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The Commissioner of Urban Forestry shall, with the approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation, appoint all officers and employees in his or her division. The Commissioner of Urban Forestry shall control and manage the removal of dead and hazardous trees; prevent unsafe conditions relating to tree growth; trim trees for clearance of streetlights, traffic signals and signs, pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and building clearance; remove overgrown tree roots that cause raised sidewalks, and overgrown tree lawns; develop, coordinate, and implement the City’s tree canopy; and provide public information regarding the care of trees.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
There is established a Division of Public Auditorium in the Department of Parks and Recreation, to be controlled and administered by a Commissioner of Public Auditorium, subject to Charter and ordinances of the City, and to direction of the Director of Parks and Recreation. As provided in Section 133.02, the “Public Auditorium Building” is comprised of the Public Hall, the Music Hall, the Little Theater, the main arena, Mall Units 1 and 2 (Malls B & C) and all meeting rooms.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
The Commissioner of Public Auditorium shall have control and supervise all activities and personnel of the Division of Public Auditorium; coordinate the scheduling, use and rental of any portion of the Public Auditorium Building; and perform such other and further duties as may from time to time be required of him or her by the Director of Parks and Recreation.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
(a) The Director of Parks and Recreation shall have the authority to enter into contracts to rent all or any portion of the Public Auditorium Building or Cleveland Browns Stadium. Every contract for renting all or any portion of the Public Auditorium Building shall be reduced to writing and shall contain all the terms and conditions of the agreement including without limitation, the exact amount and location of space to be granted, the amount of the rental therefor, and a separate charge or rate for any labor, materials, or equipment which is to be supplied by the City to the grantee.
(b) Every grant or concession agreement for the use of the Public Auditorium Building shall be reduced to writing and shall be executed by the parties thereto at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled opening date of the event or show, except in emergencies; the Director of Parks and Recreation shall review and approve each concession agreement.
(c) No grant or concession agreement for the use of the Public Auditorium Building shall be modified or changed in any manner, after it is signed by the parties, except if such modification or change is in writing and signed by the parties and is in all respects clear, complete and in conformity with all existing laws of the City of Cleveland including the rules and regulations of the Director of Parks and Recreation and applicable resolutions of the Board of Control.
(d) Every such grant or concession agreement for the use of the Public Auditorium Building shall also be approved in writing by the Director of Law.
(e) All deposits required of any person to secure the use of the Public Auditorium Building shall be nonreturnable.
(f) Every person, firm, company or organization using or renting space at the Public Auditorium Building shall be required to pay for such use at the rates established by the Board of Control.
(g) The Director of Parks and Recreation may offer to grantees the acceptance of Mastercard and Visa and other credit cards for ticket purchases.
The Director of Finance may contract for credit card services with any financial institution designated as a depository for active funds of the City of Cleveland. The Director of Finance is authorized to pay all credit card fees and enter into a contract for credit card services and purchase or lease of equipment. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall charge any grantee requesting credit card services all costs of such services including but not limited to bank handling fees to recover for the City the costs of the contracts executed by the Director of Finance.
The Director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to impose on ticket purchases a one dollar and fifty cent ($1.50) service charge on all telephone and mail order charge purchases to cover Public Auditorium Building costs.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
All money which may be advanced by parties holding concession agreements, contracts or leases in the nature of concessions, and all other miscellaneous deposits, made in connection with the operation of the Public Auditorium Building and Cleveland Browns Stadium, and all moneys received from tickets shall be collected by the Public Auditorium Building under the supervision of the Director of Finance. All such moneys shall be brought to the office of the City Treasurer in City Hall.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
Notwithstanding any Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976 to the contrary, all revenues derived from Cleveland Browns Stadium received by the City of Cleveland shall be deposited into a separate fund created by the Department of Finance solely for the purpose of accounting for all expenses and revenues associated with Cleveland Browns Stadium and all expenses to be paid by the City of Cleveland for the operation or maintenance of Cleveland Browns Stadium shall be paid from that separate fund.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
All money deposited in a special trust fund account shall be withdrawn only on a warrant executed and approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation, under which warrant a check may be drawn on the depository in which the special trust fund account is placed, in the manner prescribed by ordinance for the withdrawal of City funds from City depositories.
(Ord. No. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)
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