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Resolution to Amend the FY 2009 Community Events Fund Disbursement and to Rescind in part the FY 2008 Event Fee Waivers for Festifools and for Taste of Ann Arbor (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution seeking authorization to amend the FY 2009 Community Events Fund Disbursements and the FY 2008 fee waivers.
On February 17, 2009, Council passed resolution #R-09-056, which waived community event fees for two of the Main Street Area Association events, Festifools, $1,389.66 and Taste of Ann Arbor, $1,389.66 that occurred in FY 2008 and for which the Ann Arbor Community Events Committee had overlooked disbursing funds. As the City wishes to support activities that promote or bring community together, Council took action to waive the associated fees. The fees were a result of City costs associated with placing barricades for the event. The fees included fully burdened costs to make the City whole.
In addition, on the same date Council passed resolution, #R-09-054, which disbursed Community Events funding to cover City associated costs in support of several events occurring in FY 2009. Included in those events were the Main Street Area Association events, Festifools and Taste of Ann Arbor. The amounts approved for disbursement included fully burdened costs for full recovery.
The associated costs for barricade placement are incurred in Act 51 funds; therefore direct costs cannot be waived. City Council does have the option to waive the application of the overhead portion of the charges and wishes to do so in support of activities that promote the community.
We are asking that the City Council rescind the waiver of the FY 2008 fees for the Main Street Area Association events, Festifools and Taste of Ann Arbor, and replace it with a waiver of the overhead charges only. This will result in the fees for each event to be reduced to $532.00. We request that City Council approve those fees to be disbursed from the Community Events Fund. ...
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