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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #470-50
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:April 1, 2014
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT:
Proposed Volunteer Fair at the Dublin Farmers’ Market
Prepared by Shari Jackman, Public Service Employee
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council has directed Staff to explore an opportunity for non-profit organizations in the
area to showcase and market their groups to residents who are willing to donate time and
money to area causes.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs related to this event will be for Farmers’ Market “Carrot Cash” provided to potential
volunteers, as well as produce bags provided by the City’s Environmental Services Division.
Total costs are expected to be under $1,000 and are available in the Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Operating Budget..
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council, by motion, provide direction as to whether or not to
proceed with the proposed event.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Community Development Director Acting Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
At the February 18, 2014, City Council meeting, the City Council directed Staff to explore an
opportunity for non-profit organizations in the area to showcase and market their groups to
residents via a Volunteer Fair.
Staff proposes that a Volunteer Fair be scheduled on a date that coincides with existing
programming in the City such as Dublin Pride Week, and would be at a time convenient for
community members to participate. This would not only save Staff time and money, but
promotion of the event could be tied in with the event’s built-in promotion.
ITEM NO. 7.1
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Staff proposes that a Volunteer Fair be held at the Dublin Farmers’ Market on Thursday, May 1,
2014. This will be a “First Thursday” event, when the Market features music and wine tastings,
and foot traffic is heavier than normal.
Staff proposes to invite area non-profits that serve the Dublin community to bring a canopy and
table, and an area would be set up along the promenade, just outside of the Market’s operating
boundary, to comply with the terms and conditions of the Market’s operating agreement.
In response to the City Council recommendation that some sort of benefit be provided to any
resident who attends the Volunteer Fair, Staff proposes that passports be created, and if a
visitor gets his or her passport stamped by a variety of organizations, they will receive a produce
bag, courtesy of the City’s Environmental Services Division, plus $3 in “Carrot Cash” to spend at
the Market.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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