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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFourth of July Steering Committee Minutes 2021-04-21MINUTES OF THE FOURTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD FOURTH OF JULY STEERING COMMITTEE THAT WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021, AT THE LEAVESLEY PARK HANGAR, 901 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: COMMITTEE MEMBER CHRIS SCARPA COMMITTEE MEMBER TONY SCARPA VICE CHAIR BARBARA BLANCHARD CHAIR TOMMY MCDONALD DAY CHAIR MICHELLE SCARPA EVENING CHAIR RUFINO RAMIREZ COMMITTEE MEMBER STEFANIE KARACOSTAS COMMITTEE MEMBER TERRY MCKEE COMMITTEE MEMBER KATHY MOLINARO COMMITTEE MEMBER LARRY SIMS COMMITTEE MEMBER NANCY SIMS COMMITTEE MEMBER TERRI CORBETT COMMITTEE MEMBER DARRELL FALES JAMES TONEY, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION MICHAEL BOYETT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION GARY WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION KIMBERLY RAMIREZ, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION CATHERINE WOOD, RECREATION MANAGER GARRETT NORMOYLE, RECREATION SPECIALIST MEGAN DONELSON, RECREATION ASSISTANT Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:08PM. 2. Communications from the Public N/A 3. Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes from March 24, 2021 was made by Terri Corbett, seconded by Barbara, and approved unanimously. A. March 24, 2021 4. Discussion and Possible Actions A. Breakfast The breakfast for city council members will be inside City Hall. The dignitaries will be downstairs, and the committee will eat upstairs for the breakfast. The Parks staff will be having Whataburger separate from the dignitary breakfast. There will be eight tables downstairs, and Barbara will decorate the spaces the night before. B. Parade The 2021 parade will take place on Monday, July 5. The parade will be held at full capacity, and there will be bussing to and from the parade route for dignitaries. Currently, there are 6 parade entries and 7 judges locked down. Kimberly has also made contact with the grand marshal. All signage and flyers will encourage masks and social distancing. C. Day Program We are following the same procedures for the day program. There are 23 vendors signed up so far. D. Evening Program A quote is being obtained for 25,000 fireworks; an extra 5,000 is being tacked onto the latter half of the show for a grand finale. There will be no amusement rides at the evening program this year. Both the flyover and skydiving teams have been secured. The staff and committee members will be wearing white polo's. FISD is providing 24 bus drivers for the night — they will be receiving the t- shirts with Katy's approved design. Sanitation procedures will take place in the busses. Additionally, there will be sanitizer stations adjacent to the food court and restroom areas. There will be a restroom building in the VIP section for the band, staff, and committee members. The First Baptist Church of Friendswood will be singing the national anthem in front of the stage at the opening of the evening program. 5. Adjournment A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kathy at 6:37PM, seconded by Michelle, and approved unanimously.