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File #: 23-0234    Version: 1
Type: Gen. Bus. - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 6/6/2023 Final action:
Title: Consideration of a Three-Year Memorandum of Understanding with Oceanographic Teaching Stations (OTS) Authorizing the Use of the Roundhouse for Fundraising Events, and Consideration of a Request from the OTS to Modify Permissible Hours in the Existing Agreement to Allow for an Earlier Start Time for a June 7, 2023, Event (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0070
Sponsors: Mark Leyman
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 23-0070, 2. Memorandum of Understanding - Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc.
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager

FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Linda Robb, Sr. Management Analyst

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Three-Year Memorandum of Understanding with Oceanographic Teaching Stations (OTS) Authorizing the Use of the Roundhouse for Fundraising Events, and Consideration of a Request from the OTS to Modify Permissible Hours in the Existing Agreement to Allow for an Earlier Start Time for a June 7, 2023, Event (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0070
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oceanographic Teaching Stations (OTS) authorizing the use of the Roundhouse for fundraising events. Further, staff recommends that Council consider a request from the OTS for modified event hours for a June 7, 2023, event. If City Council approves the new three year agreement, staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-0070.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the agreement is approved, OTS will pay the City 15% of the aggregate amount of all "License Fees" received from the use of the Roundhouse for authorized events. Fees received from OTS will be allocated to the State Pier and Parking Lot Fund. During the first pilot period one fundraising event was held. OTS received $2,800 in license fees and paid $420 to the City.

BACKGROUND:
On June 16, 2020, City Council approved a six-month pilot program authorizing the use of the Roundhouse for fundraising events. The pilot program was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and began in September 2021, running through March 2022. Due to the short pilot time period and small number of events that occurred staff recommended a one-year license agreement to properly evaluate the program, a...

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