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LICENSE AGREEMENT
SPECIAL EVENT- ROTARY AMPHITHEATER AT WOODWARD PARK
(CITY OF FRESNO _PEAK BROADCASTING)
BROADCASTING OF FRESNO, LLC. , a Delaware limited liability company, ("PEAK") for
use of Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park ("AMPHITHEATER").
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual prom.ises, covenants, and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. PEAK shall, as an independent contractor, manage and operate
Amphitheater for approximately ten specifically referenced event dates per year ("Events") for
2013,2014 and2015. PEAK will also have the option to extend this agreement for up to two (2)
one year extensions. In such capacity, PEAK shall have exclusive authority over the operations
at the Amphitheater for pu{poses of the Events. PEAK shall provide such services consistent
with the standards for performance of selices in this Agreement, and where not expressed
herein, in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. In no event shall PEAK hold
itself out as, act as, or be the agent of City, without the City's express written authority to do so.
2. Any and all Fees and Costs generated from the Events, as outlined in
Section 6 below, shall be provided to the City consistent with the terms of this Agreement,
within ten (10) days following each Event.
3. PEAK will be responsible for managing all operatiotrs and production of
Events. Furthermore, PEAK is responsible fbr ensuring that, by the end of each Event, the
Amphitheater is restored to the condition which it was in immediately prior to Event in all
material respects, ordinary r.vear and tear excepted. if the Amphitheater is not restored to the
City's reasonable satisfaction, the City shall notify PIIAK thereof and PEAK shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to restore the Amphitheater in all material respects to its prior
condition as promptly as reasonably practicable. PEAK reserves the right to pursue claims
against any parties responsible for damage to the Amphitheater.
4. On event dates, PEAK shali have access to the Amphitheater from 6:00
a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
5. Events:
PEAK will work in good faith to provide
be held <luring the same calendar year.
needed dates by March 31 of each year for concefts to
Dates shall be subject to availability, and PFAK shall not have priority over previously
scheduled events that may conflict with PEAK's dates.
6. Fees and Costs:
For each year of this Agreement, PEAK shall pay to the City for the use and occupancy of the
Facility, the following sums:
Reservation Fee: $500 per event day ($5,000 per year)'
@qinglgq: $1,000 initial deposit plus $200 additional each event day ($2,800 per year).
ËIaff: $200 per event rlay ($2,000 per year).
Event coordinator is provided to monitor event and address facility needs.
Stage setup & usase: $600 per event day (assessed per event ifset-up required).
Per Ticket Fee: $1.00 per sold ticket, In ad<lition, PEAK shall provide $1 per comp ticket after
400 comps.
Percentage of Vendor Concessions Fee 35o/o trf net vendor sales shall be paid to the City.
PEAK to use commercially reasonable efTorts to provide natne, contact info, fee assessed and
valid insurance for each vendor prior to the event.
Power Distribution: PEAK will be solely responsible for any electlical or other power
distribution above that which is fixed within the Amphitheater.
ACvertising Trade: ln reciprocal trade for reduction of rental fees for the Amphitheater and in
lieu of an additional $1 facility fee per ticket, PEAK will provide tc the City broadcast time and
commercial production in the amount of $ì30,000 per calendar year, computed according to their
rate card in effect at the time the commercial announcements are placed on the station.
Announcements and productions services provided shail be perf-ormed ancl broadcast between
May 1 of the year of the event dates and June 30 of the following year. PEAK will provide the
City with affidavits of performance showing exact times atìnoutì.cements were broadcast no later
that the 1Oth day of the month following such broadcasts.
Seat Licenses: PEAK will honor existing Rotary Club seat options for the venue and provide a
first right of refusal for seat license customers to purchase tickets for each performance. Seat
licensees shall have 10-14 days prior to public on-sale to purchase event tickets.
7. Qther conditions:
a. ACE Parking is under contractual agreement with the City to collect an entry fee
on all vehicles entering the'Woodward Park accorcling to the City of Fresno Master Fee
Schedule. PEAK will be provided with up to 20 vendor passes and20 employee passes to allow
unpaid vehicle entry into the Park for the duration of the event. All vehicle entries over the 20
allowed, and all other participants, will be required to pay the per vehicle entry fee. ACE
Parking will be notified that entry to Woodward Park for event preparation will not be granted
without specified vendor/employee pass provided by the City.
b. PEAK acknowledges that the Amphitheater is one component in a public park
owned and operated by the City (the "Park"). During the events covered by this Agreement, the
City shall have the right to use or permit the use of any portion of the Park, other than the
Amphitheater, to any person or group regardless of the nature of use. PEAK agrees to take
reasonable efforts to minimize the disturbance to the operation of andlor other uses of the Park
by the City and the public.
c. Storage: City will allow PEAK to place a storage container (max 6' x I2') on-site
at the amphitheater. This container will remain accessible only to PEAK under their lock, key
and expense. Any additional expense related to clearing a space for placement of the container
will also be the responsibility of PEAK. The City assumes no liability for any loss associated
with the storage container.
d. PEAK shall not make any alternations or improvements to the Amphitheater
without the prior written consent of City, which consent may be withheld at the City's sole and
absolute discretion. Any alternations or improvements of whatever nature made or placed by
PEAK to or on the Amphitheater, except movable trade fixtures, shall, at the option of City, (i)
be removed by PEAK, at PEAK's expense, or (ii) become the property of the City. City assumes
no responsibility whatsoever for any property placed in the Amphitheater. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, PEAK shall be solely responsible for any losses arising out of any
rigging from or to the physical structure of the facility or any fixture thereto, set-up, alterations,
andlor improvements at or to the Facility necessitated by and/or performed with respect to the
event.
e. Royalty payments and copyright clearance is the sole responsibility of PEAK.
PEAK must accept all responsibility for and absolve the City from any liability or expense
arising out of the use of any composition, work, or material covered by oopyright.
8. PEAK will supply all required security officers deemed necessary by the
Fresno Police Department.
9. PEAK shall comply in all material respects with all terms of the applicable
Conditional Use Permit ("CUP"), laws, liquor licenses, City Ordinances, and written City
policies in effect at the time of the Events.
10. Liquor Licensing. PEAK covenants that it will require all persons or
entities selling or serving alcohol at the Amphitheater during the Events to represent and warrant
to PEAK that such persons or entities hold all licenses and approvals required for such activity
under federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
11. Indemnification.
To the furthest extent allowed by law, PEAK shall indemnifl', hold harmless and defend the City
and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all loss,
liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict
liability, including but not limited to personal injury, death at any time and property damage)
incurred by City, or Licensee, and from any and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity
(including attorney's fees and litigation expenses), arising or have arisen directly or indirectly out
of the performance of this License Agreement. Licensee's obligations under the preceding
sentence shall apply regardless of whether City or any of its officers, officials, employees, agents
or volunteers are negligent, but shall not apply to any loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures,
costs or damages caused solely by the gross negligence, or caused by the willful misconduct, of
City or any of its officers, officials, employees, agents or volunteers.
If PEAK should subcontract all or any portion of the work to be performed under this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the operations and productions of Events, PEAK shall
require each subcontractor to indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and each of its offltcers,
officials, employees, agents and authorized volunteers in accordance with the terms of the
preceding paragraph.
This section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
12. Insurance. 'Ihroughout the life of this Agreement, PEAK shall pay for and
maintain in fu1l force and effect all policy(ies) of insurance required hereunder with (an)
insurance company(ies) either (1) admitted by the California Insurance Commissioner to do
business in the State of California and rated not less than "A-VII" in Best's Insurance Rating
Guide, or (2) authorized by the City's Risk Manager. The following policies of insurance are
required:
A. COMMERCIAL GENERAI- LIABILITY insurance which shall be at least as broad
as Insurance Services Off,rce (ISO) form CG 00 01 and shall include insurance for
"bodily injury", "properly damage" and "personal and advertising injury", including
premises ancl operation, products and completed operations and contractual liability
with limits of liability of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence for boclily injury
and property damage, $i,000,000 per occulrence for personal and advertising injury,
$2,000,000 aggregate for products and completed operations and $2,000,000 general
aggregate.
B. LIQUOR LIABILITY insuranL,e which shall be at least as broad as the most current
version of Insurance Services Office (ISO) Liquor Liability Coverage Form CG 00
33, with limits of liability of not less than $i,000,000 per occunence and $2,000,000
aggregarc for bodily injury and property clamage. The responsibility for this coverage
may be assigned to a concessionaire or vendor.
Cl. WORKERS' COMPENSATION insurance as required under the California Labor
Code.
EMPLOYERS' LIAtsILITY insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 each
accident, $1,000,000 disease each employee and $i,000,000 disease policy limit.
COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY insurance i¡'hich shall be at least as
broad as the most current version of Insurance Service Offìce (ISO) Business Auto
D.
E.
Coverage F orm CA 00 0 1, and inciucle coveraqe for all owned, hired, and non-owned
automobiles or other licensecl vehicles (Code I - Any Auto) with limits of liability of
not less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
In the event PEAK purchases an Umbrella or Excess insurance policy(ies) to meet the minimum
limits of insurance set forth above, this insurance policy(ies) shall "follow form" and afford no
less coverage than the primary insurance policy(ies),
PEAK shall be responsible for payment of any deductibles contained in any insurance policies
required hereuncler and Licensee shall also be responsible for payment of any self-insured
retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be cleclared to, and approved by, the
City's Risk Manager or his/her designee. At the option of the City's Risk Manager or his/her
designee, either (i) the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured
retentions as respects Cit,v, its officers, officials, employees. agents and volunteers; or (ii)
Licensee shall provide a hnancial guarantee, satisfäctory to City's Risk Manager or hisiher
designee, guaranteeing payment of losses ancl related investigations, claim administration and
defense expenses. At no time shall City be re:rponsible lor the payment of any deductibles or
self-insured retentions.
The above described policies of insurance shall be endorsed tc provide an unrestricted thirty (30)
day written notice in favor of the City, of policy cancellation, change or reduction of coverage,
except for the Workers' Compensation policy which shall provide a ten (10) day written notice
of such cancellation, change or reduction of coverage. In the event any policies are due to expire
during the term of this Agreement, a new certiticate evidencing renewal of such policy shall be
provided not less than frfteen (15) days prior to the expiration date of the expiring policy(ies).
Upon issuance by the insurer, broker, or agent of a notice of cancellation, change or reduction in
coverage, Licensee shall file with the City acertified copy of the new or renewal policy and
certificates for such policy.
The General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Liquor Liability insurance policies shall be
written on an occurrence form and shall name the City, its off,tcers, ofÏcials, agents, employees
and volunteers as an additional insured. Such policy(ies) ofinsurance shall be endorsed so
PEAK'S insurance shall be primary and no contribution shall be required of the City. Any
'Workers' Compensation insurance policy shall contain a waiver of subrogation as to the City and
each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers.
PEAK shall furnish the City with the certificate(s) and applicable endorsements for ALL
required insurance two (2) weeks prior to any scheduled Event. The failure to furnish the City
with the certihcate(s) and applicable endorsements for ALL required insurance two (2) weeks
prior to any scheduled Event, or to maintain the required insurance during the scheduled Event,
shall be sufficient cause for the City to terminate this Agreement.
The fact that insurance is obtained by PEAK shall not be deemed to release or diminish the
liability of PEAK, including, without lirnitation, liability uncler the indemnification provisions of
this Agreement. The duty to indemnify City and its officials, officers, employees, agents and
volunteers shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are
applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be
provided by PEAK. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no way
relieve from liability nor limit the liability of PEAK of any subcontractors.
Upon request of City, PEAK shall immediately fumish City with a complete copy of any
iniurance policy required under this Agreement, including all endorsements, with said copy
certified by the underwriter to be a true and correct copy of the original policy. This requirement
shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement'
If PEAK should subcontract all or any portion of the subcontract all or any portion of the work to
be performed under this Agreement, including. but not limited to, the operations and productions
of Èvents, PEAK shall require each subcontractor to provide insurance protection in favor of
CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and authorized volunteers in
accordance with the terms of this section, except that any required certificates and applicable
endorsements shall be on file with CITY two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of any work
by the subcontractor.
13. Authority ancl Approval. All parties hereto have the requisite power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and all actions of each such party,
necessary for such execution, delivery and performance have been duly taken.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original, and all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one document.
15. Goveming Law. This Agreement shall be govemed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Califomia applicable to contracts entered into and
wholly performed in the State of California by Califomia residents. Venue for purpose of frling
any action for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement and any rights and duties
hereunder shall be Fresno County.
16, Attomey's Fees. If any legal action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement is brought by either party to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to receive from the other party, in addition to any other relief that may be granted, the
reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses incttrrecl in the action or proceeding by the
prevailing party.
17. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate immediately at the
scheduled conclusion of the Events. This Agreement shall also be immediately terminated should
PEAK fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement, including the terms of the CUP.
Sections 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
18. Amenclment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in
writing signed by each of the parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as to
its fair meaning and not strictly f'or or against either party. The treadings hereof are descriptive
only and not to be construed i¡ interpreting the provisions hereof.
ß. Assignment. PEAK may not assign its rights under this Agreement
without the written consent of City, which consent may be withheld at City's sole and absolute
discretion.
20. Prior Agreements. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and agreements and
understandings concerning the subject matter hereof.
2L The City rvill make e\¡ery effort to provide aclequate lighting at the venue and
in the parking lot to ensure the safety of participants, performers and guests.
22. The City will maintain banner holders on the light poles inside the venue.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executedthis AGREEMENT to be
effective as of the date first above written.
CITY:
CITY OF FRESNO,
a municipal corporation
Title:
Name:
Date:
ATTEST:
YVONNE, SPENCE CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORMffiÞvøuqaf.qpA.J
PE,AK BROADC
LLC., a Dela
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
F FRESNO,
þy company
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