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Agenda Item - 4.a.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:Kim Huy
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: Community Services 
Subject:

Approval of a written request to waive annual fees associated with the Garden Grove Farmers Market on Main Street.  (Action Item)

Date:1/24/2017

OBJECTIVE

To transmit a letter from the Garden Grove Farmers Market Director, Ms. Lee Ostendorf, requesting approval to waive the annual fees associated with the weekly Farmers Market on Main Street. 
BACKGROUND

Ms. Ostendorf has served as the Director of the Garden Grove Farmers Market since 2010. The Farmers Market is held every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. along the historic Main Street.
DISCUSSION

The Garden Grove Farmers Market Director is requesting that City Council waive the annual business license fee and the event permit fee that are associated with the weekly Farmers Market on Main Street. 
FINANCIAL IMPACT

The total amount in fees that would be waived is $1,968.00. This amount includes the annual business license fee of $68.50 per vendor, for a total of $1,918.00 ( 28 vendors), and the annual event permit fee of $50.00.
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

  • Consider the request from the Garden Grove Farmers Market Director to waive the annual fees associated with the weekly Farmers Market on Main Street.



ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
Letter Request from the Garden Grove Farmers Market Director1/11/2017Cover MemoLetter_request_to_waive_all_fees_-_FM_2017.PDF