ATTACHMENT 2
Summary of Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Special Events Grant Program Applications
Event Details Event Description Attendee Information Location Information Requested City Support Actors’ Gang, Inc.
The Actors’ Gang Carnival
September 17 & 18, 2022 (Set-
up 9/16 & Break-down 9/19)
11 am to 7 pm
Media Park
Part of the Actors’ Gang 40th
Anniversary celebrations. Will
include performances,
merchandise vendors, game
booths and food/beverage sales.
Potential designated beer & wine
garden. Tents and canopies,
tables, chairs, and a central
entertainment stage planned.
Admission fee of $10 to
the public. Estimated
attendance of 1,000 each
day. Estimated 60 event
staff, volunteers,
performers and/or
vendors.
Event will take place within
Media Park. The event
space will be fenced in.
Also requesting c losure of
adjacent metered parking
area for food trucks, etc.
Request: $3,148.95
Two Police Officers: $940
One FD Life Safety Officer: $500
5 Double Light Pole Banners: $800
Event Permit and Recycling Fees:
$255
Sanitation/Waste Fee: $453.93
Media Park Rental Fee: $200
Culver City Arts Foundation
Tito’s Fiesta Mexicana
October 4, 2022
4 pm to 9 pm
11222 Washington Place
Fund raising event celebrating
Hispanic Heritage Month in
support of the Culver City
Cultural Arts Foundation and
serving Tito’s Vodka cocktails
and Tito’s Tacos food. Stage
performances will include
Mariachi and Folklorico
entertainers.
Admission 21 years+ $35.
Non-alcohol admission
tickets $15. Admission
includes food and
beverages. Estimated
attendance of 400.
Estimated 60 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
Event takes place on Tito’s
Tacos property (including
the parking lot), plus the
adjacent cul-de-sac and half
the alley. A shuttle
transport from event parking
at Harbor Freight Tools to
Tito’s Tacos. Designated
rideshare drop-off/pick-up
location.
Request: $4,349.96
2 Police Officers: $940
Fire Life Safety Officer: $500
3 Street Banners: $2619.76
6 metered spaces and street-use
permit: $185.20
Event Fee: $30
Recycling Fee: $75
Received $8,000 award in 2021.
Culver City Arts District
Art Walk and Roll Festival
October 8, 2022
11 am to 6 pm
Washington Boulevard (between
La Cienega and Helms Avenues)
The festival features local artists,
vendors, live music, food trucks,
beer gardens, and kid’s activities.
Attendees encouraged to visit
established art galleries with
special installations and a pop-up
marketplace featuring arts and
crafts vendors.
Admission is free to the
public. Estimated
attendance of 10,000.
Estimated 150 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
Event takes place
throughout Culver City Arts
District, including a
designated street closure
that stretches along the Arts
District, (Washington Blvd
will be closed between La
Cienega Ave and Hutchison
Ave).
Request: $12,651.79
Police Services: $3760
Fire Life Safety Officer: $500
Transportation (Bus Detour):
$1,666.67
Traffic/Engineering: $4565.12
Banners: $1820
Sanitation/Waste Fee: $125
Event Recycling: $155
Event Permit Fee: $60
Received $10,000 award in 2021.
ATTACHMENT 2
Summary of Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Special Events Grant Program Applications
Event Details Event Description Attendee Information Location Information Requested City Support Jazz Hands for Autism
Jazz Hands for Autism
Concert
November 20, 2022
Culver City Steps—Upper Level
Concert featuring individuals on
the autism spectrum. These
performers will express their
creative musical abilities, in a
safe space, where they develop
on-stage confidence, make
friends, and share their talents
with family and community.
Open to the public.
Ticketed through
www.Eventbright.com.
Donations accepted.
Estimated 150 to 200
attendees.
Upper Level of the Culver
Steps development.
Request: $1,576.50
1 Police Officer: $470
FD Line Safety Officer: $500
Staff Fee: $501
Event Fee: $55
Recycling Fee: $50
Received $1,076 award in 2022
Culver City Arts Foundation
Culver City Book Festival
February 25, 2023
11 am to 4:30 pm
Wende Museum
More than 20 small book presses
attend, exhibit, and sell. The
festival features a number of
literary workshops and readings
and provides a platform for
lesser-known writers to
showcase their work.
Admission is free to the
public. Estimated
attendance of 400.
Estimated 50 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
The event takes place
entirely at the Wende
Museum (fees waived as an
in-kind donation). Both
indoor and outdoor spaces
will be utilized. Reserved
parking in Vets Lot 5/6.
Request: $1,112.00
Vets Parking Fees: $890
Staff Marketing Costs: $167
Event Fee: $30
Recycling Fee: $25
Received $1,037 award in 2022
Screenland 5K, Inc.
Screenland 5K
March 26, 2023 (TBD based on
Academy Awards)
6 am to Noon
Media Park and Road Closures
The center of the event is a 5K
run/walk, on the same day as the
Academy Awards, with the
course running through “The
Heart of Screenland”. Includes
an awards ceremony, “Munchkin
Dash” (ages 12 & under), an
expo area with various food and
gear vendors, and stages with
live entertainment.
Open to the public. Race
entry fee of $45.
Estimated 2,800
attendees (costumes
representing movie
characters encouraged).
Estimated 120 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
Media Park and a
designated run/walk course
on Culver and Washington
Boulevards.
Request: $20,389.57
Special Police Dept. Staffing:
$8280.71
PW Staff – Traffic Lights: $2,902.88
PW Traffic Engineering Staff:
$2,881.00
Trans. Dept. Bus Rerouting: $3909.98
Media Park Rental: $1000
Parking Structures Open/Staff: $935
Street Use Permit: $325
Event and Recycling Fees: $155
Received $10,000 award in 2022
ATTACHMENT 2
Summary of Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Special Events Grant Program Applications
Culver City Education
Foundation
A Taste of Culver City
May 6, 2023
Noon to 10 pm
Amazon Studios Lot
Fundraising event CCUSD
programs and resources, will
also promote Culver City
businesses. Includes tasting
booths from 20 -30 local
restaurants, beer & wine garden,
student performances, and other
interactive activities.
Ticketed admission at
$75 each. Estimated
attendance of 500.
Estimated 50 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
In discussions with Amazon
staff to host the event
outdoors at Amazon studios
in May 2023. Exact event
layout TBD. Will include a
stage.
Request: $12,884.50
Rental of tents, canopies, tables,
chairs and equipment: $10,000
One Police Officer: $470
One FD Life Safety Officer: $500
Event Permit & Recycling Fees:
$126.50
2 Street Banners: $1,788
Share Our Strength
Taste of the Nation for No Kid
Hungry
June 4, 2023
Noon to 4 pm (load-in and set-up
June 3)
Media Park
Fundraising event featuring
culinary tastings from more than
35 local restaurants as well as
curated drinks, cocktails, a kid’s
area, and live musical
entertainment on a stage.
Preview-hour tickets
$115. General Admission
tickets $95. Youth tickets
(ages 5-12) $25.
Estimated number of
attendees 800.
Estimated 120 event staff,
volunteers, performers
and/or vendors.
Event will take place within
Media Park. The event
space will be fenced in.
Also requesting closure of
adjacent metered parking
area for event booths.
Request: $3,041.50
One Police Officer: $470
One FD Life Safety Officer: $500
Traffic Permits: $320
Ince Parking Passes/Open Early:
$1,325
Media Park Rental Fees: $300
Event Permit & Recycling Fees:
$126.50
Received $2,000 in award in 2022.
Culver City Garden Club
70th Annual Culver City
Garden Club Show & Plant
Sale
June 16, 17 & 18, 2023
Friday 3 pm to 9 pm; Saturday 8
am to 5 pm; Sunday 9 am to 6
pm
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Horticultural and urban garden
competitions, plant and flower
exhibitions, vendors, plant sales,
raffle prizes—plus educational
workshops, presentations,
demos, and a Master Gardener
panel. Partially a fundraiser, but
the primary purpose is to
educate, stimulate interest in
gardening and provide an outlet
for creative expression.
Free to the public. Raffle
tickets $1 each.
Estimated attendance of
500. Estimated 50 event
staff, volunteers, and/or
vendors. Free starter
plant giveaway for kids.
Event will take place entirely
in the Veterans Memorial
Building Auditorium.
Request: $4,956.50
Rental and staff fees for the Veterans
Memorial Building: $4,830
Event Permit & Recycling Fees:
$126.50