Remarks by Jose Sigala
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“Of course, yeah, they're budget years. Yeah, we made that clear. So I think for me, what I'm interested in understanding is the entire picture of revenue. From what I received, what's been shared with me is there's a concert that costs X amount of dollars. to pay the artists, to pay the production, to pay the M&Ms that the artist wants in the green room, to pay for whatever it takes to do the concert. And then there's a revenue that, from what I've seen, is only ticket generation, I mean, is what comes from ticket sales. But there's a whole other equation of sponsorships. I know that there is…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“is sponsorship funds, right? 20%. We've given up ticket sales. So it just, I mean, for me, I'm not an accountant, but the math just doesn't jive. It just doesn't jive. Even with what you tell me, like, oh, wow, these concerts have made 400,000 from what the P&Ls I received over the last five concerts, and they stopped coming to us. I don't know why, but we don't get them anymore. It doesn't add up to 436,000. It adds up to maybe at the most 100,000. So I'm trying to understand the math. You know, what's the skin in the game?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Good. We'd be happy to, you know, have you meet some local Tulare vendors.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I mean, I'm not a promoter, but I would imagine there's expenses and there's revenues. Sure. How far short do you, on average for every concert, are you short?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Because what I see is anybody If I contacted, you know, a majority of those people that sent letters and say, hey, look, yeah, everybody had a great time. I had a great time. I go to concert, have fun. I dance, I sing, you know, maybe buy a beer or two and have fun. I mean, that's no doubt. But if people were to be told, hey, it costs $100,000 and it only made $10,000 in revenue and the city of Tulare is paying the other $90,000, people would probably have, oh, okay. That's my concern is just how much of a subsidy are we going to continue to want to do?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Does the Visalia City Council pay the vendors at the convention center that don't make money? Do they cut them a check?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Well, no, it's to run the convention center, not to pay a concert promoter who fell short on making the money.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“promoters. Promoter does a concert in Los Tigres del Norte or Tucanes or some group and, you know, they cost $100,000. City of Visalia doesn't give the promoter, hey, you only made 30, here's the 70 that you didn't make. They don't do that.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“No, but we pay the bills for the concerts.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Does that include the, do we pay the artist directly?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I'm trying to understand why is the city paying artists directly?”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I don't remember voting. I remember voting that we provided a deposit that's never going to come back to us.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Right, but it's an expense of a concert.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I think, you know, I just, the last couple of points, I just want to make sure that, you know, it's not that, that I'm against the park. The park is an amazing jewel in our city and our region. It's not that I'm against having fun, going to a concert, dancing, enjoying it, having a beer or two. What I'm concerned about is just at what point do we need to understand that the concerts that are put together are not gonna make any money? That we're lucky they make 20% back. At least that's the information I have. I'm missing a whole bunch of information that adds up to $463,000. I don't know…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I I get it I don't want you to feel that it's a charge that you have to jump oh okay no no no I think it's I think for me it's more transparency and I appreciate you being transparent right now on that and I think that's the missing piece I mean I've talked to the vice mayor about it and you know I said hey wow this was a two hundred thousand dollar concert only brought eighteen thousand dollars in ticket sales whoa you know what kind of you know that I don't know, I'm not gonna lay judgment on the business, but hey, a lot of businesses would not be moving forward. And I know the city…”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I don't think I heard where the one-time funds are coming.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I'm sorry, so I missed it. So it's in the staffer. Yeah, like the specific source.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Thank you. I hope hope hope staff could find a 100,000 dollars to invest in kids in the city.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“I believe that's a straightforward request. There is a number of constituents in my district who use that park and have created their own volleyball court out there. But I think it's worth us having a discussion to see if we can create some permanent type of volleyball courts out there and just like for us to have a conversation about it at a future meeting. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“would make the motion to add it to a future meeting as stated in the request.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“TODD BANDUCCI- Right. So I think then if that's the case, then I would amend my request that the council forward the request to the Parks Commission for them to consider. TODD BANDUCCI- We can do that.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026