City Of West Hollywood Staff

Special Event Co-Sponsorship Application

Jun 27, 2023
submission #71
Co-Sponsorship Application

Event Information

Name of Person Filling Out This Form RJ HOLGUIN
E-Mail of Person Filling Out This Form ---
Phone # of Person Filling Out This Form ---
Name of Primary Point of Contact, if other than the person filling out this form: RJ Holguin
Organization Name Van Ness Recovery House
Organization Address ---
Proposed Event Address (if offsite from city facilities) 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood CA 90046-6620
Is your organization a nonprofit organization, a West Hollywood Neighborhood Watch Association, West Hollywood business or business the serves the West Hollywood community, or a governmental organization? Yes
Name of Proposed Co-Sponsorship Event West Hollywood National recovery Month celebration & Van Ness Recovery House 50th Anniversary
Anticipated Attendance 600
Is this event free and open to the public? Yes
If not free and open to the public, please explain why. ---
Please explain the purpose of this event and why it is important for the City to co-sponsor this event Community awareness on the accomplishments in recovery, and offer resources on how to support those effected by addiction. To acknowledge an organization that for 50 years has existed to support the LGTBQ community. Provide a carnival like event celebrating recovery from addiction.
How does this event benefit the West Hollywood community and/or the City? Services for LGTBQ with a primary treatment in Hollywood 90068 and sober living treatment in west Hollywood 90046 City awareness for National Recovery Month
Please list the names of all event participants (panelists, presenters, performers, speakers, lecturers, etc.) for each/all day(s) of the event: ---
Please provide a summary of examples of a previous event(s) and/or programming produced by your organization that demonstrates the organization’s capability to deliver high-quality events and/or programming similar to the one you are proposing in this application ---
Has your organization received a City of West Hollywood co-sponsorship before? If so, for what event (name & date of event)? Yes. On July 17, 2017, the City Council approved the co-sponsorship of the Van Ness Recovery House's movie screening fundraiser on Saturday, August 5th in Great Hall at Plummer Park from 6pm to 11pm. The co-sponsorship included monetary support of $195 including the waiver of the $195 facility rental fee, and the Plummer Park three hour parking regulation (estimated $195 in waived fees). The fundraiser was ticketed, with ticket prices ranging between $15 and $20.
Is this event held on one date, or multiple dates? One Date

Day of Event Information

Can the dates be changed if needed (e.g., due to venue availability)? No
Event date (This date must be no earlier than 90 days from the day this application is submitted) 2023-09-30 11:00

Event Requests and Description

What does your event request in City support: City Facility Use (if yes, which facility and room, as applicable), Promotion of the event via the City’s communication channels, Validated parking at a City Lot (if yes, which City parking lot or parking facility), Fee waivers for ancillary City permits that may be required for the event (e.g., Special event permit, building and safety permit, encroachment permits, etc.), Monetary Support. Not all Co-Sponsorships will include monetary support from the City. Please keep in mind, public funds must be used to support the community, must serve a public purpose, and requests will be reviewed in accordance with all applicable laws. The request must explain how this funding would be used to cover direct program costs. Funds are disbursed on a reimbursable basis after the provision of suitable expenditure documentation (e.g., receipts).
If requesting monetary support, please list an estimated amount: $5,000.00
If requesting facility use, please list the name & location of the facility requested: 7377 Santa Monica Blvd

Optional

(Optional) Please include any other comments you wish for the City to know when reviewing this application. ---
Staff Assignment

Which staff member should review the Co-Sponsorship Application?

Assign to staff member: ---