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Home My WebLink AboutORD 10-044 ORDINANCE NO. 10-044 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE II, SECTION 20-21; ESTABLISHING RENTAL RATES FOR THE EVENT CENTER; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN RENTAL RATES; PROVIDING FOR TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. THAT Section 20-21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 20-21. Use rate schedule. The following rates will apply to the use of the Civic Center complex facilities: (a) The Civic Center.• (1) Commercial: Minimum rental shall be Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars per all day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), or ten (10) per cent of gross receipts, whichever is greater. However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher percentage rates may be negotiated.Any deviation from minimum rate shall first be approved by the City Manager. (2) Non-commercial (minimum rental): a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm) $1,200.00 (includes Saturday and Sunday) b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am): $1,200.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $1,500.00 However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher minimum rentals or percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (3) Meeting room rates are as follows: (b) Meeting rooms in the Civic Center.• (1) Commercial: a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm), per room $150.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am), per room $150.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), per room $250.00 (2) Non-commercial: a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm), per room: $100.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am), per room: $100.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), per room: $150.00 (c) The Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts: (1) Commercial: Minimum rental shall be One Thousand($1,000.00) Dollars per all day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), or ten (10) per cent of gross receipts, whichever is greater; however, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (2) Non-commercial (minimum rental): a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm): $700.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am): $700.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $950.00 However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher minimum rentals of percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (d) Meeting rooms in the Julie Rogers Theatre: (1) Commercial: a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm), per room: $150.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am), per room: $150.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), per room: $250.00 (2) Non-commercial: a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm), per room: $100.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am), per room: $100.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), per room: $150.00 (e) The Jefferson Theatre: (1) Commercial: Minimum rental shall be One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per all day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), or ten (10) per cent of gross receipts,whichever is greater.; however, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher percentage may be negotiated.Anydeviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (2) Non-commercial (minimum rental): a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm): $700.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am): $700.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $950.00 However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher minimum rentals or percentage may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (f) Event Center. (1) Commercial: Minimum rental shall be One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per all day(8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m), or ten (10) per cent of gross receipts, whichever is greater. However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall be approved by the City Manager. (2) Non-commercial (minimum rental): a. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm): $900.00 b. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 am): $900.00 c. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $1,125.00 However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher minimum rentals or percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (g) Great Lawn: (1) Commercial: All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $1,000.00 (2) Non-commercial: All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $750.00 However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher minimum rentals or percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manger. (h) Riverfront Park: (1) Commercial: Minimum rental shall be Nine Hundred ($900.00) Dollars per all day (8:00 am - 12:00 am), or ten (10) per cent of gross receipts, whichever is greater. However, in consideration for city participation in furnishing facilities and other assistance, higher percentage rates may be negotiated. Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (2) Non-commercial (minimum rental): 1. Matinee (8:00 am - 6:00 pm): $500.00 2. Evening (6:00 pm - 12:00 pm): $500.00 3. All day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $750.00 Any deviation from minimum rental shall first be approved by the City Manager. (3) Amphitheater: $150.00 (4) Pavilion only, all day (8:00 am - 12:00 am): $250.00 (i) After midnight: When any of the facilities of the Civic Center complex are used between the hours of 12:00 a.m. through 7:00 a.m., said use shall be at the following hourly rates: Civic Center, per hour: $500.00 Civic Center Meeting Rooms, per hour, per room: $100.00 Julie Rogers Theatre, per hour: $300.00 Julie Rogers Theatre Meeting Rooms, per hour per room: $100.00 Jefferson Theatre, per hour: $300.00 Event Center, per hour: $300.00 (j) Community Centers The Community Center rental rates are as follows: Alice Keith, per hour(minimum two hour rental) $75.00 Central Park, per hour(minimum two hour rental) $75.00 Northend, per hour(minimum two hour rental) $65.00 Rogers Park, per hour(minimum two hour rental) $75.00 Set-up and take-down of tables and chairs: $25.00 Set-up and take-down is allowed thirty (30) minutes before and after any event. (k) Showmobile: The following rates will apply to the rental of the city showmobile: Daily rate: $300.00 If out of city: Plus mileage $5.00 per mile If rented for 10 or more days, daily rate $150.00 Section 2. That if any section,subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance,or the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. Section 4. That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, Texas. Section 5. This ordinance shall be effective from and after October 1, 2010. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 15th day of June, 2010. - Mayor Becky Ames -