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Page 1 of 3 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />June 8, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Peninsula Celebration Association's 77th Annual Fourth of July Celebration <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve and authorize the Chief of Police to execute a letter permit for the <br />Fourth of July Celebration sponsored by the Peninsula Celebration Association and the <br />Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department; and approve by <br />motion the temporary suspension of parking meters rates in downtown on Saturday, <br />July 4th, 2015 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Peninsula Celebration Association (PCA), in partnership with the Redwood City <br />Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, has requested permission to <br />conduct the annual Fourth of July Celebration. The annual “Fun Run” will be conducted <br />along the parade route from 8:45 am to 9:45 am. The traditional parade will commence <br />at 10:00 am and last until approximately 12:30 pm. The arts & crafts fair and festival will <br />be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Parks, Recreation and Community Services will <br />sponsor live musical entertainment in Court House Square from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm. <br />A fireworks display will be held at the Port of Redwood City from 9:30 pm until <br />approximately 9:50 pm. <br /> <br />On July 4th, the parade route and line-up area will be reserved from 6:00 am until 2:00 <br />pm. The arts and crafts fair and festival area will be reserved at 3:00 pm on Friday July <br />3rd through 8:00 pm on Saturday July 4th. Court House Square will be reserved from <br />11:30 am to 5:00 pm. <br /> <br />The parade will be conducted in the areas detailed on the attached map provided by the <br />PCA in their letter dated February 5, 2015. Parade staging areas require road closures <br />throughout the Centennial Neighborhood. The festival will be conducted on Middlefield <br />from Broadway to Marshall, Hamilton from Marshall to Middlefield, Jefferson from <br />Marshall to the entrance to the Jefferson parking structure, and Broadway between <br />Main Street and Winslow. Live musical entertainment will take place within Court House <br />Square. Minor alterations to the parade route and festival areas may be required to <br />facilitate these events. Should alterations be required, any change to the parade route <br />and festival area locations will be determined under the supervision and approval of the <br />Police Chief or his designee. <br />7.1.B. - Page 1