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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Award of an In-Kind Off-Cycle Special Event Grant in the Amount of $1,000 to Mighty Pilates for the "Culver City Pilates Wellness Event" and Designate the Event as City Sponsored.
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Meeting Date: October 13, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Edgar Varela, Economic and Cultural Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-5752
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/08/2025)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (10/07/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council award an in-kind, off-cycle special event grant in the amount of $1,000 to Mighty Pilates for the "Culver City Pilates Wellness Event" and designate the event as City-sponsored.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On September 8, 2025, the City Council agreed to agendize a request for an in-kind event sponsorship by Mighty Pilates, a new Pilates studio in Downtown Culver City relative to a community fitness event slated for November 7th, 8th or 9th 2025, in Town Plaza. Council Policy 2302 states that this event must be city sponsored to take place on Town Plaza, and that the event would be subject to a license agreement.
Mighty Pilates recently opened a new studio in Culver City in September 2025. It has nine locations throughout California including San Francisco, Santa Monica and Westwood Village. Mighty Pilates would like to host a free 2-hour community event featuring mat classes on the Plaza as well as feature other businesses/booths promoting wellness offerings. They are open to working with the Downtown Business Association, Chamber of Commerce and City Departments to offer additional wellness resources to the community.
City Sponsorship
To be categorized as a "sponsored" event by the City, an event must meet the criteria set forth in Ci...
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