HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - COWBOY FESTIVAL FUNDING (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
Agenda Item: — 42000
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Phil Lantis
October 11, 2005
COWBOY FESTIVAL FUNDING REQUEST
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. City Council approve funding and authorize City Manager, or designee, to allocate funds
from Council Contingency Fund in the amount of $65,000, for the 2006 Santa Clarita
Cowboy Festival to compensate Roscoe Productions for expenses incurred for removal of
props and set pieces from Melody Ranch to accommodate the production of the Cowboy
Festival.
2. Approve transfer of $65,000 from Account No. 2250-7401 to Account No. 7622-8001.
BACKGROUND
The 2006 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival is tentatively scheduled for April 27-30, 2006, at
Melody RanchT Motion Picture Studios and other venues. The production of "Deadwood,"
produced by Roscoe Productions, is currently filming at Melody Ranch and, in the past, has had
to remove props and set pieces from Main Street at Melody Ranch and other areas of the Studio
in order to accommodate the Cowboy Festival and its patrons.
This year, Roscoe Productions purchased the props and will need to store the pieces rather than
have the rental company remove them. Since Roscoe Productions must remove then replace
their own props, Roscoe Productions has requested the amount of $65,000 as compensation for
the time and labor required to remove props and set pieces. Roscoe Productions has indicated
that City staff cannot be involved in the removal or transfer of props and set pieces due to Union
rules and procedures. The current budget for the Cowboy Festival does not allow for this extra
expenditure and all funds within said budget are earmarked for staging the event.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City Council Contingency Fund balance is $849,977. Transfer funds in the amount of
$65,000 from Council Contingency Fund Account No. 2250-7401 to Account No. 7622-8001.