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Park Board tests revisions to grant form, clarifies sponsorship and marketing rules
Summary
The board reviewed a draft Park Board grant application form and asked staff to add a target-beneficiaries section, an event description field, and clearer marketing guidance for sponsors; staff reminded members that city events must be free because charging admission can affect recreational immunity.
Community Development Director Kevin Urban presented a draft Park Board grant application form and solicited suggested edits. Member Joanna Richa recommended adding fields for a description of the event, "target audience/project beneficiaries," and whether there is a cost to attend. Council Liaison Alexa Benson and Member Rebecca Cox emphasized the need for clearer marketing requirements for sponsored events.
Urban clarified a legal and policy point: city events must be free because charging admission could affect the city's recreational immunity from liability. The board reached consensus to revisit the sponsor-marketing issue—specifically the idea of a single banner listing all sponsor names—at a future meeting to create a consistent, low-burden approach for marketing and sponsorship recognition.
No new grant awards or funding commitments were made at the meeting; the item was a policy and form review that will return with draft revisions.
