Austin City Limits Underwriting Agreement with KLRU (26-2164)
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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council, d/b/a KLRU and Austin PBS for production underwriting of the Austin City Limits television concert series for a term of five years and a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,327,284. Funding: $1,327,284 is available in the Operating Budget of the Austin Convention Center Department.
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Obtain draft KLRU underwriting agreement before execution
Applies if: You advise the city, KLRU, or a party affected by the funding.
Why now: The item authorizes negotiation and execution of a five-year agreement with the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council (KLRU) capped at $1,327,284, and the record shows no final terms.
What to do: Get the draft agreement and check the termination, annual appropriation, and not-to-exceed provisions. The council authorized negotiation and execution, so terms will be set by staff rather than a further vote, and the five-year term could outlast the funding source.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why convention center budget funds Austin City Limits underwriting
Why now: The item authorizes up to $1,327,284 for KLRU/Austin PBS production underwriting of Austin City Limits, funded from the Austin Convention Center Department Operating Budget, with no stated deliverables in the record.
What to do: Request the staff memo and prior agreement showing why the Austin Convention Center Department's operating budget pays for a television concert series production deal, and what the city receives in return. Without that, the public cannot tell whether $1,327,284 over five years is a tourism expense or a media subsidy.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council, d/b/a KLRU and Austin PBS for production underwriting of the Austin City Limits television concert series for a term of five years and a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,327,284. Funding: $1,327,284 is available in the Operating Budget of the Austin Convention Center Department.