TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Award of Funds From the Special Event Assistance Program to the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce/North Port Young Professionals in Support of a Back to School Bash Event Held on July 30, 2022, in the Amount of $824 to Cover the Costs of City Fees.
Recommended Action
Approve the award of funds from the Special Event Assistance Program to the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce/North Port Young Professionals in support of the Back to School Bash event held on July 30, 2022, in the amount of $824 to cover the costs of City fees.
Background Information
The Special Event Assistance Program Guidelines and application were informally adopted by the 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.
Guidelines for assistance include requirements that the event is open to the public, free admission and with a minimum expected attendance of 100 people. Assistance is tiered based up on expected attendance as follows:
* Up to $500 for events with estimated attendance of 100-499 attendees
* Up to $1,000 for events with estimated attendance of 500-2,499
* Up to $2,000 for events with estimated attendance of 2,500+
The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce/North Port Young Professionals is requesting funding assistance to cover the costs of fees and/or City services associated with their event. As listed on the application, the estimated attendance for this event is 5,000 participants. Based on this expected attendance and in accordance with the Special Events Assistance Program Guidelines, the applicant is eligible for funding...
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