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CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 6,2008
SUBJECT:
Request for City of Dublin's participation in the Livermore Valley
Film Commission
Report Prepared by: Christopher 1. Foss,
Economic Development Director
ATTACHMENTS:
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Letter from Livermore Valley Film Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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I) Receive presentation, and 2) If the City Council is interested in
supporting this request, direct Staff to include the request as a
Higher Service Level in the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Based on Staffs conversation with the Film Commission, the City
will be requested to allocate $2,500 for Fiscal Year 2008-09 to
support the Film Commission's efforts.
DESCRIPTION: The Livermore Valley Film Commission (Dale Eldridge Kaye,
Director) made a request that the City Council receive a presentation on the benefits of the Livermore
Valley Film Commission and the Commission's desire to include the City of Dublin (see Attachment 1).
Ms. Kaye believes that adding Dublin to the Livermore Valley Film Commission would broaden the
library of possible filming locations and would make the area more desirable to production companies.
If it is the desire of the Livermore Valley Film Commission to broaden the representation, Staff would
suggest that the City Council ask the Commission to consider changing their name to better reflect the
participants.
If the City Council is interested in supporting this request, Staff would recommend that the City Council
direct Staff to include the request as a Higher Service Level in the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Receive the presentation
and 2) If the City Council is interested in supporting this request, direct Staff to include the request as a
Higher Service Level in the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.
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COpy TO: Dale Kaye, Director, Livermore Valley Film Commission
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Celebrate Enterprise
I woul Ii to thank you and Chris Foss for taking the time to meet with Jeanie Haigh and me
last week concerning the Livermore Valley Film Commission. We are very excited about
expanding the sphere of the commission to include Dublin.
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As we discussed, filming can have a huge economic impact on a community. Productions pay
location fees, rent equipment, purchase locally, plus crew and talent must be fed and housed.
Even a small commercial has the potential to bring a lot of money to an area.
Including Dublin in the Livermore Valley Film Commission will enable us to broaden our library
of possible filming locations, making the area more desirable to production companies. Homes,
parks, streets, offices and office buildings are all popular locations. Having a large number of
resources in the area makes it more attractive for producers to film here. Time is money for
them, and having easy access to what they need, plus the personal assistance they receive from
the film commission office, has been luring them to this area.
woul like to be put on the agenda for the Dublin City Council to advise them ofthe benefits
of a film c mmission and our desire to expand in to Dublin.
Dale Eldridge Kaye
Director, Livermore Valley Film Commission
CEO, Livermore Chamber of Commerce
2157 First Street, Livermore, CA 94550-4543 ph (925) 447-1606 (ax (925) 447-1641 www.livermorecn Attachment 1