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Resolution No. 10-026
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
PORT TOWNSEND ENDORSING THE 2010 PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL,
AND WAIVING RENTAL FEES FOR USE OF A CITY FACILITY
The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, does resolve as follows
WHEREAS, the Port Townsend Film Festival is celebrating its eleventh anniversary
in 2010 with a festival whose mission is to bring independent films and filmmakers to our
entire community so that everyone can experience enjoyment and inspiration; and
WHEREAS, the Festival runs on "volunteer" power, with hundreds of community
members pitching in to help make it a success and includes three nights of free outdoor
family films on Taylor Street; and
WHEREAS, the Festival hosts many well-known filmmakers as well as talented
newcomers who interact with students, festival-goers and community members both formally
and informally; and
WHEREAS, although attendance is heavily local, the Festival has gained attention
throughout the state and country, and adds appreciably to the city's continuing reputation as
an arts colony; and
WHEREAS, the Festival is helping to inspire a developing group of local video
filmmakers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council for the City of
Port Townsend hereby endorses the 2010 Port Townsend Film Festival and waives the rental
fee for a city facility (Pope Marine or Cotton Building) for the Festival September 23-27 and
for volunteer training sessions on September 15 and September 19, in exchange for the
substantial public benefit derived by the City of Port Townsend.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular business
meeting thereof, held this nineteenth day of July 2010.
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Mmhelle Sandoval, Mayor
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Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City
Approved as to Form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney