Summary
Event organizers will gradually start paying the city's actual costs for street closures and permits — 10% more each year until full cost recovery — with nonprofits paying half. The Hollister Downtown Association gets a separate MOU negotiation.
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Last discussed Feb 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Events that cost the city tens of thousands (e.g., nearly $60,000 for homecoming week) will phase toward cost recovery over years.
City taxpayers, who stop subsidizing event costs; nonprofits pay only half.
Event organizers, especially if the HDA MOU negotiations don't shelter the long-running downtown events.
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City Council Meeting
Event organizers will gradually start paying the city's actual costs for street closures and permits — 10% more each year until full cost recovery — with nonprofits paying half. The Hollister Downtown Association gets a separate MOU negotiation.
City Council Meeting
The city subsidizes downtown events by over $100,000 a year and charges just $112 per application. Council is leaning toward phasing in full cost recovery at ~10% a year while keeping a 50% discount for nonprofits like HDA.
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