festival.
By: Janet Pelayo
Community Services Manager
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