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Agenda Item: 6E |
Prepared By: Jose Muchati |
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Business: Old Business |
Department: Fleet & Facilities |
Subject:
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Reactions to Marco in Bloom Contest Ideas (All)
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BACKGROUND: At the Committee’s Nov. 5, 2025, Committee Member Myers proposed changes to the Marco in Bloom contest structure. This included the reduction of 7 to 5 categories, while giving awards to winners and not runner-ups, while estimating costs of $500 per sign. Another change is to seek a committee to help nominate households due to concerns about potential bias in nominations, which was initially approached to the Garden Club.
Garden Club Members, however, are concerned about potential blaming if they nominate someone, digital photos, and in favor of certain participants. As a result, the proposed strategy is to ask Garden Club Members to help identify potential nominees, allow self-nominations, and recruit knowledgeable people to identify candidates.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION: None
POTENTIAL MOTION: None expected