To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: John Coates, Parks & Recreation Services Director
Prepared By: Katrina Gregory, Recreation Manager
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License Agreement for Use of Stage at Oxbow Commons bv Mad Dog Presents, LLC
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Determine that Mad Dog Presents LLC has provided a Progress Report to the City that documents compliance with the requirements of the License Agreement for use of the stage at Oxbow Commons for the term of June 1, 2019, through October 31, 2019; authorize the City Manager to provide written notice to allow Mad Dog Presents LLC to exercise its option to extend the term of the License Agreement for the term of June 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020; and determine that the actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA under the Agreement.
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DISCUSSION:
In 2018, the City of Napa entered into a one-year license agreement with Mad Dog Presents (Licensee) to permit the Licensee to erect and maintain a stage on a 60' x 60' area at Oxbow Commons from June 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 for a summer concert series. Licensee was permitted to produce up to fifteen (15) paid, ticketed music concerts and required to produce a minimum of five (5) free music concerts open to the public. Due to the fewer paid concerts for the 2019 season, the parties agreed to reduce the requirement for free concerts from five to one (1) free concert for every three (3) paid concerts produced.
Mad Dog Presents in partnership with Another Planet created the "Oxbow RiverStage" brand and booked 6 concerts for the 2019 season. The 2019 concert schedule included:
* Sunday, August 25th - Steve Miller Band and Marty Stuart
* Saturday, Sept 21st- Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers
* Friday, Oct 11th - The Roots and Royal Jelly Jive
* Sunday, Oct 13th - Free community concert featuring Sean Hayes, Sandy's, The Sam Chase and Jealous Zelig
* Saturday, Oct 26th - The B-52's and The English Beat
* Sunday, ...
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