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CC - Consideration of Special Event Sponsorship Policy Recommendation from the Finance Advisory Committee and Direction to the Finance Advisory Committee and/or City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: October 10, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Jeff Muir/Finance
Phone Number: (310) 253-5865
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No []
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Fiscal and Budget Issues (10/04/16)
Department Approval: Jeff Muir/Finance (09/02/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider the recommendation from the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) for a special event sponsorship policy, and provide direction to the FAC and/or City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City Council receives regular requests for funding assistance and sponsorship for special events. Sponsorship requests for the City have historically been approved on a case-by-case basis in the form of fee waivers for City permits and staffing costs, cash sponsorships or financial reimbursements. The fiscal effect of the increasing volume and value of requests has generated concern by Council Members. On November 10, 2014, the City Council directed the FAC to develop a policy recommendation for City Council consideration as to how the City may best proceed with its support of special events.
The FAC established an ad-hoc subcommittee (Subcommittee) in December 2014 and began its review of the City's past practices and procedures, including the competitive process sponsorship policy previously adopted by the City Council and former Culver City Redevelopment Agency (CCRA) in 2011. The policy's implementation, however, was short-lived due to the dissolution of the CCRA, which was the ...
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