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EVERE IT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 13 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Consent COUNCIL BILL# <br /> BLANKET ASCAP LICENSE 3/10/2004 Action Originating Department Legal <br /> FOR USE OF First Reading Contact Person Peter Camp <br /> COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL Second Phone Number <br /> Reading X 8624 <br /> Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF 3/10/2004 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> Department Head Tt <br /> CAA <br /> Council President <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval <br /> Proposed License Parks <br /> Council approval of this agenda item authorizes a budget revision in the additional amount requested. <br /> Expenditure Required $ 624.00 Account Number(s): 9101-99-410 <br /> Amount Budgeted $ -0- <br /> Additional Required $ 624.00 <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The City presently uses copyrighted material, such as"on hold"music. Federal law requires public <br /> performances of copyrighted material to be licensed. A major copyright owners' association,ASCAP, <br /> negotiated a standard municipal license with the International Municipal Lawyers' Association. The license <br /> fee varies with the size of the city. A city of our size pays $600 per year. For this small amount, the City <br /> will be in compliance with copyright law and may lawfully use all ASCAP works. For this year,the Parks <br /> Department is willing to pay the fee out of its budget. In future years,the Parks Dept. would like other <br /> departments to contribute to the fee because the license benefits many other City departments. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Authorize the Mayor to execute a License Agreement with the American Society of Composers, Authors and <br /> Publishers for the Use of Copyrighted Material <br /> no <br />