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The following items were taken out of order: ITEM 6- CARRINGTON HALL UPDATE Steve Penna reported the Committee met in July and developed a funding proposal for the City Council requesting $26,000.00 to fund a structural study of Carrington Hall. This proposal was presented to the City Council at a recent meeting and they agreed to fund $13,000.00 towards the cost of the structural study, with the Committee to provide the remaining portion. Mr. Penna said the Committee applied to the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees for the remaining portion of the funding but were turned down due to cutbacks in the District's funding. Mr. Penna said the Committee will now approach the Sequoia Alumni Association for funding of the study. After the structural study has been done, Mr. Penna felt that a committee should be formed to determine the most appropriate way to proceed on the project. He will continue to report back to the Cultural Commission on the progress. ITEM 2 - CLIMATE BEST FEST FUNDING REQUEST John Holt of the Redwood City Optimist Club presented their funding application of $2,000.00 for the Climate Best Fest which will provide sound equipment and entertainment groups for the event. Commissioner Saye mentioned at the 4th of July Festival each group brought their own sound equipment and suggested that perhaps this could be done at the Climate Best Fest to reduce costs. Mr. Holt said that at last year's Climate Best Fest, they had a problem with the set up and tear down of the sound equipment and as a result, one group did not have a sound system which created many problems. Many groups do not have their own sound equipment and so providing sound equipment that would remain in place would make for a smoother running performance flow. In addition, they could control the sound volume of each performing group. T'he funding request consists of $1,200.00 for the sound system ($900.00 for the first stage and $300.00 for the second) and $800.00 for music or stage rentals. When questioned by the Commission, Mr. Holt indicated that the sound system is more important to have in comparison to the staging. Mr. Holt stated they have booked eight entertainment groups for the event at a cost of $2,400.00. ITEM 3 - PENINSULA SYMPHONY FUNDING REQUEST Henry Use, President of the Peninsula Symphony Association, introduced Maestro Mitchell Klein of the Peninsula Symphony and stated the organization is 50 years old. Mr. Klein explained the Peninsula Symphony has been offering concerts at the Flint Center and the San Mateo Performing Arts Center for many years in addition to childrens' concerts and outdoor pops concerts. The outdoor pops concerts have been held in Palo Alto for the