Four Companies That Could Run Monrovia Street Fair

Here are the four companies Monrovia is considering to run the Friday night street fair (from City Manager Oliver Chi's weekly report):

Coastal Pacific, LLC

• Based out of Ventura, CA
• Operating for over 13 years
• Currently operate 5 weekly farmer's market / family festival events: Northridge Certified Farmers' Market & Family Festival located at Northridge Mall, featuring organic fruits / vegetables, dining options, and entertainment; Simi Valley Certified Farmers' Market with 45 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, and crafts; Canoga Park Certified Farmers' Market with 35 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, and crafts; Galleria @Tyler Riverside Farmers' Market with 35 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, and crafts

GreenLeaf Events, Inc.

• Based out of Monrovia, CA
• Operating for around 1 year
• Currently operate 5 weekly farmer's market / street fair events: Monrovia Street Fair with
• 200 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, crafts, and entertainment; Rosemead Farmer's Market with 30 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, crafts, and entertainment; Baldwin Park Street Fair & Farmer's Market with 60 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, crafts, and entertainment; Santa Fe Springs Farmer's Market with 50 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, crafts, and entertainment; Harbor City Farmer's Market with 25 vendor market featuring fruits / vegetables, food options, and crafts

LA PartyWorks

• Based out of South El Monte, CA
• Operating for over 25 years
• Currently does not operate any weekly farmer's market / family festival events
• Prior operator of Monrovia Friday Night Family Street Fair from July 2015 - October 2015
• Self-identified relevant experience includes work done for the City of Duarte, Metro Gold Line, Foothill Unity, Vans, and other clients

Raw Inspiration

• Based out of Calabasas, CA
• Operating as a not-for-profit company for over 15 years
• Currently manages more than 20 markets throughout LA County and several in Ventura County, including: Pacific Palisades Market, voted best market to purchase fresh local produce in LA by Jonathan Gold of LA Times; Brentwood Farmer's Market, a ¼ mile long weekly farmer's market offering premium certified farmers, grass raised meat vendors, sustainable fish / honey vendors, and high quality artisans; Channel Islands Harbor Market - in addition to managing the farmer's market, also coordinates special events for the Harbor; Partnership with Rick Caruso to produce farmer's market events.

- Brad Haugaard