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FROM: Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeakCwtra
Introduced April 28 , 1987 for Action on CostaDATE: May 5, 1987 0@ Cj0"" "7
SUBJECT: Establishment of Appropriate Fee and Policy for
Use of County Buildings by Film Industry
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Request the County Administrator' s Office and General
Services Department to develop a reasonable, fair,
competitive permit fee and appropriate policy for use of
county facilities by the film industry. Such a permit fee
should incorporate the approach of a reasonable initial
charge plus actual expenses. The reasonable policy should
encourage coordination with the City of Martinez for use of
county facilities in Martinez and should give the county the
discretion to withhold a permit if the subject film is
pornographic or promoting a viewpoint contrary to county
policy.
Further, the Board of Supervisors commends County
Administrator Phil Batchelor and the General Services
Department for responding promptly to the requests of Lucas
Films to use the County Courthouse in a recent location
filming.
BACKGROUND
California is losing $1 billion annually to out-of-state
locations for use by the film industry. A significant
contributing factor to this negative economic trend is the
amount of resistance and red tape at the local level for
location filming. The California Public-Private Partnership
Commission ( sponsored by CSAC) completed in 1986 a joint
effort with the. Department of Commerce and California Film
Council to retain the film industry in California by
attracting film production to counties. It was important for
Contra Costa County and the City of Martinez to respond
positively when put to the test. Phil Batchelor, in
particular, is to be commended.
The experience, however, with Lucas Films points to the need
for a uniform policy. Other jurisdictions use the approach
of a reasonable initial fee ( about $200) plus actual expenses
to secure a permit. I recommend this concept for a Contra
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General Services Director PHIL BATC ELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
City of Martinez SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83
Establishment of Appropriate Fee and
Policy for Use of County Buildings by
Film Industry
May 5, 1987 Page 2
Costa County location filming permit. In addition, it is
important for Contra Costa County to adopt an appropriate
policy to give us the authority to deny use of County
facilities for pornographic films or films which would
promote or glorify a viewpoint contrary to county policy.
This should be carefully worded since a film might address
issues the county is concerned about without promoting or
glorifying them.