TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Linda Robb, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of LA Times Food Bowl and Outstanding in the Field Event on Manhattan Beach (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council discuss and provide direction on the proposal from Los Angeles Times and Outstanding in the Field to host a "long table dinner" in the sand north of the Manhattan Beach Pier on May 24th, 2018 as part of the LA Times Food Bowl.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the event. However, if the event is approved and services of city staff are required in the execution of the event, organizers will pay fully burdened rates for those services.
BACKGROUND:
Staff received an inquiry from Outstanding in the Field, an event coordination agency, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Times (LA Times) event team, about holding a sustainable seafood event or "long table dinner" on the Manhattan Beach Pier (Attachment 1).
The dinner would be part of the LA Times Food Bowl, a month-long food festival held in May, in locations across Los Angeles. It would be hosted in partnership with Outstanding in the Field, a group that produces outdoor dining events with the mission to re-connect diners to the land and origins of their food. The Manhattan Beach dinner will focus on educating attendees on the issue of sustainable seafood, as well as feature chefs from Manhattan Beach restaurants.
After a site visit on the Manhattan Beach Pier with City staff on February 13, 2018, Outstanding in the Field submitted a special event application. As per standard procedure, all departments received the application for review. Based on reports from several departments regarding legal requ...
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