DATE: December 10, 2019
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Mark Hilty, ACA Public Works
Lisa Clayton, Parks Director
SUBJECT:
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COF Contract No. 2019-0345 Criterion Pictures Order Form For The Purchase Of Rights To Show The Movie “Home Alone”.
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the payment of a licensing fee to the company Criterion Pictures for the rights to show the movie “Home Alone” at a City Parks Department “Movie in the Park” event.
Background
Each summer the City’s Parks Department hosts several “Movie in the Park” events for members of the community to enjoy an outdoor movie. This year marks the Thirtieth (30th) Anniversary of the release of the movie “Home Alone,” so Parks staff has selected the film as one to be shown at on the “Movie in the Park” events. In order to show the film the Parks department is required to purchase rights to the movie by way of payment of a licensing fee to Criterion Pictures which has rights to the film “Home Alone.”
Financial Impact
The cost of the licensing fee is Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($550) to be paid through the Parks Department Budget.
Recommendation
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Staff recommended acknowledgement of the contract which was subsequently approved by the City Administrator.