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will be sent to the Commissioners and this matter will be placed on the October agenda. ITEM 1- LIBRARY PROGRAMS A copy of activities to be held at the Library during September is attached to the minutes. The Trivia Bee will be held at Canada College on Friday, October 13. ITEM 2-PENINSULA CENTER STAGE FUNDING REQUEST Dennis Lickteig, Artistic Director of Peninsula Center Stage (1'CS) spoke about the PCS's grant application for funding of its 5th full season. He felt PCS offers great programs for the public and they have lots of participation from members of the community. He explained they have experienced a 33% increase over last year in the number of paid subscribers for their program. Mr. Lickteig stated they are 80% sold all year long and tYiat 52% of every program is pre-sold to subscribers even before production begins on each show. Mr. Lickteig and Mr. Bliznick explained the distribution of their annual brochure brings in new subscribers as well as continuing customers. The cost of this brochure has increased due to increases in bulk mailing costs and paper costs. Commissioner Saye asked about the percentage of the total budget that goes for royalty costs and Mr. Lickteig stated that royalty costs account for 10-15% of PCS's budget. Commissioner Filippi asked PCS what productions they were planning for the coming year and Mr. Lickteig said they are looking at 9-10 prospective musicals. Commissioner Filippi asked how many people attended PCS performances last year and Mr. Bliznick stated that over 17,000 tickets were sold last year and approximately 600-700 complimentary tickets were issued. Commissioner Filippi asked if PCS was receiving Historic Preservation funds from the three performing groups the Cultural Commission funded last year and Mr. Bliznick stated they had received funds from the Raices de Mexico and El Camino Youth Symphony performances. Commissioner Filippi asked if the Fox Theater would be available during Christmas if the Cultural Commission decided to sponsor an event during that time. Mr. Lickteig said "Music Man" would be held December 1-17 and the theater would not be available during this time. Mr. Lickteig and Mr. Bliznick explained PCS will be offering 35 nights of performances during this next season. Commissioner Distefano asked about the $2,000.00 in the PCS funding request which represented the discount PCS gives to seniors and students. PCS gives a $2.00 discount per ticket for seniors and students and would like to increase the discount to $3.00 per ticket.