AgdaPkt 2016-06-13 Interview and Joint SA PFA

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6.3.C. - Page 2 The fireworks display will be conducted at the Port of Redwood City, with street closures and vehicular and vessel traffic control measures to be determined by the Police Department to regulate the orderly flow of vehicle and vessel traffic. The specific street closures for this event are delineated in the Event Summary and the Event Plan (attached hereto as Attachment 3). City Council approval is required for these street closures. In order to minimize impact to the general public for this event, the City has agreed provide the following services and facilities: street sweepers, traffic cones and barricades, installation of flags along the parade route, access to Court House Square, access to the parking structure on Marshall Street for vendor parking, and closure and parking restrictions as detailed in the PCA parade application and letter along various city streets starting at 3:00 pm on Sunday July 3, 2016 until 8:00 pm on Monday, July 4, 2015. Those services will be provided by members of the Parks and Recreation and Community Services Department, Public Works, the Fire Department, and the Police Department. Administrators from each of those departments have reviewed the permit application and associated event plan, and have agreed to provide the stated services. ANALYSIS The Independence Day Celebration has been a tradition in downtown Redwood City for 77 years. Generations of families return to Downtown Redwood City each year to watch the parade and celebrate Independence Day. It is anticipated that upwards of 40,000 visitors will attend the parade this year. The festival will showcase the bustling Downtown area and these visitors will likely patronize local businesses throughout the day. The community support for the fireworks show will likely result in a large turnout for the event. ALTERNATIVES The City Council could choose not to adopt a Resolution authorizing the street closures as delineated in Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B". FISCAL IMPACT Based on expenditures for the 2015 celebration and the event plans for 2016, the total projected cost to the City will be approximately $82,100. Total Police Department overtime costs for traffic and crowd control is projected to be approximately $46,500. Public Works Department costs for barricade rental and overtime are projected at $26,400, and Fire Department overtime is projected at $4,200. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department staff, equipment and entertainment costs are projected at $5,000. Each Department will absorb their respective costs within their own budgets.