City Council

A. AMENDMENT TO CITY FEE SCHEDULE TO UPDATE DUMPLING AND BEER\nFESTIVAL FEES\nThe City of San Gabriel has hosted the Dumpling and Beer Festival since 2015,\none of its signature community events that celebrates local cuisine and culture\nwhile attracting thousands of attendees from across the San Gabriel Valley and\nbeyond. The festival features food vendors, a craft beer garden, entertainment,\nand family-friendly activities, with a strong positive impact on local tourism and\neconomic activity. Staff recommends updating the City’s fee schedule to reflect\ncurrent vendor participation and beer garden admission fees based on regional\nmarket comparisons, event-related cost increases, and a new ticketing option\nfor designated drivers. The costs of the event will be offset by the revenue\ngenerated from the beer garden tickets and the food vendor participation fee.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council amend the City’s adopted Fee Schedule\nto include the updated vendor participation fees and beer garden admission\nfees for the Dumpling and Beer Festival to the recommended amounts.