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09-13-2010 Presentation: FiestaAugust 6-8, 201 Legion Park A A 4. v-. f� Objectives • Honor and Preserve the 46 -year Fiesta Tradition • Transform the Fiesta into a More Family Oriented Event • Improve Public Safety • Reduce Cost to Families • Maintain Strong Attendance • Increase the Diversity of Fiesta Attendees • Avoid General Fund Subsidy A sr n�,��a Honor and Preserve the 46 -Year Fiesta Tradition • The first Fiesta took place at the end of the 1964 harvest to express gratitude to local farmers and farm workers • Planning committees involved dozens of community members, business leaders, and media partners A ST." n�,��a Transform the Fiesta into a more Family Oriented Event • Gangster oriented entertainers were avoided this year • Soccer tournament expanded to include youth teams • Increased emphasis placed on "Kid Zone" activities • Observers noted increased family attendance �IrST!1 ME --0 Improve Public Safety • Increased emphasis placed on providing effective private security • First time in approximately 20 years that there were no arrests at the Fiesta A ST n�,��a t IM 'Irv. 6YOOP�`1./i4N it Reduce Cost to Families • Admission fees reduced from $6.00 last year to $3.00/ Adults, $1.00/ Kids • Unlimited "Kid Zone" passes were priced at $10.00 • Vendor Fees were reduced slightly to encourage greater vendor participation and lower prices • Hundreds of volunteers worked more than one thousand hours — helping to keep expenses low a A sr 11� �,��a L Maintain Strong Attendance • 10,600 paid attendees • Total attendance probably near 12,000, considering volunteers, soccer players, entertainers, vendors • Parade participation and spectatorship was very strong • 36 vendors participated this year A 57 n� a ,�� Increase the Diversity of Fiesta Attendees • While we still have strides to make, Fiesta attendees appeared to be significantly more diverse than in recent years. • Marketing efforts expanded to include website, print, television, radio, coupon mailers, Facebook, highway banners, etc. A sr n�,��a Avoid General Fund Subsidy Revenues $57 Expenditures $53,500 Net $3,500 Sponsorships made the difference! Waijam I a 4 + e}�L r •� � • ; . 1 '.•a � ��' Z$�N�ChI ii �'I.JF# kl3 HILL ALIff. +MCI MltF air C x K ■ril MWOMM tlurrl griid�" E��.¢5 . {Judy Lhayiz Taxi In PI63n3 i wii- `yam - [ 8srtinun Gw - rn n WO u Jvu r i i AIfLMr lY:A■ CIca - °Ind ICG. ids. ■urn Lr�jrei. �Fk7t'.atitillii 7n,i PCOWAFT"L ME oo�,�A Looking to the Future • What improvements should be made for 2011? • What will the City's role be for next year and beyond? 01 r.im. August 5 -7, 2011