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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 6, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-714 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.J. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for City Council appropriation for up to $210,000 Towards <br />Upcoming 150th Anniversary Celebrations and Potential City Council Trip to Visit <br />Sister City Ponta Delgada, Portugal <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff presents for the City Council’s consideration and potential action the following information <br />and attached resolution. If adopted, the resolution would authorize an appropriation of up to <br />$210,000 to fund celebrations and activities associated with the upcoming sesquicentennial <br />(150th year) anniversary of the City. Of that amount of funding, approximately $170,000 would be <br />dedicated towards events and activities in San Leandro and the other $40,000 would be <br />allocated to fund a potential trip by the City Council to Ponta Delgada, Portugal, which is a sister <br />city of San Leandro. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of San Leandro was incorporated in 1872. As a result, the 2022 calendar year will <br />commemorate 150 years of San Leandro's incorporation, otherwise known as its <br />sesquicentennial. In an effort to celebrate this notable milestone, Mayor Cutter requested the <br />support of her colleagues on the City Council, City staff, as well as business and community <br />members to plan and execute various related events and deliverables. A Sesquicentennial <br />steering committee has also been formed to guide these efforts. The steering committee's role <br />includes planning, outreach, fundraising, and support for all planned activities throughout the year, <br />and could potentially include unique community events to be held in each Council district. In <br />coordination with all stakeholders, it is envisioned that the steering committee will help plan the <br />six city council district events, a birthday party event around the anniversary date in the second <br />half of 2022, special activities in collaboration with the Historical Society, and a notable presence <br />at the Cherry Festival. <br />The requested appropriation of up to $170,000 is intended to serve as a source of funds to <br />execute the above-described efforts, some of which would likely require the support of third-party <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/2/2021 <br />221