Hallandale Beach staff to negotiate memorandum with Civic Association to run MLK parade and festival

Hallandale Beach commissioners directed city staff on Wednesday to sit down with the Civic Association to negotiate an agreement for the city—s Martin Luther King Jr. parade and festival after the group was the only respondent to a short solicitation.

The Civic Association presented a proposal that would restore the parade route from B.F. James to O.B. Johnson followed by a festival, but commissioners and staff said financial details, revenue handling and the scope of in-kind services need to be clarified before a final contract can be executed.

Kathy Schantz, Parks and Recreation director, told the commission the city issued a "semi formal request for proposals" and opened it for two weeks. "We only opened it for 2 weeks because we're very sensitive to the timing," Schantz said. She said the Civic Association was the only organization to submit a proposal and that staff had not yet brought a draft agreement because some…