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a. Approve a one-time Concession Agreement for Special Events between The Do LaB, LLC, and the County of Monterey to produce the Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival event at the Lake San Antonio North Shore on May 25th-30th, 2016.
b. Authorize the Director of Parks to sign the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve a one-time Concession Agreement for Special Events between The Do LaB, LLC, and the County of Monterey to produce the Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival event at the Lake San Antonio North Shore on May 25th-30th, 2016.
b. Authorize the Director of Parks to sign the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Do LaB, LLC, has produced the Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival event (LIB) at Lake San Antonio North Shore for the past two years. The Parks Department staff held a community meeting in South County following the 2014 event and the community was overwhelmingly in favor of the event returning to Monterey County in future years.
LIB has existed since 2006 and was formerly held in Southern California. LIB prides itself on being a green festival and, because of their high standards and tireless efforts to protect the environment, has won the "Greenest Festival in America" title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
LIB has a large focus on art with many art installations scattered around the festival grounds for participants to enjoy and interact with. Lightning in a Paintcan is an initiative in which artists do live paintings throughout the festival as well. The paintings are auctioned off at the end of the festival with proceeds benefiting schools in the community surrounding the festival.
LIB offers four stages of musical entertainment. In addition to music, LIB offers a diverse mix of activities including yoga classes, cooking classes, sustainability workshops and speakers on healthy lifestyles.
In 2015, Lightning in a Bottle do...
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