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CC - (1) Consideration of a Request for Sponsorship by the Culver Hotel for In-Kind Assistance and Fee Waivers for "The Centennial Finale" Event to be held in the Culver Hotel and Towne Plaza; (2) If Sponsorship is Approved, Designation of the Centennial Finale as a City-Sponsored Event; and (3) Approval of a Related License Agreement.
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Meeting Date: August 28, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Elizabeth Garcia, CDD
Todd Tipton, CDD
Phone Number: 310-253-5708
310-253-5783
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [x] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [x] Attachments: [x]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [x] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/23/17);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/22/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council: (1) consider a request by the Culver Hotel to sponsor (including in-kind assistance and fee waivers) "The Centennial Finale" event (Event) at the Culver Hotel and in Town Plaza on Saturday, September 23, 2017; (2) if sponsorship is approved, designate the Event a city-sponsored event; and (3) approve a related license agreement.
BACKGROUND
On August 9, 2017 staff received a request from the Culver Hotel (Hotel) to sponsor the Event. The Event commemorates the conclusion of the City's centennial celebration and is being organized by the Hotel. The Hotel is selling tickets to the general public, which will be limited to 450 to 500 attendees. Due to the Parcel B construction fence adjacent to the Hotel's main entrance, the Hotel is requesting to use a portion of Town Plaza for arrivals, to display one or two antique vehicles and place search lights similar to those used during a film premiere.
Staff explained to the Hotel that in July 2017 the City initiated an annual application proce...
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