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Committee votes to move Christmas parade to mid-afternoon and adopts "Spirit of Christmas" working name
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee voted at the May 18 meeting to change the Christmas parade time to 3—21:00 (3—5:00 p.m.) to encourage attendance in warmer daylight hours and asked staff to use the working name "Spirit of Christmas" on poster mock-ups; Kathy will return revised materials in July.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee voted to move the annual Christmas parade to an earlier afternoon time and selected a working name for the event at its May 18 meeting.
The chair opened debate about moving the parade to earlier hours to reduce cold-weather turnout issues and suggested scheduling the parade to end when it is dark for the staged tree lighting. After discussion the committee agreed on a 15:00—17:00 (3—21:00, discussed as "3 to 5") timeframe and the chair called for a motion. Committee members expressed support; the motion carried after members answered "Aye." The chair then asked staff to proceed with poster mock-ups using a suggested name, and the committee agreed on "Spirit of Christmas" as the preferred working title. Several members said they did not want a water-tower image on the poster.
Practical next steps: Kathy will produce revised poster mock-ups without the water-tower image and return to the committee at the July meeting for final approval. The committee also acknowledged there may be public feedback about the time change and said members should expect pushback, but they emphasized logistics (child safety, lighting and volunteer scheduling) as deciding factors.
Why it matters: changing parade timing and branding affects residents' ability to attend, volunteer scheduling and promotional materials. The committee recorded the procedural vote and assigned staff follow-up before the next meeting.
What to watch for next: revised parade materials and a final vote or formal confirmation at the July 20 meeting.
