The premises in the city previously referred to officially as the Verdugo Recreation Center Building shall hereafter be officially known and designated as the Glendale Civic Auditorium.
(Prior code § 5-180)
The Glendale Civic Auditorium shall be leased or permitted to be used or occupied only upon the payment of rental at the rates and in the manner provided and established by resolution of the parks, recreation and community services commission.
(Prior code § 5-181)
A. 
Basic Rates. Basic rates shall be established by resolution of the parks, recreation and community services commission.
B. 
Rates for Purposes Beneficial to Public Interest. The director of parks, recreation and community services, with the approval of the city manager, may contract to permit the use of the auditorium by any reputable and responsible person for a purpose which they find to be beneficial to the public interest of the city for a rental based upon a fixed percentage of gross receipts, but in no case less in amount than one-half of the rate established by resolution of the parks, recreation and community services commission.
C. 
Rates for Civic and Patriotic Events.
1. 
Civic organizations of the city may be permitted to use the auditorium for civic or patriotic events open to the public, for which no admission is charged or space is sold or sublet and from which no revenue is derived, for one-half of the rates established by resolution of the parks, recreation and community services commission.
2. 
The director of parks, recreation and community services, or the director's duly authorized representative, may, with the approval of the city manager, permit the use of any part of the building on special occasions for patriotic meetings open to the public without charge, or in case of public emergency, or to community-supported youth organizations for their character-building activities, from which no revenue is derived, without payment of rent.
3. 
The director of parks, recreation and community services, with the approval of the city manager, shall determine when the provisions of this subsection shall apply.
D. 
Advance Rental. A lessee shall pay to the director of parks, recreation and community services, or the director's duly authorized representative, as advance rent, at the time of the making of a reservation, a sum of not less than twenty-five percent of the contract rental and, in the event of a percentage lease, a lessee shall pay not less than one-half of the minimum rental. In each case the director of parks, recreation and community services, or the director's duly authorized representative, may require the payment of a greater amount of advance rent.
E. 
Rates for Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Community College. The parks, recreation and community services commission may permit the Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Community College to use the auditorium at a rate of rental to be agreed upon, which shall not be less than the actual cost of operating and maintaining the auditorium.
F. 
Rates for Auditorium Only. The rental charges provided for by this section cover only the use of the Glendale Civic Auditorium and do not cover charges to be made for the use of special or extraordinary equipment or services or other portions of the buildings or for concessions.
G. 
Rates Include Services of Ordinary Employees Only. The rates of rental provided by this section shall cover the services of only those employees of the city who are regularly employed on the auditorium staff and shall not be deemed to cover any extraordinary services by such employees or services by other persons. The duties of the employees shall be assigned by the director of parks, recreation and community services or the director's duly authorized representative.
(Prior code § 5-182)
In the case of the United States of America, the state of California, and any department, agency or district thereof, including the State Bar of California, the advance in rental payment required by section 2.96.030 may be waived by the director of parks, recreation and community services in his or her discretion.
(Prior code § 5-182.1)
When the Glendale Civic Auditorium or any part thereof is used in connection with the annual "Days of the Verdugos" fiesta, the official city-wide civic celebration, the amount of rent to be charged the civic organization conducting the fiesta shall be the actual cost of the operation and maintenance thereof for the period during which such premises are available for the purposes of the fiesta.
(Prior code § 5-183)
Additional charges for the use of equipment in the auditorium shall be established by resolution of the parks, recreation and community services commission.
(Prior code § 5-184)
The parks, recreation and community services commission may lease upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as it may determine any and all concession privileges in the Glendale Civic Auditorium or it may authorize the director of parks, recreation and community services to operate and conduct any or all such concessions.
(Prior code § 5-185)
The parks, recreation and community services commission shall from time to time establish by resolution rates of rental for portions of the Glendale Civic Auditorium and for equipment privileges or services for which no rate is established by this chapter.
(Prior code § 5-186)
Except where the contract is for rental on a percentage basis, all rent shall be paid at least twenty-four hours prior to occupation by the lessee. In case of a percentage lease the full amount of the minimum payment required must be paid twenty-four hours prior to such occupation and the balance of the rent, if any, shall be paid at such time as is provided by the rental agreement, which time shall not be more than ten days subsequent to the expiration of the rental period.
(Prior code § 5-187)
The lessee shall furnish police protection satisfactory to the director of parks, recreation and community services, or the director's duly authorized representative, while using the building to adequately protect the public and the premises.
(Prior code § 5-188)
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the use of the building or any part thereof for municipal purposes; provided, however, that when admission fees are charged or revenues accrue from concessions or other privileges of any character operated by or under the authority of representatives of the city, the gross receipts thereof shall be credited to the revenue account of the parks, recreation and community services division.
(Prior code § 5-189)
All moneys received from the operation of the building and concessions shall be credited to the revenue account of the parks, recreation and community services division.
(Prior code § 5-190)
The director of parks, recreation and community services, or the director's duly authorized representative, is authorized to contract for the rental of the building on behalf of the city. Unless waived by the city, insurance must be obtained by the renter of the building, and this insurance must be approved by either the city attorney or the risk manager. All insurance documents pertaining to the rental of the building must be approved by the city attorney's office or the city's risk manager except where the individual or entity renting the building accepts the insurance offered by the insurance provider who has been pre-approved by the city to provide insurance for events at the building. In the event any changes are made to the format of the rental agreement for the building subsequent to the passage of the ordinance codified in this section, the changes must be approved by the city attorney.
(Prior code § 5-191; Ord. 5497 § 1, 2006)