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 Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with Oceanographic Teaching Stations for a One-Year Extension of the Pilot Program Authorizing the Use of the Roundhouse for Fundraising Events (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0083
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oceanographic Teaching Stations (OTS) for a one-year extension of the pilot program authorizing the use of the Roundhouse for fundraising events.
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 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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pilot program was delayed until September 2021 and ran through March 2022.
OTS is required to provide seven business days advance notice of events to the City. Permissible activities, including birthday parties, neighborhood dinners, appreciation events, speakers/lectures, and corporate gatherings are outlined in the attached MOU between the City and OTS.
DISCUSSION:
The attached MOU allows OTS to license third parties to use the Roundhouse for certain events, including the serving of alcohol at those events, for the purpose of generating revenue for the OTS.
The events are subject to the following conditi...
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