City Council
MEETING DATE: 12/10/2014
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Annual Virgin de Guadalupe Procession Special Use Permit
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FROM:
Chris Parman, Communications and Events Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Special Use Permit # 14-040.
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BACKGROUND:
The Diocese of San Bernardino and Riverside are conducting the Annual Virgin de Guadalupe Procession on Friday, December 12th. The procession begins in Palm Springs and flows through Cathedral City along East Palm Canyon Drive to Rancho Mirage and eventually ends in Coachella, CA. (See Attached Map). The procession will stop at Town Square area as a resting spot and to provide water for the walkers.
DISCUSSION:
The Diocese has provided insurance naming the City as an additional insured. It also paid the Special Use Permit fee. The procession uses Tops N Barricades company to aid the procession as it moves through town. The Diocese has also coordinated with the Cathedral City Police Department to provide police escort of the procession as soon as they enter the city limits of Cathedral City from Palm Springs until they exit the City as the procession enters Rancho Mirage.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will recover all expenses associated with the procession.
ATTACHMENTS:
Map of the Procession.
Copy of SUP 14-040 and Certificate of Insurance