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Orland Park Concert Event - The City Lights Orchestra
History
On July 3, 2016, the Village will host the first of two 2016 concert events at Centennial Park West in Colette Highlands.
The City Lights Orchestra has performed at this concert venue each summer since 2011. The event brings in a very large crowd who enjoys the music, sunshine and ambiance of the Village's newest concert venue. The City Lights Orchestra and its conductor, Rich Daniels, have been together since 1974, bringing popular American music and accomplished performers to communities like ours all over the country. The orchestra will play from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This is a family event and patrons are encouraged to bring their blankets, lawn chairs and a picnic to enjoy popular music of this renowned orchestra.
As in past years, staff has applied for a grant from the Music Performance Fund recommended by the City Lights Orchestra. These grants are available for events that are held free for the community. If the Village is approved for the grant funding as anticipated, these funds will be used to help offset the cost of the orchestra. The City Lights Orchestra handles the payment for all the musicians, and the Village is charged only the Community Service scale rate which is about 30% of fair market value for the orchestra.
The Village will pay $7,885.00 to CITY LIGHTS MUSIC INC. on the day of the event. If approved, the grant revenue will offset the total cost to the village. In 2015 the Village received $1,006.15 in grant funding from the Music Performance Fund. A similar amount is likely to be approved for 2016.
Financial Impact
Funds are available in 010-9450-442990 SE-7500
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to recommend to the Village Board to approve payment to City Lights Music Inc. an amount not to exceed $7,885.00 for providing orchestral music at the Concert Event at Centennial Park West in Colette Highlands on July 3, 2016.