DEPARTMENT: Convention & Visitors Bureau
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Casandra Matej
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: San Antonio's Tri- Centennial Celebration on May 5, 2018
SUMMARY:
San Antonio will celebrate our 300th anniversary on May 5, 2018, a milestone matched by few cities in the United States. San Antonio's remarkable journey tells the story not just of our people and place but of larger forces that shaped the world we live in today.
To ensure that we appropriately celebrate this historic date, Mayor Ivy R. Taylor, announced the creation of the San Antonio Tri-centennial Commission.
Agreeing to serve as chairs of the commission are Father David Garcia, Archdiocese of San Antonio; Dr. Katie Luber, Kelso Director of the San Antonio Museum of Art; and Robert Thrailkill, General Manager of Hilton Palacio del Rio.
Within the next two months, the Mayor and each member of the City Council will name additional citizen members to the Commission, which will coordinate all Tri-Centennial celebration planning, identify potential partners, approve and disseminate a unique identity for our 300th anniversary, and integrate existing and recurring events into the tri-centennial framework. Past Mayors and other luminaries will serve as honorary Chairs and commissioners. The San Antonio Tri-centennial Commission will report to the City Council through the City Council Governance Committee.
Since the announcement of the Tri-centennial Commission, the chairs of the committee have met with the Mayor on Friday, May 15, 2015 to have initial discussions on the process. Once the full commission has been named, regularly scheduled meetings and efforts will be implemented.
Pertaining to COSA efforts, a project group is working on compiling research on what other Cities have planned for their historic celebrations, inventorying what internal City departments have planned and are identifying community stakeholders that may be planning special events rel...
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