Harbor Commission OKs $370,195 in Sponsorships

LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved 137 community sponsorships totaling $370,195, capping off a year of port awards that highlight the Port of Long Beach’s role in international trade and dedication to social responsibility.

With the latest sponsorships, the Port has awarded a total of $746,195 in the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2019, for 261 total events representing a wide cross-section of the city and causes such as the arts, environment, social justice and historic preservation.

Harbor Commissioners adopted an updated policy for the Port’s Community Sponsorship Program. The update includes a section about unforeseen circumstances and canceled or postponed events, a change in the payment disbursement percentage and a new advertising agreement requirement for awards greater than $7,500. The updated policy can be found on the Port’s website here.

Among the events and programs sponsored in the latest call for applications are the Casa Youth Shelter’s Youth Leadership Conference, The LGBTQ Center Long Beach’s AIDS Walk, and the Friends of the Los Angeles River’s Great L.A. River CleanUp.

Sponsorship recipients are required to promote the port through their sponsored events to spread awareness about the port’s maritime and commercial interests. This requirement is based on the common law Public Trust Doctrine which requires that revenues generated by the port be reinvested back into the public trust lands for the benefit of the public. 

Details:www.polb.com/community/sponsorships/#sponsorship-overview