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6.1.G. - Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Cou nci I From the City Manager May 23, 2011 SUBJECT Peninsula Celebration Association's 73rd Annual Fourth of July Celebration. RECOMMENDATION Authorize execution of a letter permit for the Fourth of July Celebration sponsored by the Peninsula Celebration Association, the Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, and Let's Talk Events BAC KG RO U N D The Peninsula Celebration Association (PCA), in partnership with the Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and Let's Talk Events, has requested permission to conduct the annual Fourth of July Celebration. The annual "Fun Run" will be conducted along the parade route from 8:45 am to 9:45 am. The traditional parade will commence at 10:00 am and last until approximately 12:30 pm. The arts & crafts fair and festival will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Parks, Recreation and Community Services will sponsor live musical entertainment in Court House Square from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Let's Talk Events will sponsor a classic car show from 8:00 am until approximately 4:30 pm. On July 4t", the parade route and line-up area will be reserved from 6:00 am until 2:00 pm. The arts and crafts fair and festival area will be reserved at 12:00 pm on Sunday July 3rd through 8:00 pm on Monday July 4t". Court House Square will be reserved from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm. The car show area will be reserved at 6:00 am through 5:00 pm. The parade will be conducted in the areas detailed on the attached map provided by the PCA in their letter dated March 17, 2011. Parade staging areas require road closures throughout the Centennial Neighborhood. The festival will be conducted on Middlefield from Veterans to Marshall, Hamilton from Marshall to Bradford, and Bradford from Hamilton to a portion of the roadway slightly north of Jefferson. The Let's Talk Events car show will be conducted on Broadway from Winslow to Theater Way, Hamilton from Broadway to Marshall, and Middlefield from Broadway to Marshall. Live musical entertainment will take place within Court House Square. Minor alterations to the parade route and festival areas may be required to facilitate these events. Should alterations be required, any change to the parade route and festival area locations will be determined under the supervision and approval of the Police Chief or his designee. The City agrees to 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,