For the second year, the City is working with Rotary, the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association, and the Chamber of Commerce to host a series of events for the purpose of celebrating the July 4^th holiday called Celebrate Bainbridge. These events include the annual Rotary Auction on July 1, the July 3^rd Street Dance, the Grand Old 4^th, and for the first time this year, the BIPD Boaters' Fair on July 2.

Since 2014, the City has contributed to the Street Dance and Grand Old Fourth by paying the cost of special event permits and right-of-way use fees.

The City’s Special Event Permit Application requires Right of Way permits to close the roads for these events. The cost to the Downtown Association for the July 3^rd Street Dance is $175, the cost to the Chamber of Commerce is $175, and the cost to the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island is $175 – totaling  $525 in Special Event Permit and Right of Way fees for this series of events.

Additionally, last year the City covered the cost for security that was provided by the BIPD at all three events, at a cost of approximately $6,000, and costs for traffic control services that were provided by the City's Operations and Maintenance crew.

 Because these integral celebrations are significant to our community and constitute a valid municipal purpose, staff is requesting that the Council consider City financial support for these costs associated with the events.