CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-122
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
FAIRFIELD CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD AND THE
DOWNTOWN THEATRE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfield owns improved real property located at 1035 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA and commonly known as the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts (the “Center”); and
WHEREAS, the city desires to provide for the overall management and operations, including marketing and event coordination, of the Center to ensure the highest quality of cultural , entertainment, and civic programming for the public while maximizing the Center’s utilization and financial performance; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Theatre Foundation for the Arts (DTFA) is a public non -profit 501c3 organization (ID#46-0564734) formed specifically to keep the theatre doors open and affordable to the community patrons and performers alike; and
WHEREAS, the City has negotiated a contract to retain the DTFA to manage the Center for an initial three year term with the possibility of two extensions, with the approval of City Council, of not more than 18 months each; and
WHEREAS, the DTFA has agreed to contract terms and conditions to ensure it operates the City’s facility as an exemplar of non -profit operations while also meeting or exceeding the City’s expectations for the Center’s utilization and financial performance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The management agreement, substantially in the form attached, is hereby approved, subject to any clerical or clarifying changes consistent with the attached report and approved by the city attorney.
Section 2. The city manager is hereby authorized to exec ute the management agreement and take all steps to implement the agreement.
RES. NO. 2026-122
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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ACTING MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK