To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder
Report Title: Approve Permit for Use of Mount Diablo Summit Observation Deck for Civil Wedding Ceremonies on May 22, 2026
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a one-day use permit with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation for the use of the Mount Diablo Summit Observation Deck to conduct civil wedding ceremonies on May 22, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The County Clerk-Recorder is planning to conduct civil wedding ceremonies at the Mount Diablo Summit Observation Deck on May 22, 2026. Use of the observation deck requires a Special Event Permit, attached, in which parts of the agreement require the County to accept liability for any site damages resulting from the County’s activities (¶ 9) and to indemnify and hold harmless the State, its officers, agents and employees from any and all liabilities and claims for damages and/or suit occasioned by the County’s use of the Observation Deck or any activity carried on by the County in connection therewith (¶ 16).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the recommendation not be approved, the County Clerk-Recorder will be unable to conduct ceremonies at the Mount Diablo Summit Observation Deck.