Consideration of an Additional Request for In Kind Assistance for IndieCade: International Festival of Independent Games. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: A 2 Meeting Date: 08/25/2014 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of an Additional Request for In Kind Assistance for IndieCade: International Festival of Independent Games. Contact Person/Dept.: Jeremy Green/ City Clerk s Office Fiscal Impact: Yes X Public Hearing: Action Item: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: ________________ Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas City Council (08/19/14); Culver City Chamber of Commerce (08/19/14). Department Approval: Martin R. Cole (08/15/14) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (08/19/14) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (08/15/14) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (08/19/14) General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: Phone Number: (310) 253 5859 No RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider an additional request for in kind financial assistance for IndieCade: The International Festival of Independent Games (IndieCade Festival). BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION: The 2014 IndieCade Festival was approved as a City sponsored event at the City Council meeting on March 24 2014. At that meeting the City Council approved $13 600 in fee waivers including the costs to rent five rooms at Veterans Memorial Complex for IndieCade s October 9th educational portion of the event called IndieXchange. As the festival nears IndieCade Festival staff met with staff from the Veterans Booking Office to finalize plans with the new information that the expected attendance at increase IndieCade Festival producers have increased programming and have requested use of an additional five rooms including the Auditorium in addition to the five rooms included in the costs originally approved by City Council. IndieCade has stated it will also need use of all of the rooms for an additional hour beyond what was originall...
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