TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Linda Robb, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Request by City Councilmember Montgomery to Discuss the Hometown Fair Special Event Fee Waiver (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction for a request by City Councilmember Montgomery to discuss the Hometown Fair special event fee waiver.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City Council currently provides a 75% fee waiver for the Hometown Fair (Attachment 1). The estimated event costs for the event are $58,285, with a fee waiver of $43,714. If a 100% fee waiver is approved, the budget impact will be an additional $14,571.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council approved the Special Event Fee Waivers at the March 17, 2015 City Council meeting (Attachment 2), which were approved for a five-year term, ending in 2020.
At the March 17, 2015 meeting, staff recommended that the City Council approve 100% fee waivers for the Manhattan Beach 10K Run, the Holiday Fireworks Festival, Little League Opening Day Parade, the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation (Wine Auction) and events associated with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. A 75% fee waiver was recommended for all other "legacy" organization events including the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, American Martyrs Parish Fair, American Martyrs 5K, Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Bike Race and the Richstone Pier-to-Pier Walk.
DISCUSSION:
At the September 5, 2017 City Council meeting, Councilmember Montgomery requested that staff bring the Hometown Fair fee waiver for City Council discussion to consider providing a 100% fee waiver.
The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair has been in existence for 45 years. This is a co-sponsored City event, with involv...
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