The Hollister City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement with a manager for the July revival of a downtown motorcycle rally.
Council members approved the deal in a 3-0 vote. Councilman Ray Friend and Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia were absent, while Mayor Ignacio Velazquez was joined by Councilman Robert Scattini and Councilman Victor Gomez in giving the go-ahead.
It was the final, major step toward bringing back Hollister’s signature tradition. Council members in prior years have canceled the rally twice, most recently after the 2008 event when the city lost more than $200,000 due to increased security costs and a botched T-shirt venture.
The council Tuesday approved the deal with North Carolina-based Worldwide Dynamics and its CEO Mark Cresswell to hold the rally July 5 and July 6.
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