TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Jan Buike, Older Adult Program Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consider a Request from the Friends of the Senior and Scout House Community Center to Hold a Fundraising Event with Beer and Wine at the Joslyn Community Center, and to Waive Associated City Fees (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the request from the Friends of the Senior and Scout Community Center for a fundraising event with beer and wine at the Joslyn Community Center, and waive fees totaling $590.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City would typically collect fees for this event, including a $270 rental fee and $320 for one Community Services Officer. The Friends of the Senior and Scouts are requesting that the City waive all fees, as all proceeds go directly to funding the Senior and Scout Community Center, to which the City has already committed $1 million.
BACKGROUND:
On January 15, 2013, City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding with the Friends of Senior and Scout House. The Friends of Senior and Scout House is a nonprofit organization consisting of members from the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Manhattan Beach older adults/seniors.
The City has committed $1.0 million towards the project, as long as the remaining balance for the construction is acquired through fundraising. The Scout House was built in 1952 by volunteers and is at the end of its useful life. To meet their fundraising goals, an eight-member committee was formed to create a fundraising event for the Senior and Scout Center. The members are from the Senior Advisory Committee, the two Senior Clubs and Friends of Senior & Scout Community Center. The committee is proposing an art auction and benefit. Many seniors who are talented arti...
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