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APPROVAL OF A STREET CLOSURE AND ALCOHOL SERVICE FOR THE 2022 COSTA MESA-NEWPORT HARBOR LIONS CLUB FISH FRY EVENT TO BE HELD AT LIONS PARK, 570 W. 18th STREET ON JUNE 3-5, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: JASON MINTER, PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: (714) 754 - 5065
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-xx, approving the closure of a portion of Park Avenue between 18th Street and 19th Street for the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club 2022 Fish Fry event beginning June 3 and ending June 6, 2022 (Attachment 1).
2. Approve a request from the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club to sell wine and beer at Lions Park, 570 W. 18th Street, for the 2022 Fish Fry event to be held on June 3-5, 2022.
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BACKGROUND:
For over 70 years, the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club has hosted the annual Fish Fry event in Costa Mesa. The event is rich in tradition and has become a community staple, until it was canceled for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event has changed throughout the years, but traditionally includes community booth spaces, a stage with live music entertainment, a beer and wine garden, carnival rides, and fried fish meals for purchase. In its best years, this event has been known to attract a crowd of approximately 10,000-15,000 visitors between its start on Friday evening through its closing on Sunday evening.
The Fish Fry event serves as a means for the local chapter of the Lions Club to provide scholarship funds for local schools, clubs, and organizations. The event was typically held at Lions Park before moving to Fairview Park in 2012 due to the Lions Park construction project.
In 2019 the City Council approved a License Agreement with the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club to relocate the Fish Fry back to Lions Park (Attachment 2). Traditionally the Fish Fry has been held on a Friday, S...
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