CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Authorizing Use of One of City's Free Days at Sunset Center for Flower Show

Meeting Date: June 8, 2010
Prepared by: Heidi Burch

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the use of one of the City’s free use days at Sunset Center on May 14, 2011 for a Flower Show sponsored by the Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club.

Description: The Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club has requested use of the Sunset Center Theater for its Flower Show on Saturday, May 14, 2011.

Overall Cost: None
City Funds: N/A

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends adopting the Resolution allocating one of the City’s free days. The Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club, founded in 1979, has done much to improve and maintain City parks through hands-on gardening and fundraising, as well as promoting horticultural education, preservation and conservation throughout the City.

Important Considerations: The Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club has requested use of the Sunset Center Theater for this event on May 14, 2011. The City is allocated five days of use of the Sunset Center Theater at no cost. With the approval of this event, the City will have two of its free days remaining in FY 2010/2011.

Decision Record: In August 2009, the City approved one free day for a Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club event held in January 2010.

Reviewed by:

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Rich Guillen, City Administrator Date

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2010-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AUTHORIZING THE USE OF ONE OF THE CITY’S FREE USE DAYS AT THE SUNSET CENTER ON MAY 14, 2011 FOR A FLOWER SHOW SPONSORED BY THE CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA GARDEN CLUB

WHEREAS, the agreement between the City and the Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. provides for five (5) days of use of the Sunset Center Theater at no cost to the City; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club has requested use of the Sunset Center Theater at no cost to the City for the purpose of holding its Flower Show on May 14, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club’s event has been designated by The Garden Club of America as a competitively judged, major flower show; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club has worked to improve and maintain the City parks and has tirelessly promoted horticultural education, preservation and conservation throughout the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:
1. Approve the use of Sunset Center Theater, for one (1) day on May 14, 2011 by the Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 8th day of June 2010, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk