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SR-6I (15) ~ , ~ Santa Monica, c6,a I -f CCS SEM-AM-Iskon City Council Meeting: July 26, 1994 JUL 2 6 199It ST AFF REPORT TO' Mayor and City Council FROM: CIty Staff SUBJECT, RECOMMENDA TION TO APPROVE AL TERNA liVE PARADE ROUTE FOR THE FESTIVAL OF THE CHARIOTS INTRODUCTION ThIS report recommends that the City Council approve a request for a parade on a route other than the City'S authorized parade route (SMMC Section 4.08 580) for a FestIval of the Chariots to be held Sunday, August 7, 1 994 BACKGROUND On June 28, 1994 the CIty's Event Management Team reviewed a request from the InternatIonal SocIety for Krrshna ConscIousness (ISKON) to conduct a parade, the FestIval of the Chariots The event IS a spIritual festIval dlsplaymg food, musIc and dance of IndIa. ISKON has held this parade and festIval for the past seventeen years_ DISCUSSION Staff recommends that the followIng alternative route be approved. The parade will start at 11 :00 am on Santa MonIca State Beach parking lot #83 (2030 Barnard Way) 6UL :L JUl 2 6 199't - and proceed south, along the bike path past the City limits and Into Venice The . ... Santa MOnica Pollee Department will provide all the necessary security for thIs event, The event organizers are currently In the process of obtaining all the required permits from the City and County of Los Angeles. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT ISKON will assume and pay all event costs, Includmg the cost for Police serVices, estimated at $650 RECOMMENDA TION Staff recommends that the City Council approve the alternative parade route for the Festival of the Chanots to be held on August 7, 1994 Prepared by Susan E McCarthy, Director Annette Morales, Administrative Analyst Community and Cultural Services Department ~~ I .... . . . CCS SEM AM:lskon Santa Monrca, Callforma CIty Council Meeting, July 26, 1994 RESOLUTION NO 8788 (City Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE HOLDING OF A PARADE ON AUGUST 7, 1994 ON A ROUTE OTHER THAN THE OFFICIAL CITY PARADE ROUTE WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 408.580 of the Santa Monica MUnicipal Code, the City Council may authorize a parade route as set forth herein, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 That on August 7, 1994 at 11'00 am participants in the Festival of the Chanots are authorized to conduct a parade along the follOWIng route" The parade Will start In Santa MOnica Beach Parking Lot # 83 (2030 Barnard Way) and proceed south along the bike path past the City limits and Into Venice SECTION 2 PermiSSion to conduct the parade IS granted upon the follOWing condItIons . a Parade Units may not be brought to the staging area, the 2030 Barnard Way beach parkmg lot prior to Sunday, August 7, 1994 b, The necessary number of Police Officers, as recommended by the Santa \ . Monica Polrce Department, will be provided for crowd and traffIc control along the parade route at ISKON's cost, c That ISKON shall provide a CertIfIcate of Insurance for One Million Dollars 1$1,000,000) per mdlvldual occurrence nammg the CIty of Santa MOnica, It's CouncIl, boards and commlssrons as additional Insured d That ISKON will notify a/l residents and business one block east, north and south, as well as along the parade route of the event, after approval of the notificatIon letter by the City e That any and all permIts from the City and County of Los Angeles be filed With the Crty of Santa Monrca pnor to the event date SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certIfy to the adoption of thIs ResolutIon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect APPROVED AS TO FORM' ~~ MARSHA NES MOUTRIE CIty Attorney . _/ . / ~ , Adopted and approved tins 26th of July, 1994. C) #/C ~Ayor I hereby certify that the foregomg ResolutJOn 8788 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg of the City Council held on the 26th of July, 1994 by the following vote Ayes' Counc1lmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez Noes Councilmembers' None Abstam: Councilmembers None Absent' Councilmembers: None ArrEST - - ;~~Z~~ ~ - City 'ClerX'