To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Interim Parks & Recreation Services Director
Prepared By: Katrina Gregory, Recreation Manager
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License Agreement with Mad Dog Presents, LLC for Use of Oxbow Commons
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a License Agreement with Mad Dog Presents, LLC from June 2022 - October 2022 and June 2023 - October 2023, to allow the licensee to reschedule summer concerts that have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and determine that the actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA.
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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. Mad Dog Presents in partnership with Another Planet created the "Oxbow RiverStage" brand and booked 6 concerts for the 2019 season.
At the November 5, 2020 meeting, City Council determined that Mad Dog Presents LLC's Progress Report to the City documented 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 and authorized 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.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Napa County health orders, any group gatherings and events such as music concerts were cancelled or postponed for the 2020 summer season. Therefore, Mad Dog Presents requested to extend its License Agreement for an additional seas...
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