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Council approves three-year partnership with Rotary for Poverty Bay Blues & Brews, amid calls for standardized nonprofit policy
Summary
The Des Moines City Council authorized a three-year partnership with the Des Moines–Normandy Park Rotary Club for the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews festival, granting an in-kind facility discount and accepting Rotary’s sponsorship package; the motion passed 5–1 after debate over nonprofit discount policy and scholarship funding.
The Des Moines City Council voted 5–1 on March 27 to authorize a three-year partnership with the Des Moines–Normandy Park Rotary Club for the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews festival, approving the sponsorship package and authorizing the city manager to execute agreements consistent with the Rotary’s proposal.
Catherine Caffrey, city manager, and Jeff Gross, Rotary president and festival cochair, described a proposal that would treat the city as the festival’s center-stage sponsor for three years. Rotary requested an in-kind facility discount valued at approximately $10,000 toward Beach Park use, committed $2,000 per year to park-and-rec youth…
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