HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/21/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (22) DATE: March 21, 2001
TO: City Council
FROM: Parks and Recreation Manager via Director, Department of Facilities
PALM SPRINGS OPERA GUILD
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council waive in-kind fees in an amount not to exceed $955 for the Palm
Springs Opera Guild's "Opera in the Park 2001" and approve City sponsorship of
that event in future years.
SUMMARY:
For its third annual event, the Palm Springs Opera Guild is requesting that rental
fees for Sunrise Plaza and the Showmobile, banner fees, and City hard costs be
waived for its "Opera in the Park 2001," which will be held on Sunday, April 22,
between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. These fees will not exceed $955. The guild is
also asking the City to consider sponsorship of this annual event in future years.
This would make it unnecessary for the guild to come back each year to City
Council to make the fee waiver request. At its February 21 meeting, the Parks and
Recreation Commission voted unanimously (6/0) to recommend that City Council
waive in-kind fees in an amount not to exceed $955 for the 2001 event and
approve City sponsorship of future "Opera in the Park" events. The guild is not
requesting and the commission did not recommend that direct financial support be
provided by the City.
BACKGROUND:
The Palm Springs Opera Guild has been providing cultural enhancement to the
residents of the Coachella Valley for over 31 years.
For many years, the Palm Springs Opera Guild has supported an outreach
program by which the children of the community could be exposed to operas and
operatic voices.
The Palm Springs Opera Guild has presented two of the "Opera in the Park"
events as free musical programs in Sunrise Plaza, with over 2,000 people
attending last year's event. The fees for these events in 1999 and 2000 were
waived.
It is estimated that the City's hard costs will total $350 (transportation and labor for
Showmobile setup and standby electrician). Rental of the park and Showmobile for
the day would total $305. Hanging a banner across Palm Canyon Drive for three
weeks would total $300.
Money is available in the Community Promotion Fund, Special Activities Account,
Number 112-2018-45500 for this one-time expenditure.
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PALM SPRINGS OPERA GUILD
DATE: March 21, 2001
PAGE: Two
At its February 21 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted
unanimously(6/0)to recommend that City Council waive in-kind fees in an amount
not to exceed $955 for the 2001 event and approve City sponsorship of future
"Opera in the Park" events.
APPROVED:
VICKI OLTEAN, Parks and Recreation Mgr. COTT MIKESELL, Director
Recreation Division Department of Facilities
APPROVE
City Manager
ATTACHMENT:
1. Minute Order (2) REVIEWED BY DK OF FINANCE
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MINUTE ORDER NO. 6830
APPROVING THE WAIVER OF IN-KIND
FEES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$955, FOR THE PALM SPRINGS OPERA
GUILD'S "OPERA IN THE PARK 2001" ON
APRIL 22, 2001.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving the waiver of
in-kind fees, in an amount not to exceed $955, for the Palm Springs
Opera Guild's "Opera in the Park 2001" on April 22, 2001, was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in
a meeting thereof held on the 21 st day of March, 2001.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
MINUTE ORDER NO. 6831
APPROVING CITY SPONSORSHIP OF
THE PALM SPRINGS OPERA GUILD'S
"OPERA IN THE PARK 2001" EVENT.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving City
sponsorship of the Palm Springs Opera Guild's "Opera in the Park
2001" event, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 21st day of
March, 2001.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk