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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 13, 1989
SUBJECT :
Request to Utilize the Dublin Spor~
Grounds for Fundraising Activities -
~ by Diane Lowart, Recreation
Director
EXHIBITS ATTACHED : A.
B.
RECOMMENDATION c ' 1 .
Correspondence from Cheryl Coulter
Correspondence from Larry Hake
Approve requests from Soroptimist
International of Dublin and Dublin
Shamrock Festival, Inc. for use of
the Dublin Sports Grounds.
Direct staff to include funding for
the events in the FY89-90 budget.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT :
Approximate Cost to City: $4,450-54,650
DESCRIPTION : At the January 23, 1989 meeting of the
Dublin City Council, the Council considered a request from
Soroptimist International of Dublin for exclusive use of the
Dublin Sports Grounds for the 3rd Annual Shamrock Ascot Concours
d'Elegance. The dates requested by Soroptimist, August 5-6,
1989, had also been requested by the Dublin Shamrock Festival,
Inc. for the 3rd Annual Shamrock Potato Festival. Consequently
the Council recommended that the two groups meet to negotiate a
mutually beneficial solution.
Representatives from both Soroptimist and the Shamrock Festival
met and agreed that both events could utilize the Dublin Sccrts
Grounds simultaneously while remaining independent of each other.
However they do plan to coordinate site plans, parking, entrance
locations and, to a limited degree, publicity.
In order for both groups to move forward with their plans, it is
necessary for the Council to act on the written requests from
each group. Exhibit A contains correspondence received from
Cheryl Coulter, Concours Chairperson for Soroptimist
International of Dublin. They have requested use of the Dublin
Sports Grounds from Saturday, August 5 at 12 noon until Sunday,
August 6 at 6:00p.m. Specifically they are asking that the City
Council consider the following items:
Waive field use fees.
Allow Boy Scouts to spend the night in order to guard
the equipment previously setup.
Provide maintenance support to restock restrooms,
unlock gates, empty garbage receptacles and provide
traffic control to assist cars on and off the field.
Use of tables and chairs from Shannon Center.
Permission to charge an entrance fee.
Permission to sell/serve alcoholic beverages on park
property.
Shared use of the City's banner and banner poles on San
Ramon Road from July 24-August
Mow the fields on Thursday prior to the event and shut
off irrigation from August 4-6, 1989.
ITEM NO. ~
Copies to:
Cheryl Coulter, Soroptimist
International of Dublin
Larry ttake, Dublin Shamrock
Festival, Inc.
AGENDA STATEMENT - Request to Utilize the Dublin Sports Grounds
February 13, 1989
Page Two
Mr. Larry Hake, Secretary of Dublin Shamrock Festival, Inc.,
outlines the requests of the Festival Board in Exhibit B which
are summarized below:
1. Use of Dublin Sports Grounds from Friday, August 4-
Sunday, August 6.
2. Waive field use fees.
3. Provide traffic control.
4. Provide on-grounds security during festival hours and
routine security at night.
5. Permit the Dublin Recreation Department to
sponsor the Potato Patch event on Saturday and Sunday.
6. Permit festival committee to post signs on public
rights-of-way to advertise festival.
7. Permit sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
8. Shared use of the City's banner and banner poles on San
Ramon Road from July 24-August 7, 1989.
9. Permission to charge an entrance fee.
10. Appoint a representative from the City Council or staff
to serve as a liaison between the City and the Board.
Both groups indicated that they would be able to provide the
necessary insurance coverage for the event. Additionally the
Shamrock Festival Board has indicated that repayment to the City
for last years certificate of insurance will be forthcoming after
the "Sweetheart Murder" fundraiser on February 12, 1989.
Staff has reviewed the requests from both groups and with the
exception of the following two items, find that the requests are
consistent with those approved the previous two years.
Tables and chairs from Shannon Center are not available
due to a prior rental of the Center and equipment.
It may not be feasible for the Recreation Department to
sponsor the Potato Patch on both Saturday and Sunday
due to staffing constraints associated with limited
part-time staff. However staff will discuss this
further with the Festival Board of Directors.
Staff has prepared a cost estimate based on the requests of both
groups. If approved the approximate cost to the City is as
follows:
Dublin Sports Grounds Use Fees
$1,500
Public Works Assistance
Maintenance
$1 ,000-$t ,200
Police Department Assistance
Reserve Officers
$1 O0
Recreation Department Assistance
Potato Patch
Board Liaison
$1,000
$85O
TOTAL COST TO CITY
$4,450-$4,650
Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council take the
following action:
1. Approve requests from Soroptimist International of
Dublin and Dublin Shamrock Festival, Inc. for use of
the Dublin Sports Grounds.
2. Direct staff to include funding for the events in the
FY89-90 budget.
EXHIBIT A
December 28, 1988
Diane Lowart
Parks and Recreation dept.
11600 Shannon Ave.
Dublin, Ca.
Dear.Diane,
Soroptimist International of Dublin, Inc. ~ou!d like to ~=cues'
the exclusive use of the Dublin Sports Grounds, for the purpose
of holding our Third Annual Shamrock Ascot Concours de Elegance,
on Sunday August 6, 1989.
Ihe proceeds from this e':enn ara going to Vel!e7 Memorial
Foundation, earmarked for the Self Breast Exam!nat!on
and Scrootimist Service prcjez-s.
non_pro=in sa-vice organization.
Soroptim:s- International o= Dublin, Inc. ~ii! need usa cf the
field on Saturday noon for the purpose o: setting up the field
for the event. We will have scouts sleeping overnight at the
field guarding items set
On Sunday we ~ould be at the field at 6:30a.m. and be finished
~ith clean-up c= the field by 6:00o.m..
We will need the following:
1.The gates unlocked for cars ~o enter and !ezve.
2. Use o= the bathrooms.
3.Use of the parking lots.
~.Ga-bage receptacles ami a dumps~=r area.
~ the field.
5.Traffic control for cars s=ttin~ on and cfr
5.Use o= the tables and chairs from Shannon Center for our
_~ ; fi=I/ uses We ~ou!d ~"° to oink them
judges room a.~ var.ous .... ~- -
u9 cz SaturanT,' a.terno ·
Contours guigelines suites' that the fields be mo;;ed on Thursday
befoz.a the event and not ~;a ered until 'f .r ,n~ even,.
We ara preparing to order a ca--i=icate o; insurance fo- the eve-'
~hich will ext.a:zl to the banne~ ~h!ch ~i!! be hun8 over San
Ramcn \'a' ' e)' Real fo~ t:;'e :;ae'xs orion to the event. This certif-
icate ~i!! name the c[~F o= Dublin as adgi-i~na! insurer. . ~_a~_
!.25 ma k::c'.; i: anvthin5 ........ requ
Your s ,-,t)crt o: this even is ~mm.anscl)' gp?u~c[122' a::i
~ithouT it . there would be no Shamrock Ascot Contours de E!esa.nca.
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DUBLIN
P.O. Box 2175 Dublin, Ca. 94568
page 2
December 28, 1933
We plan to cooperate in every.-~aY possible to make this a
successful event for both the City of Dublin, as well as our
beneficiary.
Please fee~ free to call me ~ith any concerns, problems, questions,
or requirements you may have.
Cheryl Coulter, the Concours chairman is your contact person.
Day phone 828-a999 or 828-93~6.
Sincerely,
Cheryl C6u!ter
.Concours chairma?-
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DUBLIN
P.O. Box 2175 Dublin, Ca. 94568
January 19, 1989
Mayor Paul Moffatt
Dublin city Council
P.O. Box 2340
Dublin, California
94568
IN RE: DUBLIN SHAMROCK POTATO FESTIVAL
Dear Mayor Moffatt and Council Members:
It is my pleasure to again be involved with the Dublin Shamrock
Potato Festival to be held August 5 and 6, 1989. This is the thir~
of what will become an ongoing annual event to promote Dublin as a
great place to live, work, and have fun.
Saturday and Sunday's events will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake
breakfast being sponsored by the Dublin-San Ramon Lions Club,
followed by a day of booths, arts and crafts sales, concessions,
entertainment, body building contest and the Dublin Chamber cf
Co~umerce volleyball tournament. We anticipate the events of bctk
days to be completed by 6:30 p.m.
At our last year's event the City of Dublin was extremely helpful
in making the event a success and we would request that the City
again participate in a similar fashion. The Dublin Shamrock Potato
Festival committee would request that the city Council approve the
following items:
i. Waiver of the Dublin Sports Ground Use Fees for the duration
of the festival;
2. To provide traffic control for the duration of the festival;
3. To provide on-grounds security during the festival hours and
routine security during the night;
4. To allow the Dublin Recreation Department to again sponsor
the Potato Patch event on Saturday and Sunday; This event
consists of activities and games designed specifically for
children;
5. To allow the festival committee to post signs on public
rights-of-way to advertise the festival; and
6. To allow for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
for the duration of the festival.
Dublin Shamrock Festival. Inc.
Publin .5 mrock Pot- t-o ]Sshv l ..
Mayor Paul Moffatt "-~-" ~(,.e/ '~.,5
January 19, 1989 ;,.,~ ,
Pa~e 2
The festival committee would like to thank you for helping us last
year by paying the cost of the insurance. We plan to pay back the
City the money loaned for insurance after our "Sweet Heart Murder"
event on February 12, 1989. The festival committee is prepared to
provide overall insurance for the event with the City of Dublin
named as secondarily insured, and to provide certificates of
insurance from each participating group or individual.
We sincerely hope the city Co~ci~ is able to aid us in the
previously mentioned items. Please feel free to contact me with
any questions you might have in regard to the festival.
Sincerely,
DUBLIN SHAMROCK POTATO FESTIVAL
Larry Hake
Secretary
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Dublin Shamrock Festival. Inc.