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4th of July Steering Committee
April 20, 2011
Minutes
A regular meeting of the Fourth of July Steering Committee was held on Wednesday,
April 20, 2011 at City Hall, 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:
Heather McDonald
Tommy McDonald
Skip Redding
Renae Rives
Corey Kirkland
Tony Scarpa
Stefanie Karacostas
Michelle Scarpa
Stacy Scarpa
Chris Scarpa
Director of Community Services: James Toney
Staff: Kimberly Ramirez
FISD Transportation: Mike Jones
PD: Josh Rogers
Council Liaison: Jim Barr
1. Call to order: Meeting was called to order at 7:06p.m.
2. Communications from the public: NA
3. Discussion and possible action regarding March 16, 2011 minutes: Heather
McDonald made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, Tommy McDonald
seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
4. Discussion and possible action regarding the 2010, 4th of July Celebration:
A Parade: Kimberly Ramirez stated that the grand marshal invitations have been
mailed out, and we have received 1 confirmation. Jim Barr suggested attending the next 2
prayer breakfast to recruit more church representatives for grand marshal float. Corey
Kirkland suggested using Cheetah transportation for the grand marshal trailer.
Committee recommended having a one page handout on information about the pledge
allegiance and flag etiquette. James Toney suggested having the chamber pass them out.
Tony Scarpa stated that with the new coffee shop up, the bikes can still stay in the
Comerica parking lot. Committee will need to approach Dunn Bros about the parade
staging area due to the safety issue. Josh Rogers suggested blocking off Heritage. Corey
Kirkland suggested using the other side of 518 to stage parade participants. Tony stated
he’ll look at the best route and will have the parade route changes ready for the May
meeting. Corey suggested contacting Jim Hill to provide an army truck for the mayor and
council float.
B. Day Program: Michelle Scarpa stated that Kimberly Ramirez and her are discussing
adding other performances for the day program and was thinking of where to stage the acts
in Stevenson Park. James Toney suggested blocking off the area in front of the gazebo
and allowing performances during intermission. Michelle stated that if we get 8 to 12
groups to participate we would be able to eliminate the day band for next year. She
suggested to start with a few acts this year and start recruiting more next year. Tommy
McDonald suggested using the schools radios for communication.
C. Evening: James Toney stated the stage is confirmed, the stage will be larger this
year and the sound and lighting contract has been signed. The band for the evening
program will be Radio Star, an 80’s cover band which is confirmed for $3500. They do
not have a rider; we just need to provide food. Tommy McDonald will have a remote this
year for the gate. James Toney suggested that we need more outlets at the Centennial
pavilion for the food vendors; we’ll need a generator at food court. James stated we will
need 2 generators for the night program, and could possibly use the cities generator for the
day program. James Toney will confirm with Mr. Carr to see if he provide a flyover for
the night program. Committee suggested opening up the back area of Centennial by
Falcon Ridge for the Friendswood Community Church bus riders to come in. Committee
will make a decision to use the high school next year instead of FCC. Mr. Jones suggested
lining up the buses from Falcon Ridge at the end of the night program. Committee also
discussed the parking issue at the West Rd. Mike Jones stated that he is concerned about
pedestrian traffic on Falcon Ridge with the buses using that street to enter Centennial this
year. James Toney suggested having no parking signs on Falcon Ridge and near Hawk
Hill. Josh Rogers suggested no parking signs at West Rd also. Committee would like to
regroup at next month’s meeting and go out to the site to see how the traffic will flow for
the night program. Future meeting dates are May 18, June 15th and June 29th. James
Toney suggested staff and committee members park in the back parking lot of the school
by the cafeteria. Meeting will be at the park next month.
5. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Approved by:
Kimberly Ramirez
Date:
5-18-11__________