SR-211-008 (6)
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Santa Monlca, California, August 10, 1978
To.
Mayor and Clty Council
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From:
Clty Staff
AUG 2 2 1978
Subject. Modlflcat1on of Fl1m Permlt Charges
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Thls report suggests that Resolution 4711 (eeS) perta1nlrtg to film
permlts be amended to Include certaln charges.
Background
Slnce January, 1976, the General Serv1ces Department has been lssuing
fIlm perm1ts ln accordance wlth Resolution 4711 (CCS), WhiCh is
attached.
Certaln deficiencIes have been noted whIch Staff believes
should be corrected
Two problems eX1st w1th current film permIts procedures'
1. Changes of T1me, Place or Date on EXlstlng PermIts
FIlm companies are frequently unable or are not deSIrous of fIlming
at the approved tIme, date, or locatlon orIgInally requested and
stated on thelr permlt.
At the present tlme, no add1tional charge is
made when the permIt lS brought In for changes, although the staff
must type new forms, other CIty Departments must be contacted and
coordInated, and the approval SIgnatures must be re-obtalned The
costs of staff tIme in dOlng thlS work 1S approxlmately $25.00.
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To: Mayor and Clty Councll
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2. Kon-Proflt/Student Permlts, Kews and PublIC Service Programmlng
The subJect types of permits are presently lssued at no charge although
staff work for this type of permlt is often more lnvolved than commer-
cial fIlmIng permlts.
ApplIcants In these categorles frequently are
lnexperlenced In what is required of them. Because of the lack of
experience and/or knowledge on the part of the permIttee, much of the
work in the fleld by the staff IS expanded, such as crowd and traffIc
control caused by longer fllmlng tlme,pollce tIme, and clean up.
The annual Increase in revenue which will be generated by these two
recommendatIons is $1500.00
RecommendatIons
1 It IS recommended that the City CouncIl dIrect the City
Attorney to prepare a resolutIon amending Resolutlon 4711 (CCS)
to charge a basic fee of $25.00 on all changes on the
commercIal fllm permits to defray admlnlstratlve expenses
whlch occur ln the writing of these changes.
2 It IS recommended that the City CouncIl dlrect the C1ty
Attorney to amend Resolutlon 4711 (CCS) to require non-
proflt organizations to pay a baslc fee of $15.00 to cover
the cost of the coordinatlon and admlnlstrative work
requlred In ISSUIng film permIts.
Prepared by:
Stan Scholl
Dave Thorne
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MOTION PICTURE FILHI~G ON CITY
OHNED PROPERTY.
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTF. ~lO)lICA DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLQt-iS:
SECTION 1.
That Sect10n 5 of Resolut1on Number 2812
(CCS) be and hereby 1S amended to read as follows:
Sectlon 5. Plctures for cornmerc1al purposes.
A. The Department of PubllC works shall issue
all permlts for the use of any City property for any purpose
relatlng to the film1ng of rnot1on pictures, making of televi-
sian fllms, and taklng of still plctures for commercial purposes~
Appllcatlons for such permits shall be made upon forms provlded
by the Department of Public Works. Such permits shall specify
the locatlon to be used, the date(s) and time(s) for which such
permit is desired and shall set forth such special conditions
regard1ng the use of such permits as the Director of Public
Works shall, 1n hlS dlscretion, determ1ne. Such permlts shall
also set forth the fee or charge WhlCh 1S to be paid to the C1ty
at the tlme the permit 1S lssued~
Each permit shall specify that no reference
shall be made by d~alogue or picture to the Santa Monlca Police
Department, ltS officers or personnel, or to the Clty of Santa
Mon1ca, except as persons faml1~ar wlth the corrmunlty might
recognlze the locale.
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Fees =or co~~erclal motion
plcture and teleVlslon fllming
$400
c. Fees for use of Clty persofu,el. For any
locatlon or area the use of WhlCh occaSlon speclal dlfficulty
or expense to the Clty. thereby requlring the use of City
personnel In any capacity in connectlon with such comrnerclal
filmlng or photography, and for the use of Clty personnel for
general asslstance, supervlsion, or other purposes for such
fllmlng or photography, an addltional charge shall be made
agalDst and payable by the permltee at the rate of Fifteen
Dollars ($15) per hour per employee.
D. Penalty fees. Notwithstanding any other
proV1Slon In this resolutlon, no fllming of commercial motion
plctures, commerclal televlsion fllms, or comrnerclal still
photography on Clty property shall be instituted by any permlt
holder in any resldentlal neighborhood of the Clty after 10:00
o'clock p.m.
In addltion to any other penaltles provided by
law, in the event that a perrnitee or other person violates the
prOV1Slons of thlS subsectlon, an additlonal fee shall be charged
as follows:
An addltlonal charge for an
addltlonal day of fl1mlng
$400
A penalty fee
$400
TOTAL
$800
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publ~c 1~abl11ty lnsurance namlng the City of Santa Monlca,
ltS agents, servants and employees as co-insureds, in amounts
of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($lOO,OOQ)
bodily lnJury lnsurance for anyone person, Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S300,OOQ) bodl1y ~njury insurance for any
one accldent, and property damage insurance ln an areolli~t not
less than Fifty Thousand Dollars {SSO,OOQ} per occurrence.
Such certlflcate of ~nsurance shall be furnished to the Dlr-
ector of Public Works and shall further contaln a provlslon
that notlce In wTltlng is to be provlded to the Director of
PubllC Works wlthln thlrty (30) days prlor to cancellatlon of
such POllCY.
F. The Dlrector of PubllC Works, upon appll-
catlon for a permlt, shall review the same, and may seek the
advlce of such other C~ty departments as may be effected by
the requested filmlng or photography actlvlties prlor to
lssurance of such a perrnl t. If the Dlrector of Public t'lorks
flnds that the issuance of such a permlt would constltute a
hazard to the welfare of the communlty or its citizens or,
pose a threat to public safety, or endanger lives ~ property,
he may refuse to lssue the perrnlt applled =or.
G. Students and non-proflt organlzations. A
perrnlt, as provided for hereln, must be obtalned by students
or non-proIlt organizatlons prior to engaglng In the actlvlties
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and state taxlng statutes.
H. The provisions of thlS resolutlon shall not
apply to the Santa Monlca Clvic AuditorlUffi, and fees for the use
thereof shall otherw~se be set.
SECTION 1.
The Clty Clerk shall certlfy to the
adoptlon of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED- and APPROVED this 13th day of January
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1976.
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ATTEST:
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C17Y Clerk
I hereby certify that the roregolng resolutlon was duly
adopted by the Clty Councl1 of the C1ty of Santa MonLca at a
regular meet~ng thereof, held on the 13th
day of January
1976, by the following vote or the Counell:
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