Consideration of Providing Additional Financial Assistance Related to Valet Parking Permit Fees for Taste of the Nation 2013. Item Number: A 4 City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 05/28/13 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Providing Additional Financial Assistance Related to Valet Parking Permit Fees for Taste of the Nation 2013. Contact Person/Dept.: Jeremy Green Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Public Hearing: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Agenda and Meetings City Council (05/21/13); Share Our Strength (05/16/13). Department Approval: Martin Cole (05/21/13) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (05/21/13) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/21/13) City Manager Approval: John Nachbar (05/21/13) Phone Number: (310) 253 5859 General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: Action Item: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider additional in kind financial assistance for the proposed Taste of the Nation Los Angeles 2013 event. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: At the October 22 2012 City Council meeting the City Council approved a license agreement with the non profit organization Share Our Strength whose mission is to end childhood hunger for its Taste of the Nation event (Event) a one day fundraising event bringing together gourmet chefs for a food and wine/spirits tasting. The Event is tentatively scheduled to take place on Sunday June 9 2013. The City Council designated the event as City sponsored and also approved a portion of the requested in kind fee waivers for permits staff time and Media Park rental totaling $1 977. Staff was asked to bring back additional information regarding three fee waiver requests related to parking and City Council approved an additional $2 500 for those fee waivers at the December 12 2012 meeting. At that time Share our Strength had decided not to have valet parking for their patrons. However at a meeting with ...
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