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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Award of an In-Kind Off-Cycle Special Event Grant in the Amount of $1,000 to the Institute for Public Strategies for the Fentanyl Awareness Community Forum and Designation of the Event as a City-Sponsored.
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Meeting Date: March 17, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Edgar Varela, Economic Development
Phone Number: City Manager's Office - (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/12/2025)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (03/03/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider awarding an in-kind, off-cycle special event grant in the amount of $1,000 to the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS) for the Fentanyl Awareness Community Forum and designate the event as a City-sponsored.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On February 24, 2025, the City Council received majority consensus to agendize a request for an in-kind event sponsorship for the Institute for Public Strategies relative to their Fentanyl Awareness Community Forum slated for April 8, 2025 at the Veterans' Memorial Complex.
IPS is a non-profit public health organization that specializes in implementing upstream, population-level prevention programs that reduces health disparities and advances equity (Attachment 1).
One of their programs is the Fentanyl Awareness Community Forum that promotes fentanyl awareness and substance use prevention, ultimately contributing to a healthier, informed, and connected community. IPS has requested an in-kind marketing sponsorship to promote the event to the larger Culver City community.
City Sponsorship
To be categorized as a "sponsored" event by the City, an event must meet the criteria set forth in City Council Policy No. 2502 (Special Event Grant Program), confirming that...
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