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. O R I I Council File No. 183073—Ordinance No. 1. 83073
11022—By Severin A. Mortinson—
/ An administrative ordinance fixing
a schedule of charges for the use of the fVO.
Saint Paul Municipal Stadium and de-
termining to what uses the Stadium /
shall be devoted in addition to profes-
sional baseball, and repealing all other
PRESENTED BY ordinances and parts of ordinances 0.,2 If' �- ` _ consistent herewith. This is an emer-
gency ordinance rendered necessary for
preservation of the public peawa
health and safoty
An administrative ordinance fixing a schedule
of charges for the use of the Saint Paul Municipal
Stadium and determining to what uses the Stadium
shall be devoted in addition to professional
baseball, and repealing all other ordinances and
parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith. This
is an emergency ordinance rendered necessary for
the preservation of the public peace, health and
safety.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Under the direction of the Council, ;.- �
Commissioner of Libraries, Auditorium, Museums and Stadia shall
have the control and administration of the Saint Paul Municipal
Stadium, and all property appertaining thereto. He shall enter
into contracts for the leasing of any of said premises and such
other contracts as are necessary in the management of the Stadium
and the property connected therewith. Anyone desiring the use of
the Saint Paul Municipal Stadium, other than the professional
baseball team to whom use of the Stadium is permitted under
separate agreement with the City, shall pay for such use the
following enumerated charges, said charges to be determined
and based in consideration of the type of activity to be carried
out in said use of the aforementioned Stadium:
1. For use of the Stadium for baseball events :
a) For an American Legion Baseball Tournament:
$100.00 per day, plus 5 per cent of the
gross receipts , said daily rate to include
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use of the Stadium at night when the playing
field lights are to be in operation. The
user of the Stadium for such event shall, in
addition thereto, pay for the public address
announcer and the scoreboard operator. The
City shall pay for such additional attendant
help as may be necessary out of its share of
the receipts.
b) For high schools and secondary schools , $100.00
per day, plus 5 per cent of the gross receipts ,
said daily rate to include use of the Stadium
at night when the playing field lights are to
be in operation. The user of the Stadium for
such event shall, in addition thereto, pay for
the public address announcer and scoreboard
operator. The City shall pay for such addi-
tional attendant help as may be necessary out
of its share of the receipts.
Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Council
DeCourcy
Holland
Marzitelli _ In Favor
Mortinson
Peterson Against
Rosen
Mr. President (Dillon)
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c) For use by teams in the so-called Municipal
Leagues, user to pay the necessary costs
incurred in having the caretaker open the
Stadium for such activity; if the use is to
include a night event wherein field playing
lights are to be required, an additional
$100.00 charge shall be assessed therefor.
d) For use for State High School Baseball
Tournament, $300.00 per event, plus 5 per cent
of the gross receipts; said charge shall
include day and/or night use as necessary
to conduct said tournament. In addition to ,
the foregoing charge, the user shall be
required to pay for the public address
announcer and scoreboard operator to the
extent such personnel is desired.
e) Night baseball games between teams of
college level, the charge shall be $200.00
or ten per cent of the gross receipts,
whichever is greater, with the City to
furnish necessary attendant help out of
the aforementioned charge.
2. For use of the Stadium for football events:
a) For use by collegiate teams, $250.00 per
day, plus 10 per cent of the gross receipts.
In addition, the user shall furnish all
attendant services, or shall pay for such
attendant services as shall be required.
b) For use by high schools or secondary schools,
$100.00 per day, plus 5 per cent of the gross
receipts. In addition, the user shall furnish
all attendant services, or shall pay for such
attendant services as shall be required.
3. Charges for other events except as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall be established by resolution adopted by
the Council, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner
of Libraries, Auditorium, Museums and Stadia, and
approved by the Council, until such time as experience
will permit the establishment of fixed and standard
rates for other events.
4. Charges for vehicle parking on the Municipal Park-
ing Areas adjacent to said Stadium shall be 25$
per vehicle per event conducted at the Stadium,
except for events other than professional baseball
games, where the Council may by resolution determine
that a different rate should be charged, or that
parking should be permitted free of charge.
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5. Concession Sales. Concession receipts shall
belong entirely to the City, or to the City
and to the organization operating the
concessions under agreement with the City.
Section 2. When the use of the Stadium is for a
strictly public purpose, or of particular benefit to the general
public and where no admittance fee is charged, the Council may
grant the free use of the Stadium for such performance or event.
Section 3. Whenever in this ordinance the rental of
the Stadium is provided for on the basis of a percentage of
the gross receipts of any event, or on a fixed charge and a
percentage of gross receipts of any event, the term "gross
receipts" shall mean the total revenue received from the
admissions charge, less any Federal, State or City amusement
taxes, if any.
Section 4. Whenever the free use of the Stadium is
granted, the Stadium Fund shall be reimbursed from the
Contingent Fund to the extent of the cost of opening and oper-
ating the Stadium for any such free use event.
Section 5. The Superintendent of the Stadium, under
the direction of the Commissioner of Libraries, Auditorium,
Museums and Stadia, may, in his discretion in the rental of
the Stadium or any part thereof, require a deposit from the
respective user which in no case shall be less than the base
use charge for such type of event as is hereinbefore specified,
or as the Council may, by resolution, determine.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent
of the Stadium, under the direction of the Commissioner of
Libraries, Auditorium, Museums and Stadia, to collect the fore-
going charges when the use of the Stadium or any of its facil-
ities shall be granted to any person or persons, unless a
proper agreement in writing, signed by such person or persons
and by the Commissioner of Libraries, Auditorium, Museums and
Stadia on behalf of the City of Saint Paul, shall have been
entered into. Said agreement shall define the use for which
the Stadium i#hired, the price to be charged for same, and
shall contain such additional provisions as are usual in agree-
ments of this kind, including a provision for insurance coverage
to protect and save the City harmless from all demands, claims,
actions, causes of action, costs, etc. arising out of the use of
the Stadium for such events.
Section 7. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
as affecting or ch nging the rates to be charged for the use of
the Stadium or an art thereof now existing under contracts or
commitments herei before entered into by the City.
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Section 8, The various provisions of this ordinance
shall be severable, and if any part or provision shall be held
to be invalid, it shall not be held to invalidate any other
part or provision thereof.
Section 9 This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency ordinance rendered necessary for the preservation of
the public peace, health and safety.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force upon its passage, approval and publication.
Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Council JUN
DeCourcy
Holland
Marzitelli f —__. In Favor
Mortinson 1,/
Peterson Against
K.? Rosen
Mr. President (Dillon) -A !'� a. a ;,
Approved
Attest: /, %01*(-`.‘
City Clerk Mayor
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c) For use by teams in the so-called Municipal
Leagues, user to pay the necessary costs
incurred in having the caretaker open the
Stadium for such activity; Of the use is to
include a night event wherein field playing
lights are to be required, an additional
$100.00 charge shall be assessed therefor.
d) or use for State High School Baseball
ournament, $300.00 per day, plus 5 per cent
o the gross receipts; said charge shall
i clude day and/or night use as necessary
to conduct said tournament. In addition to
th foregoing charge, the user shall be
req ired to pay for the public address
ann ncer and scoreboard operator to the
exte t such personnel is desired.
e) Night aseball games between teams of
collegk level, the charge shall be $350.00
or 10 p r cent of the gross receipts,
whichev is greater, with the City to
furnish ecessary attendant help out of
the afore entioned charge.
2. For use of the S adium for football events:
a) For use by c llegiate teams, $250.00 per
day, plus 10 er cent of the gross receipts.
In addition, a user shall furnish all
attendant sere ces, or shall pay for such
attendant servi es as shall be required.
b) For use by high hools or secondary schools,
$100.00 per day, lus 5 per cent of the gross
receipts. In addi ion, the user shall furnish
all attendant servi es, or shall pay for such
attendant services s shall be required.
3. Charges for other events ex ept as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall be established y resolution adopted by
the Council upon the recommen tion of the Commissioner
of Libraries, Auditorium, Mus ums and Stadia, and
approved by the Council, until such time as experience
will permit the establishment o fixed and standard
rates for other events. \
4. Charges for vehicle parking on th Municipal Park-
ing Areas adjacent to said Stadiu shall be 25$
per vehicle per event conducted at the Stadium,
except for events other than profe signal baseball
games, where the Council may by res lution determine
that a different rate should be cha ged, or that
parking should be permitted free of harge.
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
CITY HALL AND COURT HOUSE - 2
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES, AUDITORIUM, STADIUM AND MUSEUMS
SEVERIN A. MORTINSON, COMMISSIONER GEORGE L. HAGNEY, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
June 4, 1957
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Mr. Robert E. O 'Connell
316 City Hall
Saint Paul 2, Minnesota
Dear Bob:
We are returning the ordinance fixing
s' the schedule of charges for use of the
stadium.
In Section 1, paragraph 1.d) for use for
the State High School Baseball Tournament
should read `300 for the event rather than
$300 per day. Paragraph 1 . e) for night
baseball games between teams of college
level should read $200 rather than $350
with the user to pay the public address
announcer and scoreboard operator.
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Your /Very truly,
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SETTE'BIN A. MORTINSON
Commissioner of Libraries,
Auditorium, Stadium and Museums
Enc.
BUREAU OF AUDITORIUM-STADIUM BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
EDWARD A. FURNI, SUPERINTENDS NT J. ARCHER EGGEN, DIRECTOR
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MRS. AGNES H. O'CONNELL HAROLD J. RIORDAN
City Clerk Chief Clerk
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Capital of Minnesota
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
BUREAU OF RECORDS
386 CITY HALL AND COURT HOUSE
May 29, 1957
Hon. S. Mortinson
Comsr. of Libraries, /=.uditorium, Museums & Stadia
City Hall
Dear Sir:
Attached hereto is an ordinance, Council File No. 183073, introduced
today and given a First Reading at the Council meeting. The ordinance
will be up for Second Reading on June 5th.
Very truly yours,
t,I
City Clerk
Commissioner Mortinson moves that the Ordinance
fixing the schedule of charges for use of the Municipal
Stadium, Council File No. 183073, heretofore introduced
and given first reading on May 29, 1957, be amended as to
form, in the following particulars, so as to conform to the
redraft of said Ordinance:
In Section 1, paragraph 1 d) , strike the word
"day" where it appears in the second line
thereof, and insert in lieu thereof the word
"event" , so as to read $300.00 per event.
In Section 1, paragraph 1 e) , strike the
figure"$350.00" , where it appears in the
second line, and insert in lieu thereof
the figure "$200.00" .
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