02/22/2022 - MinutesCity of Port Orchard
216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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Festival of Chimes and Lights
Committee Minutes
Tuesday, February 22, 2022; 3:00pm
Members present via remote access: Chair Lucarelli, and City staff Main and Floyd. Guests present via
remote access: Sharron King, Fathoms O' Fun Festival Inc.; Stephanie Albright, citizen; Rita Mitchell,
citizen; Christine Stansbery, Port Orchard Bay Street Association and Sidney Museum and Arts
Association, and Kathy Garcia, Port of Bremerton.
Chimes & Lights Live Event Plan
Ms. Albright introduced herself to the committee and noted she is available should the committee
need her help with anything.
The live, in -person event is scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2022, and will be Scottish themed.
Discussion was held regarding social media outreach, the event will be in -person this year,
requirements for the event and special event application process, no drive-thru, traffic control plans
and organizations, regulations and costs of events, 5K run, vendors and volunteers, sound system,
choirs, tree lighting, schedule of performers, Port of Bremerton and lights, notices on utility bills, pet
parade, events at the library, lighted boats, new dance studio, Santa and sleigh, peace officers and
mutual aid, crowd sizes, no hay rides, bagpipers, night-time photography, amount of required portable
toilets and City liability.
Tree Decorating Contest — Reserving and numbering planters, updating website and application, June
1st is first date for paid reservations, tree pricing, when to remove trees, quality of trees, tree
decorating categories and prizes.
There being no further business, Chair Lucarelli adjourned the meeting at 3:57 p.m. Audio/Visual
recording was successful.
Future Meeting:
March 21, 2021, 3:30pm via Zoom
c: Council/Mayor/Department Directors/City Attorney
POBSA, Fathoms O' Fun, Port Orchard Library, Run Amok Racing, Inc.
Chamber of Commerce, Sidney Museum and Arts Association, and Port of Bremerton