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Home My WebLink About2007-04-24 - AGENDA REPORTS - COWBOY FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIP (2)Agenda Item: , /6 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT NEW BUSINESS City Manager Approv Item to be presented by: Rick Gould DATE: April 24, 2007 SUBJECT: CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR CANYON THEATRE GUILD - COWBOY FESTIVAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council, with Councilmember Boydston not participating in the vote, approve contract and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Cowboy Festival Community Partner Agreement with the Canyon Theatre Guild, subject to City Attorney approval. BACKGROUND As part of the 2007 City of Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, the City of Santa Clarita is partnering with the Canyon Theatre Guild to have the Guild produce the Cowboy Couture event on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. This is the first year that the Canyon Theatre Guild is producing the event, while in the past they have served as host for the Cowboy Couture event which was produced by the City. This community partnership is similar to others that existed previously with the Santa Clarita Historical Society, the Friends of Hart, and Carousel Ranch. Councilmember Boydston is the Executive Director of the Canyon Theatre Guild. State law regulates circumstances under which a councilmember is permitted to have an interest in a contract with the City. The City Attorney has researched the law and has opined that the City and the Canyon Theatre Guild may enter into the proposed contract without violating the law provided certain steps are taken. In order for the City and the Canyon Theatre Guild to enter into this contract, California Government Code Section 1091 requires that Councilmember Boydston's interest in the contract as the Executive Director of the Canyon Theatre Guild is disclosed to the Council and the interest in the contract is noted in the official records. Lastly, the Council may approve the contract with the Canyon Theatre Guild provided Councilmember Boydston does not vote on the contract. APPROVED ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT The contract stipulates that the Canyon Theatre Guild will pay the City of Santa Clarita $200.00 (two hundred dollars), which is the standard fee for the Cowboy Festival Community Partner Agreement. Additionally, the City of Santa Clarita will collect funds for ticket sales to the Cowboy Couture event which will then be paid to the Canyon Theatre Guild.