The City Council, which on April 27 approved 14 applications from nonprofit groups to sell fireworks, set up conditions for such sales May 11, placing an emphasis on social distancing and the availability of hand sanitizers to sellers along with soap and water units for hand washing.
Similar protocols are planned for reduced summer programs, which have included free movies at the Town Center Plaza and live “Streetfest” concerts at Friendship Square, which the council also tentatively approved May 11.
Earlier events, planned in June, have been canceled, saving the city about $19,825, said P.J. Mellana, director of parks and recreation, in a report to council.
He said staff proposals for the summer program as well as those in the fall and winter include “obeying public health orders, social distancing, mass gathering restrictions, timing, scheduling and logistical considerations such as staffing, security and funding.”
Such restrictions would still allow from 144 to 432 people in the concert area at Friendship Square and on Bellflower Boulevard, Mellana said.
