TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Award funds from the Special Event Assistance Program to SWF Mopar Plus to cover the costs of City fees and/or resources associated with the February 9, 2020 Chariots for Charity event.
Recommended Action
Approve the request made by SWF Mopar Plus for funding assistance through the Special Event Assistance Program to cover the cost of City fees and/or resources associated with the February 9, 2020 event.
Background Information
The Special Event Assistance Program Guidelines and application were informally adopted by City Commission on November 25, 2013 and formally adopted by Commission on September 11, 2018 by Resolution 2018-R-17. The intent of the program is to encourage cultural, educational, environmental and recreational activities in the City and to help provide recovery of costs associated with City services and resources that are needed with a special event.
SWF Mopar Plus is requesting funding assistance to cover the costs of City fees and/or City services associated with their event. The event is scheduled to be held on February 9, 2020 on the City Center Green directly across from City Hall. The estimated attendance for this event is 500 per the application submitted. Based on this expected attendance and in accordance with the Special Events Assistance Program Guidelines on page 2, the applicant is eligible for funding up to $1,000.00. The applicant is requesting funding in the amount of $1,000.00 as per the submitted special event assistance program application. A copy of the reservation for the rental of the City Center Front Green in the amount of $224.70 (Attachment 2) has been provided. The cost for recycling and trash pickup for this event is not known at this time. Last year the applicant was awarded $1,000.00 of which a total of $296.50 was used from the Special Event Assistance Program funds.
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