The Commissioner shall have the following duties and powers with respect to the Maxwell Street Market:
a. Determining the total number of vendor spaces and permits that will be made available at the Market;
b. Promulgating rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to rules pertaining to permit requirements and procedures, vending stand sizes, display restrictions, space allotment, sanitation, security, conduct of vendors, hours of operation and early closures, obstructions, vendor vehicles, storage, proof of origin of inventory sold at the Market, designation of common areas within the Market, ingress and egress routes, Market performers, and rules that otherwise safeguard the public interest;
c. Ensuring that the Maxwell Street Market is safe and secure during hours of operation, and that garbage and refuse is removed from the Market site at the end of each day of operation;
d. Promulgating necessary or appropriate rules establishing a system of administrative adjudication with respect to alleged violations of this chapter;
e. Entering into contracts necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
f. Promulgating rules to promote the proper coordination of the Maxwell Street Market with any market located in an area within, or adjacent to, the boundaries of the Maxwell Street Market;
g. Making minor adjustments to the boundaries of the Maxwell Street Market, as set forth in Section 4-11-010, as may be necessary or appropriate to minimize inconvenience and disruption, and to ensure the continued successful operation of the Maxwell Street Market. Any such boundary adjustments shall be made by rule in accordance with Section 4-11-100; and
h. Entering into and executing agreements for up to three years, and extending such agreements for up to two years, with persons participating in the sponsorship of the Maxwell Street Market or with their agents, including, without limitation, commercial or business sponsors and media sponsors. Such agreements shall contain terms and conditions as the Commissioner deems appropriate, and may include, without limitation, terms and conditions allowing sponsors and their representatives to promote, distribute samples of, or sell goods and services at the Maxwell Street Market. In those sponsorship agreements entered into directly with a sponsor, in which the sponsor’s participation is limited solely to providing money to the City and where the sponsor is only represented at the Maxwell Street Market by signage, the Commissioner may elect not to require the sponsor to indemnify the City. All sponsorship agreements shall provide the City the right to terminate such agreements early. The Commissioner may execute other documents ancillary to such sponsorship agreements, including but not limited to certifications and assurances, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the sponsorship of the Maxwell Street Market.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 49201; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3180; Amend Coun. J. 9-14-05, p. 55694, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. VII, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-19, p. 96577, § 15)