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Council waives Showmobile fee for Jingle Jam, co-sponsors West Garden Grove Youth Baseball opening parade
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to waive a $350 Showmobile rental fee for the Honoring Our Fallen Jingle Jam and to cosponsor the West Garden Grove Youth Baseball opening day parade (Feb. 7, 2026), approving street closures and in-kind city support estimated at about $16,650.
The Garden Grove City Council unanimously approved two event-related items on Oct. 28: a request to waive the city's Showmobile stage fee for this year’s Jingle Jam and a co-sponsorship and street-closure approval for the West Garden Grove Youth Baseball opening day parade.
Item 4: Showmobile fee waiver — Honoring Our Fallen Staff reported a written request from Honoring Our Fallen, a nonprofit, to waive the $350 rental fee for the city Showmobile stage for the Jingle Jam event at Eastgate Park on Dec. 12. Community Services Deputy Director Janet Pelaez summarized the event's programming and nonprofit status. Council approved the fee waiver; the staff recommendation noted the city would forgo $350 in rental revenue.
Item 5: Co-sponsorship — West Garden Grove Youth Baseball opening day parade Pelaez described the parade planned for Feb. 7, 2026, starting at Edgar Park and proceeding east on Lampson Avenue to Bell Intermediate. The Garden Grove Police Department and Traffic Division reviewed the route and will provide staffing for closures; staff estimated the in-kind city cost (police, public works, equipment, and Showmobile support) at approximately $16,650. That estimate included an approximate $15,900 in police/public works/equipment and a $750 Showmobile-associated cost (rental, staff time, cleaning). Council approved the co-sponsorship and the street-closure plan.
Council comments at the meeting emphasized the events' legacy and community value. Parents, volunteers and staff thanked the council during oral communications; Tessa Faizik, speaking for West Garden Grove Youth Baseball, said the parade brings "families, local businesses, and players of all ages together." The motions for both items passed with unanimous votes.
Actions taken - Waive Showmobile rental fee (Item 4): Motion approved (7–0). City waived $350 in stage rental revenue. - Co-sponsorship and street closures for West Garden Grove Youth Baseball opening day parade (Item 5): Motion approved (7–0). City accepted estimated in-kind support totaling approximately $16,650; expenses to be absorbed within existing department budgets.
Ending note: Staff will coordinate logistics and resident notices for street closures if the parade proceeds as scheduled; parade organizers were told to work with the city to confirm details and notify affected businesses and residents.
