2022-21 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE FINDING THAT THE USE OF CITY FUNDS TO PAY FOR A
CERTAIN COSTS RELATING TO A PARADE FOR GRADUATING
SENIORS AT GRAND TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL SERVES A PUBLIC
PURPOSE AND, FURTHER,APPROVING THE USE OF CITY FUNDS TO
PAY THEREOF.
WHEREAS, parents of graduating high school seniors at Grand Terrace High
School desire to conduct a parade in addition to commencement activities within the City
of Grand Terrace ("City") in honor of such graduating high school seniors ("Parade"); and
WHEREAS, the Parade will require coordination and activities by various local
agencies, including, but not limited to City staff coordination (e.g., the Public Works
Department) and the San Bernardino County Sheriffs; and, further, requires that the
organizers of the parade must acquire insurance; and, further, require payments of the
associated costs ("Parade Costs"); and
WHEREAS, the Parade Costs require payments to other organizations or
agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to annually pay up to half of the total Parade
Costs by matching the funds paid by the Parade organizers, but only up to half of the total
Parade Costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. Public Purpose. The expenditure of City funds for the Parade
serves the following public purposes:
A. The City has an interest in ensuring that its rights-of-way are safe,
and the City has an interest in ensuring that the Parade is properly planned such that
disruption to the City's rights-of-ways is minimized. In 2020, a similar parade was
informally held without the City's review/approval. There is a possibility that another
parade is informally organized, which could be a public safety issue for other users of the
City's rights-of-way as it could obstruct or cause sudden and unexpected stopping of
vehicles in the right-of-way. Therefore, a public purpose is served by assisting the
organizers of the Parade conduct it in a safe manner.
B. The City has an interest in encouraging its young residents to
graduate from high school in order to be prepared for the economy by attaining higher
education levels. If the City's residents are more educated, then the City's economy will
be improved which will result in higher tax revenues for the City and, in turn, will result in
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more/better City services. The Parade will not only honor these young residents but serve
as encouragement and an example to those who have yet to graduate. Therefore, a public
purposes is served by the expenditure of City funds on the Parade.
Section 3. Expenditure Approval. For each year that the Parade is held, the
City will match each dollar contributed/paid by the Parade organizers for the Parade Costs
up to fifty percent of the Parade Costs. In no event shall the City's payment of the Parade
Costs for a particular year exceed the City Manager's expenditure limit.
Section 4. Other Acts. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take such acts
as may be necessary and proper to carry out this Resolution.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall immediately take effect upon
passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, California at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of May, 2022.
Darcy c ah
Mayor
ATTEST:
e b r a Thomas
City_Clerk"
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Adrian R. Guerra
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2022-21
was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 10th day of May 2022, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Wilson, Robles; Mayor Pro Tern Hussey;
Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 11th day of May 2022, at Grand Terrace, California.
ebra L. Thomas
City Clerk