JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of a Sponsorship Request from The Method Fest Film Festival. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: J 2 Meeting Date: 05/23/11 JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of a Sponsorship Request from The Method Fest Film Festival. Contact Person/Dept.: Todd Tipton / Community Development Susan Obrow / Community Development Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: (310)253 5783 (310)253 5762 General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Public Hearing: Action Item: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (05/19/11); (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas Redevelopment Agency (05/19/11) Method Fest Film Festival (04/19/11) Culver City Chamber of Commerce (05/09/11) Downtown Business Association (05/09/11) Cultural Affairs Commission (05/09/11) Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (05/11/11) Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (05/18/11) Agency General Counsel Approval: Murray Kane (05/11/11) City Manager/Executive Director Approval: John M. Nachbar (05/19/11) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir: (by K. Marsden) (05/18/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council and Culver City Redevelopment Agency Board (Agency Board) consider the sponsorship request from The Method Fest Film Festival (The Method Fest) for a film festival proposed to be presented during Fiscal Year 2011/2012 and provide staff with direction. BACKGROUND: On March 22 2010 the Agency Board directed staff to prepare a policy related to event sponsorship. Staff returned to the Agency Board on September 13 2010 and December 6 2010 for further review. On March 4 2011 representatives from The Method Fest1 submitted a proposal to the Agency for the City of Culver City to become a Presenting Sponsor of the festival which is proposed for March 22 29 2012 and spring or summer 2013. Previously The Method Fest was ...
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