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Item 8 - Community Fireworks Display .~AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY --- - tIV: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~ INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager. DATE: April 26, 1994 SUBJEct: Community Fireworks Display ABSTRAct At a previous meeting, the City Council discussed whether it was more appropriate for the City to sponsor a community fireworks display for the annual 4th of July Celebration or for the Poway Days Celebration. It is recommended that the City Council sponsor a community fireworks display for the 4th of July Celebration. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This report is not subject to CEQA review. ..'ISCAL IMPAct The cost of the 4th of July fireworks display is $10,000. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE Jim Abbott, Assistant Supt. of Schools for the Poway Unified School District; Gerald Leininger, Principal of Poway High School; Mike Averill of the Poway High School Music Boosters; and Jack Mitchell, President of the Poway Rotary Club, and Vicki t Powa Chamber of Commerce. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council authorize a fireworks display to be held at the Poway High School stadium in conjunction with the City's annual 4th of July celebration. ACTION c: \reports \flfe.cov 1 of 4 APR 2 6 1994 ITEM a , ~ AGENDA REPORT CITY OF POW A Y TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~ INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager DATE: April 26, 1994 SUBJECT: Community Fireworks Display ABSTRACT At a previous meeting, the City Council discussed whether it was more appropriate for the City to sponsor a community fireworks display for the annual 4th of July Celebration or for the Poway Days Celebration. It is recommended that the City Council sponsor a community fireworks display for the 4th of July Celebration. BACKGROUND Cadi 11 ac Fa i rvi ew, the developers of the Pomerado Bus i ness Park, generously contri buted to the annual Poway Days ce 1 ebrat i on for a peri od of 6 years by providing a fireworks display. However, last year Cadillac Fairview discontinued their sponsorship of the firework display. As a result, the Poway Days Committee of the Chamber of Commerce initiated a community fund raising campaign in order to continue the Poway Days fireworks display on Community Day. The Poway Days Committee was able to raise $5,000 through their fund raising efforts, and the City loaned the Committee an additional $5,000 to pay the cost of the fireworks display. The Poway Days Committee has not raised any additional money to repay the City. Vicki Lazowski, who serves as the President of the Chamber of Commerce and the Director of the Poway Days Committee, has indicated that the Poway Days Committee is not planning on having a fireworks display this year as part of the Poway Days event. ACTION: I J 2 of 4 APR 2 6 1994 ITEM 8 . -. Staff Report - Fireworks - April 26, 1994 Page 2 In the spring of 1991, the President of the United States sent a letter to communities throughout the country requesting that each community sponsor some event to celebrate the homecomi ng of Ameri can troops from the Desert Storm campaign. As a result, the City was contacted by representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and it was decided to put together a 4th of July Celebration at lake Poway to salute the men and women of our country's Armed Services. The event was designed to be an old-fashioned, family oriented, small town type of 4th of July celebration with game booths, food booths, entertainment and a fireworks display. Due to the short time that the organizing committee had to plan the event, there was not time to raise money for the planned fireworks display and to work out some of the logistical problems. As a result, the fireworks display was canceled. However, the 4th of July celebration was able to accomplish its other goals and the event was determined to be a success. As a result of the success of the celebration, the 4th of July Celebration Committee, which was organized to plan and oversee the event by a group of volunteers, recommended that the celebration become an annual event. During 1992, the 4th of July celebration was again held at Lake Poway and a fireworks display was held at Poway High School stadium. The fireworks display was financed by donations from the community and from proceeds from the admissions charge and the concessions co 11 ected from people attending the fireworks display at the high school. The Poway Music Boosters used the 4th of July fireworks display as a fund raiser and split the proceeds from the admission with the 4th of July Celebration Committee. In 1993, the 4th of July celebration was moved from Lake Poway Park to the Old Poway Park. However, the fireworks display was once again held at the Poway High School stadium. The fireworks display was financed, in part, from donations from the community, proceeds from the admissions charge and concessions and a donation of $4,800 from the City. The Poway Music Boosters again participated in this event and the Poway Rotary Club, who managed the concessions stand, also used this event as a fund raiser and split their proceeds with the 4th of July Celebration Committee. It has been planned that the 1994 4th of July celebration will once again be held at Old Poway Park with a fireworks display to be held at the Poway High School stadium. FINDINGS The proposed City of Poway Financial Plan for F i sca 1 Year 1994-95 includes $10,000 to finance the cost of the fireworks display for the 1994 4th of July celebration. In addition, the City should receive approximately $2,500 from the admissions charge and concessions sold at the fireworks display. The additional funds will be used to finance the cost of other 4th of July activities including the cost of hiring a band to entertain the audience at the Poway High School 3 of 4 APR 2 6 1994 ITEM 8 , ---..- -"~-------- Staff Report - Fireworks April 26, 1994 Page 3 stadium prior to the fireworks show. It is anticipated that the Poway High School Music Boosters and the Poway Rotary will again use this event as a fund raiser. FISCAL IMPACT The cost of the 4th of July fireworks display is $10,000. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE In addition to the standard distribution, copies of this report have been sent to Jim Abbott, Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Poway Unified School District; Gerald Leininger, Principal of Poway High School; Mike Averill of the Poway High School Music Boosters; and Jack Mitchell, President of the Poway Rotary Club~Vicki Lazowski. President of the Poway Chamber of Commerce. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council authorize a fireworks display to be held at Poway High School stadium in conjunction with the City's annual 4th of July celebration. JLB/JDF 4 of 4 APR 2 6 1994 ITEM 8 J ,g~~ c2~/t)Y7 Poway Chamber of Commerce The Chamber Building. 12709 poway Road. Suite 101 !619t 748~OO'6 Mailing Address PO Box 868 . Powa)'. California 92074-0868 (619i 741:-0082 April 18, 1994 RECEIVED APR 1 8 'I:l~" John Fitch, Asst. City Manager CI1YOFPOWAY City of Poway 13325 Civic Center Drive CI1Y MANAGERS OFFICE Poway, CA 92064 Dear John: Please be advised that the Poway Chamber of Commerce will not be involved with the fireworks show for Community Days on September 17, 1994. After careful consideration and given the problems of raising funds last year, we feel that our efforts would be better placed in other projects for Community Days. Besides, we all look forward to a big splash on the 4th of July and know that the Community and City dollars can only stretch so far. Should you or the council have further questions, please don't hesitate to call me or Sue Emery at the Chamber office. Sincerely, ~kW Vicki Lazowski President VL:kkb Dedicated to tbe Community for over 30 year~~R 2 6 1994 ITEM 8 t:~ .---..-- --