MINUTES OF THE REGULAR STUDY SESSION MEETING
LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 13, 2023 – 5 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Otero called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. in Conference Room 1 , La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California.
2. ROLL CALL
The City Council was pres ent with Councilmember Eng, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Sarega, Mayor Pro Te m De Ruse and Mayor Otero responding to roll call.
The following staff members were present: City Manager Jeff Boynton, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Anne Haraksin and City Attorney James Markman.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jack Miranda commented on future funding requests from social services agencies.
4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
4.1 DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
City Manager Jeff Boynton introduced the item.
Theatre Director BT McNicholl pr esented information on the La Mirada Theatre for the Pe rforming Arts. He said the planning for the 2023-24 season of Broadway -style productions has been completed . He sa id the season would consist of five musicals: On Your Feet, Bea utiful, M ystic Pizza, Jersey Boys, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid. He said due to technicalities involved in securing rights to th ese titles, negotiating set and costume rentals, and other pro duction-related planning, the budget has continued to evolve throughout the months of A pril and May, resulting in increases to both the Theatre’s budgeted expenses and projected revenues.
He said the revised Pro ductions budget would be $5.98 million with projected revenues of $5.29 million.
Theatre Director McNicholl said that last September, the City Council gave staff direction to initiate a Request for Proposal s (RFP) process f or the producer of the Broadway series. He said the plan was to release an RFP in the Spring. He said certain developments have impacted the timing of the RFP. He said the unexpected opportunity to present TV star Jason Alexander in Fiddler on the Roof has necessitated moving that show from the current season to the beginning of the 2024-25 season. He said since the production would be managed by McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, and the Minutes of the Study Session Meeting
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2 entire season of shows must be announced altogether, it would be beneficial for McCoy Rigby to oversee the production of the remaining four sho ws in that season. Theatre Director McNicholl proposed that the RFP process for selecting the producer be moved to S pring of 202 4, and the selected producer would then begin the programming for the 2025-26 season.
Members of the City Council asked questions about the current projects at the La Mirada Theatre for the Pe rforming Arts and expressed support for McCoy-Rigby Entertainment producing the 2024-25 season and deferring the RFP process for selecting the producer of Broadway series to Spring 2024.
5. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
There was no City Manager report.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council adjourned the meeting at 5:43 p.m.
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Leticia Revilla, Assistant City Clerk
ATTEST:
Steve De Ruse, Mayor