The Community Redevelopment Agency decided it would be penny-wise and pound-foolish if it followed a recommendation by staff to discontinue funding of its major events.
Therefore, the Community Redevelopment Agency will continue to spend $31,000 to fund events such as the four bike nights, the Arts Festival and other high foot-traffic events that draw upwards of a million people to the South Cape annually.
Dana Brunett, the city’s economic developer brought attention to a memo he, acting CRA executive director John Szerlag and Public Information Director Connie Barron sent to the commission that said after a review of its marketing efforts, the CRA intends to focus on a “more traditional economic development and recruitment related activity.”