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Staff Report
Date: March 31, 1999
To: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: Janet G. Shira, Community Relations/Projects Director35
Subject: Discussion/Action Regarding Special Events for 1999
Issue
Does the City Commission want two community events organized this year?
Background
Last year the City re-instated an Ocoee 4th of July celebration after many years with no such
event. We also had Founders Day which staff played an active role in, together with the
Founders Day Committee.
Discussion
This year staff has been directed to incorporate a millennium component as part of Founders
Day. The City Commission gave direction to have fireworks as part of this event.
With the larger fireworks show and the other millennium additions to this event, it will take all
the current funds in the budget which were originally slated for the 4th of July. It will also be
very time consuming to organize.
Recommendation
Because of the money and staff time involved in planning the upcoming Founders Day
celebration, and also due to the fact that it appears we are headed for another dry spring and
summer which makes a fireworks show improbable, staff recommends having just the one event
this year and then discussing two events for the Year 2000. This discussion will be part of the
budget discussions later this summer.
cc: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager
Wanda Horton, Finance Director
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