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CC - Approval of Revisions to the Articles of Incorporation for the Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation.
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Meeting Date: August 12, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Serena Wright-Black/Administrative Services
Heather Baker/City Attorney
Phone Number: (310) 253-5640
(310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/08/19); (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs (08/08/19)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (08/01/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve revisions to the Articles of Incorporation for the Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation ("CAF") was established in 2006 as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit public benefit corporation. The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State on September 26, 2006.
In 2016 the City Council formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee for the purpose of revising the structure of the CAF with the goal of allowing it to function independently from the City. The City Council took action in March 2018 to separate the CAF from the City. The Bylaws were amended and a new Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the CAF was adopted. A revised MOU was subsequently adopted on June 24, 2019.
The CAF recently filed Restated Articles of Incorporation to, amongst other things, change its official name to the "Culver City Arts Foundation". The purpose of the corporation as outlined in the original Articles of Incorporation remain unchanged.
The CAF received a letter from the Secretary of State rejecting its request to file the Restated Articles of Incorporation based on Article XII of the original Articles of...
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