HomeMy WebLinkAboutFourth of July Steering Committee Minutes 2008-10-15October 15, 2008
FORTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE
A regular meeting of the Forth of July Steering Committee was held on Wednesday,
October 15, 2008 at the 2nd floor conference room, located at 910 S Friendswood Dr.,
Friendswood, TX 77546, at which time the following subject will be considered.
The following members and staff were present at the meeting:
Anthony Scarpa
Skip Redding
Robin Hall
Renae Rives
Darrell Fales
StephanieScarpa
Stacy Scarpa
Michelle Scarpa
Craig Kovacivich
Minh Tanita
Christine Scarpa
James Toney, Director of Community Services
Michael Boyett, Staff
Kimberly Ramirez, Staff
Jim Barr, City Council Liason
Lucy Woltz, Chamber Liason
1. Call to order: The meeting was called or order at 7:40 p.m.
2. Communication from the public/committee liaisons: NA
3. Minutes: Robin Hall made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected, Stephanie
Scarpa seconded the minutes and the minutes were approved unanimously.
A. Parade: Darrell Fales stated Windsor EMS had complaints against them due to
having their sirens too loud during the parade.
B. Day Program: Jim Barr questioned if day program can be delayed until later in the
afternoon and have program at Centennial due to the rainout the past couple of years.
Committee stated that they thought of the idea, but parking will be a problem at
Centennial Park and the location at Stevenson is a natural ending to the end of the parade,
it’s been tradition for many years.
C. Evening Program: Darrell Fales stated the Bellamy Brothers have been signed for
the evening entertainment for the2009 4th of July event. Their rider is requesting spot
lights on the stage this year. Darrell Fales questioned if the stage should stay in the same
area as last year, and committee agreed. Committee requested to have parking passes for
the evening program to cut down on parking at the Centennial Park. Committee would
like to add year to parking passes and limit the amount of passes handed out by keeping a
list. Committee would like to have a Liaison from FISD transportation present at
meetings and also have them present the night of the program. Jim Barr requested to
change the position of the handicap pickup location. Committee would like to change the
layout of the bus route at Centennial to prevent people from walking in front of the buses
and prevent parking of police cars and city trucks by the buses, which slow down the
flow of the buses. Jim Barr requested to have police at the FM528 and FM518
intersection to help the flow of traffic after the event is over. Lucy Woltz questioned if
the Bellamy Brothers could play after the fireworks.
D. Budget: James Toney stated that the band will be costing $15,000.
5. Adjournment: Michelle Scarpa made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Craig
Kovacivich seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25
Approved by:
Kimberly Ramirez
Date
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