PACE approves $1,575 for Family Fitness Festival and appoints subcommittee to implement Esperanza Park grant
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The Cathedral City Parks and Community Events Commission approved a $1,575 allocation from the PACE small events budget for an April 11 Family Fitness Festival and appointed two commissioners to a short-term subcommittee to implement an Arts in California Parks grant (stated as about $98,000) for Esperanza Park; both motions passed unanimously.
The Cathedral City Parks and Community Events Commission voted Tuesday to recommend $1,575 from the PACE small events budget be applied to a Family Fitness Festival at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater on April 11, and to appoint two commissioners to a subcommittee to implement a recently awarded Arts in California Parks grant for Esperanza Park.
Chair Highland presented the Family Fitness Festival request, saying the event was moved to April 11 from March 14 to avoid conflict with the wildflower festival and detailing how the $1,575 would be used. "The $1,575 breakdown goes towards paying all of the instructors to be there, sponsoring juice from Fresh From Big Juice Juice Bar in Cathedral City, keeping it local, and a DJ because the amphitheater does not have microphones or speakers," the chair said. Commissioners were told two of the five class instructors will offer bilingual sessions to serve families.
Commissioner Herrera moved to approve the allocation and Vice Chair Bayshoo seconded. The clerk recorded, "Please vote," and later announced, "Motion carries all ayes." The commission forwarded the funding request to the City Council for final budget approval; the funding portion for amphitheater events will be taken to City Council on Feb. 25, staff said.
On a separate motion, the commission appointed Commissioner Jimenez and Commissioner Herrera to a short-term PACE subcommittee to support implementation of the "Hope Rising — Esperanza Park Cultural Celebration," the staff report said. Anne, the city manager, described the award as "98, almost a 100,000" dollars from the Arts in California Parks implementation grant to fund cultural activations at the new Esperanza Park and said Desert Recreation will lead implementation in collaboration with PACE and the Public Arts Commission. Vice Chair Bayshoo moved to approve the appointment; the motion passed unanimously.
Staff reminded commissioners that the staff-report deadline for the March 3 meeting is Feb. 10 and asked that a commissioner familiar with the events be prepared to answer questions at the Feb. 25 City Council hearing about the amphitheater funding portion.
The commission's actions Tuesday were procedural and unanimous; the clerk's roll-call or recorded individual votes were not listed in the transcript. The Family Fitness Festival recommendation and the Esperanza Park subcommittee appointment now move to the City Council and to the subcommittee’s short-term planning work, respectively.
