HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-12-03 - AGENDA REPORTS - FILM PERMITTING (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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FROM: Ken
DATE: December 3, 2002
SUBJECT: FILM PERMITTING STUDY SESSION
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive presentation and discuss. Provide direction to staff on film permitting issues
BACKGROUND
Since the transition of the Film Office to the City in February of this year, staff . has
conducted an analysis of the City's role in filming. City staff have met with local film
businesses, community members, film industry professionals, the California Film
Commission, other city film offices and Supervisor Antonovich's office. One area in
particular that was looked at in this analysis is the issuance of film permits. Currently the
EIDC (Entertainment Industry Development Corporation) issues film permits for the City
of Santa Clarita. During its analysis, staff realized that there is no written contract
between the City and the EIDC.
Several items have been brought to staffs attention regarding the public's preference for
the City to issue its own film permits. These include the local community's expectations of
the City film office to mediate their concerns regarding filming, the film industry's
preference for Santa Clarita to be a one-stop shop for film permitting, local film location's
preference for their permits be issued by an agency that knows their specific location and
has a relationship with them, and the local community's expectation that revenues
generated from filming in Santa Clarita should stay in Santa Clarita.
The City of Santa Clarita could begin issuing its own film permits by February 1, 2003.
This would benefit both the public and the film industry by streamlining the permit process
for the film industry and ensuring that the residents and businesses of Santa Clarita have
one office to look to for any and all filming concerns. The estimated annual cost to the City
would be $56,110 while the estimated new revenue from permitting would be $106,300 per
year based on projected fees.
In addition to issuing permits citywide, the City could also explore a partnership with the
County of Los Angeles for issuing film permits for the entire Santa Clarita Valley in the
spirit of the One Valley, One Vision plan. This would create a streamlined, one-stop filming
office for the Santa Clarita Valley, alleviating confusion between City of Santa Clarita and
County of Los Angeles jurisdictions and simplifying the permitting process.
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