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CAC - (1) Discussion Regarding the Outstanding Loan from City to Culver City Arts Foundation; and (2) Make Recommendation to City Council as Deemed Appropriate.
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Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers / Administrative Services - Cultural Affairs
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs (05/13/21); (E-Mail) Culver City Arts Foundation (05/13/21)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (05/10/21)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission (1) discuss the outstanding loan from the City to Culver City Arts Foundation; and, (2) make a recommendation to the City Council as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
The Culver City Arts Foundation ("CCAF") 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 City Council formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee for the purpose of revising the structure of the CCAF with the goal of allowing it to function independently from the City. The City Council took action in March 2018 to separate the CCAF from the City. The Bylaws were amended and a new Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City and the CCAF was adopted. A revised MOU was subsequently adopted on June 24, 2019 (Attachment 1).
The MOU adopted by City Council in March 2018 included a provision in which City Council authorized $35,000 seed money be loaned to CCAF and repaid on or before June 30. 2019. On June 24, 2019 City Council extended the repayment terms. Specifically, Section 3.A. of the MOU was revised as follows:
"SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
A. For Fiscal Year 2017-18...
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