CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Approving One Free Use Day at Sunset Center for Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival, September 2011

Meeting Date: June 7, 2011
Prepared by: John Goss

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution approving one free use day at Sunset Center for the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival in September 2011.

Description: The organizers of the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival have requested one of the City’s free use days at the Sunset Theater for the 2011 event, which is scheduled this year from September 23-25.

This annual festival is now in its fourth year, and brings together a host of worldrenowned authors and other luminaries. Festival 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 of the Sunset Center each
fiscal year. At the May 3, 2011 City Council meeting, the Carmel Foundation received
approval to use one of the City’s free days for a mid-week event in September. With
approval of this request, the City will have three more “free use” days to allocate between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Decision Record: Resolution 2009-34 (May 27, 2009), granted two free days at Sunset Center; Resolution 2010-70 (October 5, 2010) granted one free day for the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival.

Reviewed by:
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John Goss, Interim City Administrator Date


CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2011-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA APPROVING ONE FREE USE DAY AT
SUNSET CENTER BY THE
CARMEL AUTHORS AND IDEAS FESTIVAL IN
SEPTEMBER 2011
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 granting one of the City’s “free use” days at the Sunset Center
Theater for the Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival in September 2011.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 7th day of June 2011, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
SIGNED:
ATTEST: _______________________
SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR
_____________________
Heidi Burch, City Clerk


Sunset Center Free Use Allocation
2008-present

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Carmel Foundation X X X X
Carmel Garden Club X X X
Carmel the Movie XX
Carmel Authors and Ideas XX X
Carmel Art & Film Festival X X
Carmel Youth Center X