TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Linda Robb, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of: a) a Standardized Process for Evaluating and Administering Legacy Special Event Subsidies (No Budget Impact); b) Street Closure for the North Manhattan Beach Business Improvement District (NMBBID) Holiday Stroll and Event Subsidy (Partially Budgeted); and c) Holiday Fireworks Event Subsidy (Partially Budgeted) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman) (Estimated Time: 1 Hour)
A) APPROVE
B) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
C) APPROPRIATE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the standardized process for evaluating and administering Legacy special event subsidies.
2. Provide direction on the closure of Highland Avenue for the NMBBID Holiday Stroll and subsidy; if approved, appropriate $9,000 from the General Fund for third-party costs.
3. Provide direction on the additional subsidy for third-party costs for the Holiday Fireworks event.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the City Event Subsidy Process. Moving forward, special event costs will be reviewed annually by the City Council as part of the budget process.
Approval of the road closure for the NMBBID Holiday Stroll 2026 event will require an additional appropriation of $9,000 from the General Fund. With the road closure uncertain at the time the budget was developed, the FY 2026-2027 Adopted Budget included funds for the event only in its original scope.
The Holiday Fireworks currently have a $10,000 cap on public safety third-party costs for the organizer. If the Chamber of Commerce's request to waive all third-party costs is approved, then the City would not receive reimbursement for these costs.
BACKGROUND:
At the March 4, 2025, meeting, City Co...
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