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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Award of $36,700 in Grants and Designation of Nine Events as City-Sponsored through the FY 2022/2023 Special Events Grant Program as Recommended by the Special Events Grant Program City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee; (2) Authorization of up to $23,300 in Contingency for Special Event Liability Insurance and Off-Cycle Event Support; and (3) Authorization to the City Manager to Administratively Approve Applicable City Permits and Licenses Needed to Conduct the Events.
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Meeting Date: May 23, 2022
Contact Person/Dept.: Armando Abrego/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6682
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/18/2022)
Department Approval: Armando Abrego, PRCS Director (05/11/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) award $36,700 in grants and designate nine events as City-sponsored through the FY 2022/2023 Special Events Grant Program, as recommended by the Special Events Grant Program City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee; (2) authorize up to $23,300 in contingency for special event liability insurance and off-cycle event support; and (3) authorize the City Manager to administratively approve applicable City permits and licenses needed to conduct the events, provided such permits and licenses are consistent with the scope of the event as set forth in the grant application (such authority shall not apply to the required Special Event Permit, which shall continue to be issued in the usual course of business).
BACKGROUND
In January 2017, at the recommendation of the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC), the City Council adopted a Special Event Grant Program Policy (Attachment 1; referred to hereafter as "Program"). The purpose of this Program is to provide a sy...
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