The City’s Special Event Fee Waiving Request Policy ensures that the City’s support of festivals and events through the waiving of fees is facilitated in a fair and equitable manner and does not burden the City’s annual operating budget.
Meetings
The task force will meet based on the application deadline specified in the Special Event Fee Waiving Request Policy, or at the call of the Chair or staff liaison. View meeting agendas or meeting minutes to stay informed of the work of the task force.
The task force shall conduct its meetings in accordance with and otherwise comply with the City of St. Catharines simplified meeting procedures for advisory bodies.
Purpose
To support the equitable allocation of funding to cultural events and festivals, the Special Event Fee Reduction Task Force will meet to review and allocate special event fee waiving requests in accordance with the guidelines and principles of the City’s Special Events Waiving of Fees Policy.
Members
- Phil Cristi, Director of Community, Recreation and Culture Services
- Mayor Mat Siscoe
- Tim Dowd, representative from Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee
- Stan Pagonis, representative from Accessibility Advisory Committee
- Linda Carreiro, representative from Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
- Andrea Connelly-Miele, Community and Events Coordinator (staff liaison)
Composition
The Special Event Fee Reduction Task Force shall be comprised of six members as follows:
- Director of Community, Recreation and Culture Services (or designate)
- The Mayor, or Deputy Mayor if Mayor is unable to attend
- One representative from the Accessibility Advisory Committee
- One representative from the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
- One representative from the Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
- One representative from the Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee
Reporting structure
Administrative support to the task force shall be provided by Community, Recreation and Culture Services. The decisions of the task force shall be communicated to Council through the minutes of the task force.