Res 59-94 RESOLUTION NO. 59-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE ROOTS CULTURAL
FESTIVAL, INC., IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SPONSOR THE
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL "ROOTS CULTURAL FESTIVAL" IN THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Roots Cultural Festival, Inc., is sponsoring the
seventeenth annual "Roots Cultural Festival" on July 10 through August
14, 1994, in the City of Delray Beach; and,
WHEREAS, this festival is an attempt to present to the
community, state and nation a view of the rich cultural heritage of the
people of African ancestry in our City; and,
WHEREAS, this idea was conceived by Jefferson Manor Homes
Association in an attempt to bring people together to develop pride,
respect and appreciation for their community as well as their particular
heritage which they bring to the City; and,
WHEREAS, the festival will provide an opportunity for exciting
experiences for local people and tourists reminiscent of the Bahamas,
the West Indies, Haiti and other countries of African ancestry; and,
WHEREAS, the activities of the festival are to promote academic
excellence among our youth, in the form of a spelling bee, an essay,
math and oratorical contest; to promote physical fitness through sports
tournaments; to promote cultural enrichment and appreciation through
exhibits, creative dance and dramatic presentations, poetry, jazz and
fashions; and,
WHEREAS, the highlight of the festival will be the "Festival in
the Park" activities which will focus on cultural and culinary artists
from the various countries; visual and performing arts, ceramics and
jewelry will also be presented in "The Marketplace at Roots",
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach hereby supports the Roots Cultural Festival, Inc., in their
efforts to sponsor the seventeenth annual "Roots Cultural Festival" in
the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular s~s~-~ o~he 5th day of
July, 1994. ~~ ~
ATTEST~~t~j~~
City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS
FROM: CITY MANAGER ~
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM # ~ - MEETING OF JULY 5, 1994
RESOLUTION NO. 59-94/
DATE: JULY 1, 1994
This is before the Commission to approve Resolution No. 59-94
supporting the Roots Cultural Festival, Inc., in their efforts to
sponsor the 17th Annual "Roots Cultural Festival" in the City of
Delray Beach on July 10 through August 14, 1994.
In addition to the Resolution, the Roots Committee is asking for
a $2,000 donation, stage use and a waiver of fees, permission to
display the Roots flag, a tent permit, and utilization of Pompey
Park facilities.
Funding for the Roots Festival is budgeted in the City Commission
Special Events account. The other requests can be approved
administratively.
Recommend approval of Resolution No. 59-94 and the $2,000 funding
request for the Roots Festival July 10 through August 14, 1994.
ROOTS CULTURAL FESTIVAL, INC.
P. O. BOX 2654
DEl.,RAY BEACH, FL 3~.~.~.
RECEIVED
June 6,-1994 J0[ 1
$g Hono~ The M]yor. Thomas Lynch
icy of uelraY ueacn
100 N.W. 1st Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Dear Mayor Lynch:
The time for the Roots Cultural Festival is here again. We exDect
our 17th_Annual. Festival to b9 as ~qccg~fu~ a~.always. O~ ~ehal~
of the Yes=ivaz committee, I wouia &zKe =o =hank the
Delray. Beach for _it9 past partSgipation, aod Fgsg~u%ioos
suppgr~ing 9ur .effor=s co bring posi=lve cul=urai ac=zvl=ies
the uelray Beach area.
e ore again askipg that 9. reso~tign be_ grgD~ed by the
ommlssioners sang=zonzng cn9 ezzor~s, or cnl¢ o~ganAza=~on
~hrogg~.t~e sgppor= of t~e va(zous mun%g~pal depar=mgn~s..we will
De u=zlzzlnq =ne same p%ans zor securz=¥ as we usea las= year.
Having. wor~ed glosely with th9 Pol~9et Parks 9~d. Rec~gat~on, and
other oepar=men=s, we are cer=ain =ha= we will De aD&e =o give
positive influences to the city.
The co_m~.unity enthugigstSqally ~oo~s fqrwar¢.to .this eygnt each
year. ThrOUgh our s=a=ewzoe con=~c= an~ na=zona& promo=zons, we
nave caused the name of Delray peach to become synonymous with
summer cultural experiences.
Attached, please find a copy .of. our .tentative schedule and
s~pport _reqges~ li~t..We afc loo~ing.zgF~ard tg_ geezng ygu anq
9=ne~s. oz one commzsszon ~c our zes=~vz=zes, wnzcn _are pia~ne9
~or ou~y 10,_1999 through August 14, 1994 at the Pompey Park
~ecrea=lonal comp&ex.
Sincerely, ~,
~oml~il~r~. Stevens
Chairperson
cc: Vice Mayor J~y Alp~rin
Deputy Vice Mayor ~en Ellingsworth
Comm$ss$oner ~ar~ar9 S~igh.
Commzss~oner uav~d Kanaoipn, Sr.
City Manager David Harden
ROOTS CULTURAL FESTIVAL, INC.
P. O. BOX 2654
D~LRAY BE, ACH, FL 33~?.~.
(407) 276.2099
SUPPORT REQUEST LIST
1. A donation from the City of $2°009 to go towards the
operating expenses of the festivaL.
2. The City to_a~lo~ usage, of t~e stage and waiver the fee
for the ren=al oz the s=age zrom Friday, August 12 through
Sunday, August 14.
3. The City to allow the merchants along Atlantic Avenue to
display "ROOTS" flag.
4. T_he Cit~ to allow a. permit' for a tent to be a placed,, at .
momDey mark the weekend of Auqust 12-14 for the Festival
in %he Park" aqtivities. The tent will be rented by the
Festival and wall be a temporary structure which would be
used for the "Marketplace at Roots."
5. Full utilizgtion of the PomDeY Park facilities and staff
for the entire Festival - (July 10, 1994 through August
14, 1994).
~ z
0 ~ ~ ~ --
<<<0<
w
_
< ~
~ z z
z z z
0 0
~ = ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~
~ ~ 0 0
z ~
z z ~ ~ ~ z z z ~ Q ~ :Z
~ ~ ~W Z ~ ~ Z Z
-_ z ~> >~ =
Z
· w w w~
m~m~m~o~o o ..
~ z ~ ~
< S~ z ~ z ~ z ~ ~
~ ~ 0 ~ :~ 0 w < ~ _ w
~ Z ~ 0 ~ 0 ~ ~ 0 < Z w ~ ~ ~
~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ W ~ w w .-
:~ ~ ~ ~ z ~ ~ z
o
~ Z Z Z ~ 0 ~
[IT¥ OF OELRI:I¥ ilER[H
!,_,C~ "~ ,~J !:: ,~VE'"~UE · DE!_~AY ~EACH FLORIDA 33444 · 407
MEMORANDUM
TO: David T. Harden, City Manager
FROM: ~/~obert A. Barcinski, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM #~ CITY COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 22, 1993
1993 ROOTS FESTIVAL
DATE: June 18, 1993
ACTION
City Commission is requested to approve Resolution #61-93
supporting the Roots Festival, to approve the $2,000 funding
request, and to make a determination on the payment of Police
overtime.
BACKGROUND
Resolution #61-93 in support of the 1993 Roots Festival is
presented for Commission approval. In addition to the
Resolution, the Roots Committee is asking for a $2,000 donation,
stage use and a waiver of fees, permission to display the Roots
flag, a tent permit, and utilization of Pompey Park. Funding
for the Roots Festival is budgeted in the City Commission
Special Events account in the amount of $2,000. The other
requests can be approved administratively.
Additionally, the Committee is requesting Police assistance.
Last year, we were able to reassign officers in order to cover
the event. This will not be possible this year and a
determination on the payment of overtime needs to be made. The
estimated overtime costs are $13,000 based on last year's man
hour use. Commission did agree to pay 1/2 the overtime costs
for the Delray Affair.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Resolution #61-93 and the $2,000
funding request and requests direction on the overtime payment
for Police assistance.
RAB:kwg
Motion to approve Res. #61-93, with direction on Police overtime as
follows: Support reassignment, if possible, in effort to minimize
OT costs, although try to reassign as little as possible with the help
of Roots Festival volunteer security working with PD; and with understand
ing this will be last year for City to assist with underwriting Police OT
THE EFFORT ALWAYS MATTERS ?~ ~--O