REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 5/15/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH CHRISTIAN ARTS & THEATRE AND OFF BROADWAY CORONA THEATER FOR THEATRICAL ARTS SHOWS AT THE HISTORIC CIVIC CENTER THEATRE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff reports asks the City Council to approve Professional Services Agreements with Christian Arts & Theatre and Off Broadway Corona Theater to provide high-quality theater arts and stage productions in the Historic Civic Center Theatre under a revenue share model of $2.00 per ticket sold.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve the Professional Services Agreements for Theatrical Arts Shows at the Historic Civic Center Theater with Christian Arts Theatre and Off Broad Corona Theater through June 30, 2025, with an option to extend the term one or more times.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreements with Christian Arts Theatre and Off Broadway Corona Theater, including any non-substantive extensions and amendments.
c. Authorize an estimated revenue increase in the amount of $30,000 in the Historic Civic Center Fund 232 for Fiscal Year 2025.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
To program the Historic Civic Center with high-quality theater arts and stage productions, the City has partnered with Corona Arts Theatre (CAT) and Off Broadway Corona Theater (OBCTheater) (collectively referred to as "Consultants") to bring dynamic programming to this unique performance space. To make these multi-day productions possible, the City has utilized a Professional Services Agreement model instead of single day facility reservations under the permitting process, which are intended for single day uses. The Professional Services Agreement also allows the Consultants the time they need to bring in set pieces, equipment, rehearse, ...
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