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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $50,000, offset by $45,000 in Ninth Council District One-time District Priority Funds and $5,000 in Seventh Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to support the Uptown Jazz Festival; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $50,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
DISCUSSION
The City Manager’s Office of Special Events and Filming will be organizing the Uptown Jazz Festival on behalf of the Ninth Council District on August 21, 2021 at Houghton Park. The Uptown Jazz Festival is currently in its 10th year and remains a well-attended event that thousands of Long Beach families and community members attend. Residents come to the park and enjoy community, music, community resources, vendors, a kids’ area, and more. This year’s event will be done in coordination with the Southern California Associations of Governments “Open Streets” event.
The Ninth Council District will engage in fundraising efforts to support this event. If funds are raised, an equal amount, up to $45,000, of District Priority funds allocated to this event through this recommendation will be returned to the Ninth Council District One-time District Priority funds.
This matter has been reviewed by Grace H. Yoon on June 3, 2021.
Statement of Urgency
Given the constrained timeline to plan this event due to recent changes in the City’s health order, urgency is requested for this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
This recommendation provides One-time District Priority Funds to support the Uptown Jazz Festival. The total appropriation increase of $50,000 in the City Manager Department will be offset by a transfer of $45,000 in Ninth Council District One-time District Priority Funds and $5,000 in Seventh Council District One-time District Priority Funds from the General Fu...
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