BLUE FOLDER ITEM
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
April 21, 2026
H.11 CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVE THE SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL EVENT SERVICES AND REVOCABLE LICENSE WITH SANFORD VENTURES, INC. FOR THE USE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE BEACHLIFE
FESTIVAL, AMENDING THE FACILITY USE FEE, OPERATING HOURS, FESTIVAL
PREMISES, LOAD-IN OPTIONS, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL EXPENSES FOR THE FESTIVAL TO OCCUR MAY 1-3, 2026
Attached:
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL
EVENT SERVICES AND REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR THE USE OF REAL PROPERTY
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR
SPECIAL EVENT SERVICES AND REVOCABLE LICENSE FOR THE USE OF REAL
PROPERTY
This Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the Use of Real Property (“ Seventh Amendment”) between the City of Redondo Beach, a Municipal Corporation (“ City”), and Sanford Ventures Inc, a California corporation (“ Producer”), collectively referred to as (“ Parties”).
RECITALS
A. City believes it is in the best interest of the community to foster public- private partnerships to provide for entertainment events at the Waterfront and the Seaside Lagoon.
B. Producer desires to plan, coordinate, install, manage and supervise music centered multiday special events (“ Festival”) in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed upon by the Parties.
C. Producer also intends to partner with Beachlife LLC and other legal entities for the purpose of financing, creating and managing the Festival. These partnerships shall not supersede the duties and responsibilities of Producer as per this agreement.
D. City and Producer desire to cooperate in the creation and promotion of a live series of signature lifestyle music festivals”.
E. City desires to grant to Producer a revocable license for the nonexclusive use of the specified real property for the Festivals.
F. On December 19, 2017, the parties entered into an agreement entitled, “ Agreement for the Special Event Services and Revocable License for the Use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Initial Agreement”).
G. On September 4, 2018, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Amended Agreement”). The Amended Agreement terminated the Initial Agreement and the Amended Agreement became the controlling agreement between the Parties.
H. On September 7, 2021, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ First Amendment”). The First Amendment terminated February 2, 2022.
I. On April 19, 2022, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment terminated July 31, 2022.
J. On September 6, 2022, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment terminated December 31, 2022.
K. On April 11, 2023, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment terminated December 31, 2023.
L. On April 9, 2024, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Fifth Amendment”). The Fifth Amendment terminated July 31, 2024.
M. On April 15, 2025, the parties entered into an agreement entitled “ Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement for Special Event Services and Revocable License for the use of Real Property” ( herein after referred to as the “ Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth Amendment terminated December 31, 2025.
N. The Parties now desire to amend the Amended Agreement. The Parties intend that the revisions to the Amended Agreement made by this Seventh Amendment will remain in effect only during the Term of this Seventh Amendment ( i.e., April 21, 2026 through August 31, 2026). Thereafter, the Amended Agreement, in the form approved by the Parties on September 4, 2018, will remain in full force and effect, in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals which are incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree to the following amendments:
Section 1. Effective Term of this Seventh Amendment: The Effective Term of this Seventh Amendment shall facilitate one Festival (“ May Festival”), which shall be for one weekend in May 2026 for up to three days in duration. Festival premises for the May Festival shall include use of the Seaside Lagoon facility, northern half of the marina surface parking lot, forty-five (45) parking stalls in the southern portion of the marina surface parking lot, and two hundred ( 200) parking stalls for employee parking split between the parking structure accessed off of Torrance Boulevard and the Plaza parking structure accessed off of Harbor Drive and Pacific Avenue, as depicted in Exhibit A.
The Effective Term shall commence on April 21, 2026 and terminate on August 31, 2026 Effective Term”). Thereafter, this Seventh Amendment shall be null and void. Producer’ s obligation to pay the City under section 4(g)(v) shall survive the termination of this Seventh Amendment.
Section 2: Section 3(d) Obligations of Producer.
d) For the producer’ s use of the Premises the City shall receive a Facility Use Fee of $100,000 for the May Festival. The Facility Use Fee is separate from and in addition to the reimbursement expenses described in Section 4. Producer shall remit the Facility Use Fee to the City within sixty days ( 60) upon receiving invoice for payment from the City.
Section 3: Section 3(h) Days and Hours of Festival Operation. The specific days and hours of operation for the May Festival shall be coordinated with the City Manager and/or his designee Waterfront & Economic Development Director). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the May Festival shall be in operation to the public no earlier than 11:00 a.m., and ceasing all amplified sound no later than 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. Producer shall retain the option to purchase Premium Minutes to extend the amplified sound at a rate of $2,500 every 5 minutes ( up to 15 minutes) and $ 15,000 every five minutes after 15 minutes. Premium minutes shall be capped at 30 minutes for each night of the May Festival. Therefore, in no circumstance shall amplified music extend beyond 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. The purchase of Premium Minutes shall be paid to the City at the same time the Facility Use Fees and the Reimbursement amounts in Section 4 are paid. Building and production loading for the May Festival will require up to fourteen ( 14) calendar days prior to May Festival operations; production load-out will require seven calendar days, subject to City approval, coordination and scheduling. Producer shall retain the option for up to seven ( 7) additional loadin calendar days for an additional $ 1,000 per additional calendar day paid to the City.
Section 4: Section 4(g)(v) is replaced in its entirety as follows:
v) The City shall provide Police and Fire Department support and additional municipal services as needed to the May Festival based upon mutually agreeable parking, security, access, Festival buildings and structures and emergency response plans. The Producer shall reimburse the City for any municipal services provided up to a maximum of ninety- five thousand ($ 95,000) dollars for the May Festival. The City shall provide an invoice and detailed report of dedicated municipal services provided for the May Festival, and Producer shall remit the municipal services reimbursement amount to the City no later than sixty days ( 60) after receiving City invoice and report. Any municipal services provided by City in excess of the aforementioned reimbursements for the May Festival will not be entitled to reimbursement from Producer. City and Producer shall negotiate in good faith, and in advance of each Festival, to determine the necessary level of municipal services required for future Festivals and the commensurate reimbursement to City for said municipal support.
Section 5: Effect of Amendment.
Except to the extent the Amended Agreement is amended and modified by this Seventh Amendment for the Effective Term, the remaining terms and conditions of the Amended Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. In the event of conflict between the terms and conditions of this Seventh Amendment and the terms and conditions of the Amended Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Seventh Amendment shall prevail and control during the Effective Term, with the exception of Producer’ s obligation to pay City pursuant to section 4(g)(v), which survives. Thereafter, the terms and conditions of the Amended Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Seventh Amendment in Redondo Beach, California as of this 21 day of April, 2026.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH SANFORD VENTURES, INC
James A. Light Allen Sanford
Mayor Manager
Approved as to Form:
Joy A. Ford
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Eleanor Manzano
City Clerk, CMC
Exhibit A
Map of Festival Premises
Seaside Lagoon facility, northern half of the marina surface parking lot, 45 parking stalls in the southern portion of the marina surface parking lot
Pier & Plaza Parking Structures – Use of up to 200 stalls within the two garages