TO: Chair and Members of the Board
FROM: Samuel A. May, Executive Director
DATE: June 13, 2018
Title
RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH ZAMBELLI FIREWORKS MANUFACTURING CO. FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
BACKGROUND: The City of Margate will host the annual 4th of July event which is sponsored in part by the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency.
The outline of the activities is as follows:
9:00am - 11:30am - 4th of July Parade
11:30am - 1:00pm - Next to City Hall - hot dogs, chips, and refreshments will be served immediately following the parade
1:00pm - 5:00pm - Pool party at Calypso Cove Aquatic Facility
5:00pm - 9:00pm - Margate Boulevard - live band, bounce houses, and food trucks. Also, Parks and Recreation will be partnering with the Chamber of Commerce on various activities TBD. (Margate Boulevard eastbound lanes will be closed from 9:00am-11:00am during the parade. It will be closed from the clock tower to State Road 7 from 9:00am to 11:00 pm.)
9:00pm - Fireworks (State Road 7 will be shut down at approximately 7:30pm between Coconut Creek Parkway and Atlantic Boulevard and will reopen after the fireworks display.)
Parks and Recreation contacted the provider, Zambelli, about improving the quality of the fireworks and they proposed increasing the agreement to $26,500 for the fireworks display.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the agreement with Zambelli to provide the fireworks display for the 4th of July.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding of $40,000 has been allocated in account 140-0510-512.30-24 for this event.
CONTACT PERSON: Samuel A. May, Executive Director