Agenda item
SISTER CITIES COMMUNITY REQUEST: BALLET FOLKLORICO CALIZTLAN ACADEMY — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled), item 8, SISTER CITIES COMMUNITY REQUEST: BALLET FOLKLORICO CALIZTLAN ACADEMY was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 1]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Sep 2, 2026
The Escondido City Council approved spending up to $22,850 to help a local folk dance group, Ballet Folklórico Caliztlan Academy, travel to Guelaguetza 2026 in Oaxaca, Mexico. The council passed it as part of a single motion covering items 1-6 and 8, made by Martinez and seconded by Fitzgerald, and approved 5-0.
The money is split two ways. Of the total, $16,250 goes to the dance academy to offset airfare for roughly 30 dancers making the trip, and $6,600 covers travel costs for two City Councilmembers and one City staff representative going along.
The spending matches what the city's Sister Cities Subcommittee had recommended. City staff also recommended approval, according to Jennifer Schoeneck, Director of Economic Development, in the Economic Development Department.
The item is filed under File Number 0610-55 for anyone looking up the official record.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 8
- Request
- Request the City Council approve funding in an amount not to exceed $22,850, allocated as follows: $16,250 to Ballet Folklórico Caliztlan Academy to offset airfare costs for approximately 30 dancers participating in Guelaguetza 2026 in Oaxaca, Mexico. $6,600 to support travel expenses for two City Councilmembers and one City staff representative, consistent with the recommendation of the Sister Cities Subcommittee. (File Number 0610-55)
- Staff recommendation
- approval
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- Martinez
- Seconded by
- Fitzgerald
- Amount
- $22,850
- Case or file number
- 0610-55
- Applicant
- Ballet Folklórico Caliztlan Academy
From the document
Every field above was read from one of these passages.
Motion to approve items 1-6, 8: Martinez; Second: Fitzgerald; Approved: 5-0
8. SISTER CITIES COMMUNITY REQUEST: BALLET FOLKLORICO CALIZTLAN ACADEMY Request the City Council approve funding in an amount not to exceed $22,850, allocated as follows: $16,250 to Ballet Folklórico Caliztlan Academy to offset airfare costs for approximately 30 dancers participating in Guelaguetza 2026 in Oaxaca, Mexico. $6,600 to support travel expenses for two City Councilmembers and one City staff representative, consistent with the recommendation of the Sister Cities Subcommittee. (File Number 0610-55)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Economic Development Department: Jennifer Schoeneck, Director of Economic Development)