CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Approving City's Free Use Days at Sunset Center Theater for 2010 Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival

Meeting Date: October 5, 2010
Prepared by: Heidi Burch

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution approving one of the City’s free use days at the Sunset
Center Theater for the 2010 Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival held from September 24-26, 2010.

Description: The organizers of the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival requested one of the City’s free use days at the Sunset Theater for the 2010 event that ran from September 24-26. Last year, the Council approved use of the theater for the event. This year, the request was inadvertently not placed on a Council agenda in time for the event. Therefore, approval after-the-fact is being requested.

This annual festival brings together a host of world-renowned authors and other luminaries in a small setting, allowing for considerable audience interaction with the various speakers. Attendees come from around the globe to this event, and the positive publicity it generates for the City is significant.

Overall Cost:
City Funds: N/A

Grant Funds: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.

Important Considerations: The City is granted five “free use” days each fiscal year. Upon
approval of this request, the City will have one more “free use” day left for the remainder
of the fiscal year, ending June 30, 2011.

Decision Record: None.

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 APPROVING ONE OF THE CITY’S FREE USE DAYS AT THE SUNSET CENTER THEATER FOR THE CARMEL AUTHORS AND IDEAS FESTIVAL, HELD FROM SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2010

WHEREAS, the City has a total of five free use days available each fiscal year for non-profit civic organizations that provide a public service to the Carmel community; and

WHEREAS, the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival brings world-renowned authors and luminaries to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and;

WHEREAS, the event brings many people from around the world into the City to attend the event and casts the City in a favorable light by virtue of its international stature.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

1. Approve one of the City’s “free use” days of the Sunset Center Theater for the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival held from September 24-26, 2010.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 5th day of October 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