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Santa Monica, California
June 20, 1979
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TO:
Mayor and City Council
JUN 2 6 7979
FROM:
Ci ty Staff
SUBJECT:
Recommendation for Establishing Permit Procedure for Filming
at Woodlawn Cemetery
Introduction
ThlS report recommends that filmmaking be allowed at Woodlawn Cemetery and
recommends procedures to be established to regulate that activity.
Background
Currently, the City does not permit filmmaking at Woodlawn Cemetery. This
policy was established by staff several years ago after a complaint was
received from the then privately owned mausoleum located on the Cemetery
property. Prior to establishment of the policy, the Cemetery had received
requests for filming at a frequency of two or more weekly. The City now owns
the Mausoleum and by imposing certain regulations, can eliminate filming
problems at this location. There is a potential for much-needed revenues
for the Cemetery from thlS source.
Of the twelve major cemeterles in the Los Angeles area, seven allow filming
and five, including Woodlawn, do not. Westwood Memorial Park is the nearest
to Santa Monica, has a $500 per one-half day fee, and reports that their
grounds are in great demand for filming since the City of Santa Monica has
prohibited filming at Woodlawn.
The current fee of $400 per day for filmmaking throughout the City of
Santa Monica is a fair, med1an rate Wh1Ch will bring additional revenue to
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the Cemetery if filmmaking lS reinstated. Assum1ng that the rate of two
JUN 2 6 1979
To:
Mayor and dIIt Council
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June 20, 1979
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requests per week experienced prior to the lmposition of the film actlvity
ban prevails, the Cemetery Operating Fund w1l1 benef1t from an additional
revenue of approximately $40,000 per year. The staff believes that filmlng
could be limited to the old part of the Cemetery where the uprlght markers
are presently located without undue interference to the public. The advan-
tages of this arrangement 1S that movie makers would be restricted to a
remote corner thus 1nsuring that their activities would not disrupt funeral
services or Cemetery visitors. The availab11ity of this isolated area is a
primary conslderat1on in recommending the 11fting the f11mmaking ban.
Perm1ts for filming at Woodlawn Cemetery would be issued by the General
Services Department as prov1ded 1n Resolutlon 4740 (C.C.S.) and f11mmakers
subJect to the provis1ons thereln. Additionally, other condit1ons specific
to Woodlawn Cemetery would be required to prevent lnconvenience to the public,
disruption of funeral schedullng and the work flow of the Cemetery staff.
Recommendat1on
It is recommended that the Council allow film1ng at Woodlawn Cemetery subject
to the requ1rements of Resolution No. 4740 as amended by Resolution No. 5051(CC5).
It is further recommended that the Cemetery 5uper1ntendent retain final
approval rlghts to any and all conditions, film subjects, fllm props, film
companies and any activity related to filmlng at the Cemetery, and that this
approval be subject to appeal to the C1ty Manager.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
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REGULATIONS FOR FILMING
AT WOODLAWN CEMETERY
(1) All requirements of Resolution 4711 (CCS) and Commercial Film Permit
application will apply.
(2) There will be no filming activity involving motorcycles permitted.
(Police escorts excepted).
(3) No "chase scenes" of any nature shall be permitted.
(4) A police officer, or more than one as determined by the Chief of Police,
shall be in attendance at all times while filming crews are in Cemetery.
(5) The costs of cemetery equipment or personnel required for the filming
or in support of the filming shall be estimated and that amount deposited
at the time the permit is issued. Additional unforeseen costs incurred
wlll be payable at the termination of the filming.
(6) No filming will be allowed inside the Mausoleum building.
(7) Filming will be allowed only in areas of the Cemetery designated by the
Cemetery Superlntendent.
(8) Film company is required to police and clean area prior to their leaving
the Cemetery. Grounds are to be in same or better state of cleanliness
as preceded the filming.
(9) Cemetery Superintendent retains prior administrative approval rights
regarding all locatlons, methods, scenes, and content of any filming
operation in the cemetery.
(10) Any violation or non-compliance with any of the above regulations may
result in withholding of future permits.
ING ~~CTION ~ OF RESOLUTION
NUI,13ER 2812 (CCS) PERTAINHIG TO
FEES FOR COt~lliRCIAL STILL AND
HOT ION PICTURE FIUlING O:'I CITY
Ov.,TNED PROPERTY.
CI?Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 5 of Resolution Number
2812(CCS) be a~d hereby 15 anended to read as follows:
Section 5.
Pictures for co~nercial
;eurposes.
A. The DepartMent of Public Works shall
lssue all per~lts for the use of any Clty property for any
purposes. Appllcatlons for such germits shall be made upon
forns provlded by the Department of PubllC norks.
Such
permlts shall speclfy the locatlon to be used, the date(s)
and tlme(s) for ~h~ch such permit lS deslred and shall set
forth such speclal condl~ions regardlng the use of such
permlts as the Dlrector of Publ1C Works shall, in hlS
dlscretlon, determine, Suc~ pe~lts shall also set forth
-che =ee or charg~ wh~ch lS to be pald to the City at the
tlne the per~lt IS lssued.
Each penut shall spec~fy thc:.t no
refere~ce shall be made by dlalogue or plcture to the
S2nta Monlca Pollee De~artm2nt. ltS offlcers or pe~sonnel,
or "Co the Clty of Santa t1onlca, except as persons famlliar
WI th the COTIt"Il'.fll ty pngh t recognlze the locale.
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Fees for commerclal motio~
picture aad telelvision filmlng
$400
Fees for educatlonal films
$100
c. Fees for use of Clty personnel. For
any locatlon or area the use of which occasion speclal
dlfflculty or expense to the Clty, thereby requiring the use
of Clty personnel in any capaclty In connection with such
com~erclal fllmlng or photography I and for the use of City
personnel for general aSslstancel supervlslonl or other
purposes for such fllnlng or photography, an addltlonal
charge shall be nade against and payable by the permlttee
at the rate 0= Fifteen Dollars ($15) per hour per emplo~ee.
D.
Penalty fees.
~otwlthstandlng any
other p~ovlslon ln thlS resolutlon, no fllnlrrg of COTh~2rClal
motlon plcturesl com~erclal teleV1Slon fll~sl or co~~erClal
stlll photography on Clty property shall be Instltuted by
any per7'lt holder lD any resldentlal nelshborhood
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Clty after 10:00 o'clock p.m.
In addltlon to any other
D8P-altles ?rovlded by law, In the event that a per~lttee
or other person violates the provislons of thlS subsect~on~
~~ addltlonal fee shall be charged as follows:
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$800
$500
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Insurance.
Each p2r~lt shall contain
a statewent that the permlttee holds the Clty harmless from
any and all llablllty for personal lnJury and property damage
arlslng out of the use of the permlt and the use of Clty
property and faclllties.
In addltlon, each permltted, as
a condltlon of the issuance of a pernit, shall first prov1de
publlC llablllty lnsurance narf1lng the Clty of Santa 1-1onlca,
its agents, servants and employees as cO-lnsureds, In amounts
of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
bOClly lnJury lnsurance for anyone person, Three Hundred
Th~usand Dolla~s ($JOO,OOO) bodlly inJury lnsurance ~or any
one accldent, and property damage lnsurance In an d~ount not
less than Flfty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per occurrence.
Such certlflcate or lnsurance shall be furnlshed to the
Dlrector of FubIle Harks and shall further contaln a provis1on
that n01:1Ce In uritlng 1S to be provlded to the D~rector of
PubllC Works withln thlrty (30) days prlor to ca~cellatlon
af such POllCY.
F. Tbe Dlrector of Public ~~rks, upon
a~~llc2tlon for a perDlt, shall reVlew the sa~e, and may seek
~~e aeV1Ce of such other Clty depart~ents as nay be affected
by the requested fllmlDq or photgraphy activitles pYlar to
lssuanc;e of such
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or non-protlt organlzatlons prlor to engaglng In the actlvi-
tles descrlbed hereln, but no fee shall be required of the
same therefore. Students shall supply a written certificate
fro~ the school of thelr attendance WhlCh shall state that
they are bona flde and currently enrolled students of such
school.
Non-~roflt organizations shall supply a certificate
statlng that they are exempt and classifled as non-profit
under federal and state taxing statutes.
H. Educatlonal fllms. For the purposes
of thls resolu~lon an educatlonal fllm shall be one which
provldes lnst~uctlon, especlally for students, ultlmately
llIDlted to classroom use, and a fllm for WhlCh no adn'lssion
charges will be made.
The Dlrector of PubI1C Works shall
have dlscretlon hereunder to deterIT.lne, pursuant to thlS sub-
section, whether the object of a pernlt applicatlon 15 for
co~~ercial or for educatlonal filnlng_
I. The provlslons of thlS resolution shall
not a?ply to tne Santa ~Ionlca C1V1C AudltoriuIT., and fees for
t~e use thereof shall otherwise be set.
SECTIO:J 2.
The CIty Clerk shall certify to the
a~O?tl~n of thlS resolutlon, and thenceforth and thereafter
~~e sa~e shall be In full force a~d effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 27th day 0:: _~APri"L__'
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Cl ty Clerk /
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolutlon
was duly adopted by the Clty Counc~l of the City of Santa
Monica at a regular meeting thereof, helc on the ~7th day
of April
f 1976, by the followlng vote of the Council:
AYES:
Councllmember:
Cohen, Judson, McCloskey,
Reed, Swink, van den Steenhoven
Trives
NOES:
CouncilweI11ber:
None
ABSENT:
CouncilI1lewber:
None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Clty Attor~ey
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RESOLUTIon NO. 5051 feeS)
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(C~ty Councll SerleS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA l-10NICA AHENDING
SECTION 5H OF RESOLUTION NUMBER
4740 (CCS) PERTAINING TO FEES FOR
CO~~ERCIAL STILL AND MOTION PICTURE
FILMING ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY~
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA.:.'1TA BONICA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Sect10n 5H of Resolutlon No. 4740 (CCS)
be and hereby lS amended to read as follows:
"H. Educatlonal films. For the
purposes of thlS resolutlon an educatlonal
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fllm shall be one WhlCh prov1des
lnstructlon, especlally for students,
ultimately llwlted to classroom use,
and a fllm for Wh1Ch no admisslon charges
wlll be made. However, any educatlonal
fllm as deflDed above, WhlCh lS not
made for the purpose of sale, lease or
rental, and not so sold, leased or rented,
shall be exe~pt from the $100 educatlonal
fee. The Dlrector of PubllC Works shall
have dlscretlon hereunder to determlne,
pursuant to this sub sect lon, whether the
obJect of a permlt appllcatlon 1S for
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comrnerclal or for educatlonal fllmlng. II
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SECTION 2.
The Clty Clerk shall certlfy to the
adopt~on of thlS resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be 1n full force and effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED th~s 11th day of
July
,
1978.
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I hereby certify that the forego~ng resolut~on was
duly adopted by the City CaUDell of the Clty of Santa Monica
at a regular meet~ng thereof, held on the 11th day of
July
, 1978, by the followlng vote of the Council:
AYES:
CouncllP1ember: Bambrick, Cohen, Reed,
Scott, Trives, van den
Steenhoven, fv1aYOT S'....ink
NOES:
CounCllmember: ~one
ABSENT:
Councllmember: Kone
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DAYS @
$
PER DAY $
TOTAL RECEIVED $
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE RECEIVED ~
TELEVISION
MOTION PICTURE
COMMERCIAL STI LlS
EDUCATIONAL
NON.PROFIT _STUDENT
_FilMS
FI LM TIT LE
PERSONNEL
EOUIPMENT TO BE USED
SCENES:
LOGATION
TIME
DATE
SCENE
LOCATION
TIME
DATE
SCENE
LOCATION
TIME
DATE
SCENE
LOCATION
TIME
DATE
SCENE
APPROVAL MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED DEPARTMENTS:
AIRPO RT APPROVAL
Fl RE DEPT. APPROV Al
PARK & TRAFFIC ._ APPROV AL
POLICE DEPT. A"PROVAL
REG & PARKS APPROV AL .
TRANSPO RT. APPROVAL
OTHER APPROVAL
FO R THE PERMITTEE
FO R THE 01 RECTOR OF
GENERAL SERVICES
PERMITTEE COpy
Traffic Englneenng . ._. __ ...
Police . ... _ ..... '"
393.9975 Ext 293
393-9975 Ext 284
2 In addItion, any fllmmg done at the following locations must be cleared with the listed authority.
"Airport 393-9975 Ext 270
Beach or Beach Parking Lots ... 393 9975 Ext 276
CIty Hall Grounds .......... ......... ..m .. ............ 393-9975 Ext 240
City Parks 393-9975 Ext 276
. Fire Department 393-9975 Ext 281
library 393-9975 Ext 232
· Santa Monica Pier 393-9975 Ext. 276
Transportation .. . 3939975 Ext 211
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Permittee sf1arr hold harmless the City of Santa Monica from any and all liability for personal InJury and property damage arising out
of the use of thIS perm It and, In thiS conneCtion, shall carry public liability msurance, With the CLty of Santa Man Ica, Its agents,
servants and employees as additIOnal Irsureds, In the amounts preSCribed by the City of Santa Monica, and permittee shall furnIsh a
certificate of such insurance prior to filming
Permittee must diSCUSS plans With Chief of Police, or hiS deSignated representatIve, to determine how many, If any, officers should be
present dunng filming. Santa Monica pol1cemen cannot be used Permittee shall hire the officers from other than the Santa MOnica
PolIce Department
" FIREMEN ARE REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT ON THE SANTA MONICA PIER AT ALL INDOOR FILMING AND AT SANTA
MONICA AIRPORT, AND THEY ARE PAID AT THE RATE OF $12 PER HOUR WITH A MINIMUM OF 8 HOURS ALL
OFF.DUTY CITY PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT MUST BE PAID BY PERMITTEE AT THE TIME OF FILMING.
NOTE If a fireman has been called out and IS not, or has not been cancelled, he must be paid at the stated rate The F Ire Department
must be notified 24 hours pnor to fIlming, to obtain a fireman.
Parkl'1g and TraffIC must be notified 48 hours pnor to receiving any permit for filming on the City streets Approval IS reqUired for
any dIsrUPtIon of normal flow of traffIC or parkmg.
NOTE APPROVAL CANf\JOT BE GUARANTEED IF LESS THAN THE MINIMUM 48 HOUR NOTICE IS GIVEN
(See attached list of parkmg regulations)
V' SpeCial regulatiOns for Cemetery fIlming are to be obtained from the Cemetery Supermtendent pnor to fJJmmg
RESTRICTIONS
1 No reference shall be made by dialogue or picture to the Santa Monica Police Department, ItS officers or personnel, or to -::he City
2 Chase scenes Will not be permitted on any mam arterial at any time
3. Fllmmg IS not permJtted many resJdentlal area before 7.00 a.m. or after 10.00 p.m.
4 No vehicles are allowed on pedestrian boardwalk area of the pier.
5. Do not close the pier for more than one-half hour Without Prior notice
6 IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERMITTEE TO MAINTAIN PROPER STNJDARDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CLEANLINESS IN CASE OF VIOLATION, CITY FORCES WILL PERFORM ANY SERVICES WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED
TO ENFORCE THESE STANDARDS, AND ANY CHARGES WILL BE BILLED TO THE OWNER OR HIS AGENT THESE
SERVICES MAY BE PERFORMED WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.
PERMIT FEES
1 Permit fee IS $400 per day or any portion there..,f
2 If permittee films WIthout a permit. a penalty fee of $400 Will be charged In addition to the permit fee
3 If permittee flirT'S past 10 00 p.m m a reSidential area, a penalty of $400 Will be charged In addition to any and all other fees
4 CommerCial stili fIlming permit fee IS $100 per day or portion thereof
5 EducatIOnal film permIt fee IS $100 per day or portion thereof
6 There will be no film permit charge for non-profit or student organizations
AUTHORITY
1 The above regulatiOns have been adopted In accordance WIth Resolution Numbers 4711 & 4740 and With established City policy
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