PREPARED BY: ELIZABETH LOPEZ DATE OF MEETING: 09/02/2025
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN EVENT SPONSORSHIP OF $2,500 TO ORGANIZACION DE NEGOCIOS UNIDOS/UNITED BUSINESS ORGANIZATION (WITH THE LATINA CENTER ACTING AS QUALIFIED 501(C)(3) FISCAL AGENT) FOR THE FIESTAS PATRIAS PEACE & UNITY FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2025
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
Promote Civic Engagement and Awareness in all City Programs/Services is an adopted policy item contained in the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The City Manager's Office received an event sponsorship request from Organizacion de Negocios Unidos/United Business Organization to support its first annual Fiestas Patrias Peace & Unity Festival on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 11:00am to 5:00pm at the Alvarado Gardens/Las Monta?as parking lot. The event is free to the public, in conjunction with the Fiestas Patrias Parade.
The Fiestas Patrias Peace & Unity Festival will include entertainment throughout the day, children's games, local businesses and non-profit agencies selling products and providing resources.
The Organizacion de Negocios Unidos/United Business Organization is a newly formed organization of business and civic leaders in San Pablo and Richmond. They are a group that is dedicated to addressing the needs of the 23rd Street commercial district and surrounding areas. The mission of the organization includes aiming to create a lasting, positive impact that drives job creation, promotes innovation, supports economic development, and advances social causes that align with the interests and investments of their members in the community.
Given the use of public funds with this City Council event sponsorship, the event sponsor must ensure that the scheduled special event will be free and open to the...
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