...Title
Retroactive Approval of Ethiopian Flag Raising Ceremony and Tower Lighting as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events.
...Recommendation
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on September 3, 2025:
(a) Retroactively approve the Ethiopian Flag Raising Event scheduled on September 5, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds;
(b) Retroactively approve the Tower Lighting on September 4, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds;
(c) Retroactively approve raising the Ethiopian flag without the emblem on the fourth flagpole; and
(d) Retroactively approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the events.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Mayor)
[Rules Committee referral 9/3/2025 - Item B.2]