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License Agreement Momentum Dance Co. & Global Spectrum INC • • • • LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT made this 10 day of , March 2011 ** by and between Global Spectrum, L.P., ( "Licensor ") , and Momentum Dance Company ("Licensee. ") Delma Iles Momentum Dance Company P.O. Box 331973 Coconut Grove, F1. 33233 -1973 305 -858 -7002 or 305 -606 -8478 mdanceco@bellsouth.net WITNESSETH: Licensor manages, operates and maintains BYRON CARLYLE THEATRE, on behalf of the City of Miami Beach, a Florida municipal corporation (the "City "), under rights granted by and obligations imposed under an agreement between City and Licensor. That the Licensor grants unto the Licensee the use and occupancy of BYRON CARLYLE THEATRE (Venue), upon the following terms and conditions for the sole purpose of: "Carazon Abriendo & Momentum Dance Company 28 Season Finale " Thursday, May 12, 2011 Technical Day Rate: $550.00 Friday, May 13, 2011 Performance at 8:00 PM Rate: $500.00 Saturday, May 14, 2011 Technical Dress Rate: $ 300.00 Saturday, May 14, 2011 Performance at 8:00 PM Rate: $ 500.00 Sunday, May 15, 2011 Performance at 7:00 PM Rate: $ 500.00 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Rent: Licensee shall pay rent to Licensor without demand, together with any and all sales, use and state taxes arising or accruing during the term of the License hold, plus the percentages and other charges as set forth below on the following basis: The Licensee hereby covenants and agrees to pay the following minimum rentals, or such higher rentals as shall be approved by the City Commission on or before 120 days prior to the date licensee takes occupancy under this license; provided, however, that licensee's obligation with respect to such higher rentals shall be limited to an increase of twelve per cent (12 %) over the following minimum rentals. Rent $2,350.00 (Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars),Plus House Fees and Labor Expenses. The Licensee is subject to the terms and conditions of this LICENSE AGREEMENT. These Rental Documents comprise Licensee's obligation to rent BYRON CARLYLE THEATRE and are in full force and effect during the rental period. The License Agreement must be returned to the Global. Spectrum office 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Fl 33139 along with payment of a non - refundable 50% deposit payable to THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER no less than three months (90 days) prior to event date stated on signed Rider to the Venue Contract. The signed documents and security deposit must be received no later than 5:00 PM on the due date designated by the invoice or date will be automatically cancelled. Should the contract be prepared less than thirty (30) days prior to the 1 commencement of the rental period, then the Rental Documents and prepayment in full must be remitted no later than 5:00 PM, on the due date designated by the invoice or the date will automatically be cancelled. Licensee accepts sole responsibility for compliance with the terms set forth in this contract. $50O,.DO• {Five Hundred Dollars) Security Deposit payable to THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER. By signing this contract, Licensee takes full responsibility and obligation for all rental monies and additional charges incurred for performance. Licensee is fully responsible for full rental of any cancellation for the above- mentioned date. Licensor will provide Licensee with a written estimate of all charges for Services provided by Licensor and may revise such estimate from time to time In the event Licensee has not completely vacated the premises and returned said premises by the contracted termination time, Licensor may assess additional rent at the prevailing hourly rental rate as approved by the City of Miami Beach for each day or portion thereof beyond the contracted evacuation time. The Licensee is subject to the terms and conditions of this LICENSE ACTT and RIDER TO THE VENUE /ESTIMATE. These Rental Documents comprise Licensee's obligation to rent Byron Carlyle Theatre and are in full force and effect during the rental period. Licensee accepts sole responsibility for compliance with the terms set forth in this contract. 2. Premises and Equipment: a) This Agreement grants unto the Licensee the full use of stage, existing stage setting, stage properties, stage lights, dressing rooms, "green room ", orchestra pit, orchestra, mezzanine or balcony seats, lobby and entry ways. The Licensee shall take the premises as they are at the time of occupancy by the Licensee. In the event the Licensee finds it necessary to remove or change the location of any stage rigging, settings, curtain or equipment, the changes shall be made by the Licensee at the Licensee's expense; provided, however, that no removals or changes shall be made without prior written consent of the Theater Director. Licensee further agrees to replace and restore all said stage riggings, settings, curtains or equipment to the former location and condition in which the Licensee found them. b) Licensee agrees to pay costs of repair and replacement and all damages of whatever origin or nature which may occur during the term of this agreement in order to restore the licensed premises or other parts of the Licensor's premises affected by the event to a condition equal to that at the time this agreement became effective. Licensee shall deposit with Licensor the sum of Five Hundred dollars and no /100 ($500.00) Dollars to ensure performance of this provision or any other provision of this License Agreement. In the event the Licensee shall fully and faithfully comply with all of the terms, covenants, provisions, and conditions of this License, said security shall be set off against any rent owed to the Licensor at the termination of the. License or returned in full if all obligations are fulfilled. In the event of any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding against Licensee, it is agreed that all security deposits held hereunder shall be deemed to be applied by Licensor to rent, sales tax and other charges due at date of bankruptcy and /or insolvency. 2 c) Licensee shall not injure, mar, or in any manner deface the premises or any equipment contained therein and shall not cause or permit anything to whereby the said premises or equipment therein shall be in any be done hereb t Y P manner injured marred or defaced. Licensee further agrees it will not tape items, drive or permit to be driven nails, hooks, tracks, or screws into any part of said building or equipment contained therein and will not make or allow to be made any alterations of any kind to said building or equipment contained therein. 3. Services: The Licensor shall furnish air conditioning during show hours only, house lights, public address system and water by means of the appliances installed for ordinary purposes, but for no other purposes. Interruptions, delays or failures in furnishing any of the same caused by anything beyond control of the Licensor shall not be chargeable to the Licensor. Licensor will provide one daily cleaning of all public spaces and between show clean-up as possible for events with more than one performance on a single day. It is agreed that the licensor shall provide at Licensee's sole cost and expense, ushers, floor managers, off -duty Miami Beach Police Officers, firemen as may be required by the Miami Beach Fire Department, stage crew, electricians, technicians, projectionists, sound system licensor, carpenters, machine licensor, and any and all help necessary for the promotion and presentation of the event. All employees and services not provided by City of Miami Beach are employees of Licensee. If additional maintenance personnel are required in excess of regular scheduling, due to Licensee use of the Theatre, Licensee will be solely responsible for all cost relating to additional maintenance and personnel. 4. Box Office: Licensor at all times reserves the authority, power and right to control the box office, including but not limited to, ticket printing, ticket personnel and ticket sales revenue. (a) Ticketing: Licensor will order the tickets /create the event through Ticket Master of Florida as exclusive in -house ticketing, distribution and reporting system. Licensee charge for said distribution will be included in "House Fees ". (b) Distribution: Licensor shall have the right to offer tickets for sales at all of its approved agencies (Ticket Master of Florida). Licensee may request that ticket sales privileges be extended to additional agencies, and Licensor retains full and final authority to authorize such distribution approval. (c) Licensee Holds: Licensor agrees to put a designated number of tickets on hold for sale by the Licensee for the purpose of season ticket holders. Licensee must notify the Licensor prior to putting the event on sale in writing as to the number of specific seats to be put on hold. Held seat will not be included in final box office settlement. Consignment tickets will be issued and used for trade deals or group sales only. Group sales will be required to pick -up and pay for tickets at the box office. Additionally, Licensee assumes all responsibility for collection of funds from such approved agencies. ANY UNSOLD TICKETS CONSIGNED TO ADDITIONAL AGENCIES MUST BE RETURNED TO LICENSOR 24 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE EVENT. ANY TICKETS NOT SO RETURNED WILL BE CONSIDERED SOLD. (d) Ticket Prices: Licensee agrees that all tickets will be sold at the 3 • advertised prices. Such advertised prices shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by Licensee and Licensor. Any changes in ticket prices shall require the prior written approval of Licensor. The approved agency will charge applicable handling charges. (e) Licensor will retain a minimum of fourteen (14) complimentary tickets for each event to be reserved for the City of Miami Beach. (f) Customer Credit: Licensee shall be responsible for the credit worthiness of its patrons. 5. Right to Secure Box Office Receipts: Licensee covenants and agrees to pay the Licensor on demand all sums due Licensor for any service, accommodations or materials furnished or loaned by Licensor and to authorize and permit Licensor to take such sums from any box office receipts or advance receipts belonging to Licensee in an amount sufficient to secure Licensor against loss in the event Licensee fails to make such payments. Licensor shall have a first lien and security interest on the box office receipts of Licensee to secure the payment of any sums due Licensor from Licensee for the use of the licensed premises, any accommodations, services or materials furnished or loaned by Licensor, or any amounts due under this License. 6. Exculpation and Indemnification Clause: Licensee agrees that it will indemnify, hold and save the City of Miami Beach ( "City ") and Licensor, their officers, agents, contractors and employees whole and harmless and at Licensor's option defend same, from and against all claims, demands, actions, damages, loss, cost, liabilities, expenses and judgments of any nature recovered from or asserted against Licensors on account of injury or damage to person or property to the extent that any such damage or injury may be incident to, arise out of, or be caused, either proximately or remotely, wholly or in part, by an act, omission, negligence or misconduct on the part of Licensee or any of its agents, servants, employees, contractors, patrons, guests, licensees or invitee or of any other person entering upon the Premises licensed hereunder with the express or implied invitation or permission of Licensee, or when any such injury or damage is the result, proximate or remote, of the violation by Licensee or any of its agents, servants, employees, contractors, patrons, guests, licensees or invitee of any law, ordinance or governmental order of any kind, or when any such injury or damage may in any other way arise from or out of the occupancy or use by Licensee, its agents, servants, employees, contractors, patrons, guests, licensees or invitee of the Premises licensed hereunder. Licensee covenants and agrees that in case Licensor or City shall be made parties to any litigation against Licensee or in any litigation commenced by any party other than Licensee relating to this License or to the Premises licensed hereunder, then Licensee shall and will pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, incurred by or imposed upon Licensor or City by virtue of any such litigation. These terms of indemnification shall be effective unless such damage or injury may result from the sole negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Licensor and /or the City. 7. Ordinances and Regulations: Licensee will comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations adopted or established by federal, state or local governmental agencies or bodies; and by all facility rules and regulations as provided by Licensor, and Licensee will require that its agents and employees likewise comply. Licensee agrees that at all times it will conduct its activities with full regard for public safety and will observe and abide by all applicable regulations and requests by duly authorized governmental agencies responsible for public safety and by Licensor to assure such safety. Licensor further agrees that all portions of sidewalks, entries, doors, passages, vestibules, halls, corridors, stairways, passageways, and all ways of access to public utilities of the premises shall be kept unobstructed by the Licensee and shall not be used for any purpose other than ingress or egress to and from the premises by Licensee. Licensee also shall not use or store or permit to be used or stored in or on any part of the Licensed premises any substances or thing prohibited by law, 4 ordinance, or standard policies of fire insurance companies operating in the State of Florida, without the permission of the Licensor. Illuminating oils, candles, oil lamps, turpentine, benzene, naphtha, or other similar substances or explosives of any kind shall not be placed in or on the licensed premises. It is further agreed that no inflammable materials, such as bunting, tissue paper, crepe paper, etc., will be permitted to be used as decorations, and decorative materials unless they are treated with flame proofing and are approved by the appropriate inspector of the City of Miami Beach or Dade County, Florida, before the same are installed. In accordance with the City of Miami Beach liquor control regulation ordinance, any event held at BYRON CARLYLE THEATRE which involves the consumption of alcoholic beverages must close the event no later than 5:00 A.M. on each event day. Compliance with this ordinance is mandatory. 8. Assignment and Subletting: Licensee shall not assign, transfer, sublet or subject this agreement or its right, title or interest therein without Licensor's prior written approval. 9. Powers to Vacate Premises: Licensor shall retain the right to cause interruption of any performance in the interest of public safety, and to likewise cause the termination of such performance when in the judgment of the Licensor such action is necessary in the interest of public safety. Should it become necessary in the judgment of the Licensor to evacuate the premises because of a bomb threat or for other reasons of public safety, the Licensee will retain possession of the premises, for sufficient time to complete presentation of its activity without additional rental charge providing such time does not interfere with another building Licensee. If it is not possible to complete presentation of the activity, rental shall be forfeited, prorated, or adjusted at the discretion of the Licensor based upon the situation, and the Licensee hereby waives any claim for damages or compensation from the Licensor. Operator reserves the rights to make such announcements as are deemed necessary at any time in the interest of public safety. Licensee agrees that it will cooperate with the delivery of such announcements for public safety, including but not limited to, announcements to require patrons to leave their seats or to leave the premises. The Licensor reserves the right to eject or cause to be ejected from the premises any person or persons causing a disturbance, and neither the Licensor nor any of its officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Licensee for any damages that may be sustained by the Licensee through the exercise by the Licensor of such right. 10. Cancellation of Event by Licensee: In the event of a cancellation by Licensee of the Event, no deposit refund shall be made. Additionally, Licensee shall be obligated to pay the full amount of fees contemplated to be due hereunder had the Event actually occurred. The parties agree that Licensor will be damaged by any such cancellation, and that the exact amount of such damages would be either impossible or inconvenient to prove, and that the amounts set forth in the preceding sentence are a reasonable estimate of the amount of such damages. The parties further agree that such amount shall constitute cancellation fees, and not a penalty of any kind. The remedies set forth in this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies Licensor may have, at law or in equity, in the event of a breach or cancellation of this Agreement by Licensee. In the following formula, "x" shall represent the number of calendar days from the date the Licensor received notice of cancellation from the Licensee to the first day of the License period and "y" shall represent the percentage of the License fee owed to the Licensor by the Licensee: If "x" equals 150 or more calendar days, then "y" equals 25% (5 months to 1 year) If "x" equals 75 to 149 calendar days, then "y" equals 50% (2.5 months to 5 months) 5 If "x" equals 1 to 74 or more calendar days, the "y" equals 100% (1 day to 2.5 months) Licensor shall use reasonable efforts to re -rent the Premises, and license fees received by Licensor in the re-renting of the Premises shall reduce cancellation fees owed by Licensee by a like amount, with such reduction not to exceed the full amount of the cancellation fees owed. 11. Default and Licensor's Remedies: Default shall be defined as the untimely performance of any and all clauses in this License or in the event guide which is incorporated by reference into this License. Licensor may exercise any and all remedies enumerated or permitted by law. Licensor may hold a landlord's lien on any and all personal when Licensee is in default and Licensee expressly gives Licensor permission to remove and store at Licensee's expense, any personal abandoned on the demised premises. The Licensee shall pay upon demand all Licensor's expenses and costs incurred in enforcing the Licensee's obligations under this license including but not limited to: staff and leasing agents retained by Licensor, legal costs, charges and /or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by Licensor in any pre - litigation negotiation, litigation and /or appeal in which the Licensee causes the Licensor to become involved or concerned. Licensor may resort to any one or more of such remedies or rights, and adoption of one or more such remedies or rights, shall not necessarily prevent the enforcement of other remedies or rights concurrently or thereafter. 12. Insurance: As additional consideration over and above the rental payments made by Licensee herein, Licensee shall, at its own expense, comply with all of the following insurance requirements of the Licensor. It is agreed by the parties that the Licensee shall not occupy the premises until proof of the following insurance coverage has been furnished to the City and Licensor. a) Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence form, in the amount of Two Million ($2,000,000.00) Dollars per occurrence for bodily injury, death, property damage, and personal injury. The policy must include coverage for premises operations, blanket contractual liability (to cover indemnification section), products, completed operations and independent contractors. If the user's activities involve the sale of alcohol, then liquor liability in the same amount is also required. These policies must name the City of Miami Beach and Global Spectrum, L.P. as additional insured. b) Automobile liability insurance in the amount of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars per occurrence to provide coverage for any owned and non -owned vehicles used by the licensee on the Facility premises, including loading and unloading hazards. This must name the City of Miami Beach and Global Spectrum, L.P. as additional insured. c) Workers' compensation and employer's liability coverage as required by Florida Statute. d) It is understood and agreed that all coverage's provided by the Licensee are primary to any insurance or self- insurance program the City has for this Facility and the Licensee and their insurance shall have no right of recovery or subrogation against the Licensor. e) All policies must be issued by companies Domicile in the State of Florida and assigned a rating of A:X or better, per Best's Key Rating Guide, latest edition. 6 f) The City must receive thirty (30) days written notice prior to any cancellation, non - renewal or material change to the required insurance policies. This written notice must be sent to the City of Miami Beach Risk Management Division, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139. g) Evidence of the required insurance policies must be provided to Global Spectrum, L.P. by submission of an original certificate of insurance thirty (30) days prior to the license period. h) Alternate coverage to satisfy these requirements is subject to prior approval of the City's Risk Manager. Additional insurance coverage, as determined by the City's Risk Manager, may be required for this license. 13. Administrative Charges: In the event any check, bank draft or negotiable instrument given for any money payment hereunder shall be dishonored at any time, for any reason whatsoever not attributable to Licensor, Licensor shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to make an administrative charge of Twenty -Five ($25.00) Dollars for each such check. 14. Audit: Licensee shall make available to Licensor, upon request, all records and books related to this Agreement at such time and place as shall be designated by Licensor for examination thereof for the purpose of an audit to be performed by an auditor designated by Licensor. Licensee shall inform licensor of all services retained by it to provide services in connection with Licensee's License of Licensor's premises pursuant to this Agreement, that they must also agree to the aforesaid provision relating to audit upon request of Licensor. 15. Sale of Concessions: Licensor reserves, and at all times shall have the sole right to food and beverage, sundries, programs, novelties, souvenirs and periodicals and to rent and sell opera glasses, and other articles, to conduct check rooms, to control event programs and to supervise the contents thereof, to take photographs, to control or supervise radio, movie and /or television broadcasting or recording and transcription rights and equipment, and other privileges, and Licensee shall not engage in or undertake the sale of any of the aforesaid articles or privileges, without the express written consent of Licensor. Licensee agrees to pay to the Licensor 15% of its gross sales on programs, novelties, souvenirs, etc. 16. Right of Entry: Any duly authorized agent or agents or employees of the Licensor shall have the right at any time to enter into any and all parts of the premises for the purpose of inspecting the same, making or causing to be made, necessary repairs thereto, enforcing all necessary and proper rules for the management and operation of the premises, and enforcing the Licensee's obligations hereunder. 17. Supply of Keys to Director: The Licensor or his representative shall have available to him at all times, total and complete access to all portions of the licensed premises. Licensee shall supply to the Licensor, or his representative, a key or keys to any and all parts of the premises which Licensee desires to secure under lock, such keys and locks to be provided for and installed and removed at the sole expense of Licensee, subject to immediate removal upon termination of this Agreement, or otherwise at the discretion of the Director. In the event the Director determines it to be necessary to remove any locks which have been installed by Licensee, the Director may order such removal, the cost of which shall be borne by Licensee. 18. No Box office Bailment: In the handling, control, custody and keeping of receipts and funds, whether the same are received through the box office or otherwise, 7 the Licensor is acting for the accommodation and sole benefit of Licensee and that, as to such receipts and funds, the Licensor shall be responsible only for gross neglect or bad faith. 19. Licensor's Discretion: Any matter not expressly provided for herein shall be within the reasonable discretion of the Licensor. 20. Miscellaneous: (a) All legal proceedings arising from this license shall be in the courts situated in Dade County, Florida. (b) If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this License is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity. (c) This License may only be altered, changed or amended, by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. (d) No waiver of any covenant or condition of this License by either party shall be deemed to imply or constitute a further waiver of the same covenant or condition or any other covenant or condition of this License. (e) This License contains and embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto and no representations, inducements or agreements oral or otherwise, between the parties not contained and embodied herein shall be of any force and effect. (f) In any conflict between the License and other written provisions the license shall prevail. (g) CHECKLIST /QUESTIONAIRE and RIDER TO VENUE CONTRACT are hereby incorporated into this agreement by reference unless otherwise amended by separate addendum. (h) All federal, state, and local laws and /or regulations related to copyright, trademarks, etc. must be complied with by the Licensee and all exhibitors selling such items on the premises. Further, the Licensee agrees to save and completely hold harmless the City of Miami Beach and Global Spectrum, and to pay all costs related to any violation of the above. (i) The licensee acknowledges and understands that this contract in no way affords any rights and does not authorize any signage to be placed outside the boundaries of the Theater property. We strongly suggest that the licensee obtains all appropriate permits and licenses for off -site signage from the City of Miami Beach Building and /or Code Enforcement Department. (j) The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that it is their sole responsibility to provide appropriate information related to the availability of seating for patrons with disabilities. Further the Licensee understands and agrees that information on such seating must be included in all promotional and advertising materials relative to this performance. (k) A Guest Services /Security person is positioned at the Stage Door of the Colony Theatre pre -show and during performances. This secures the backstage area for a performers and production only environment. The charge is $15.00 per hour with a four hour minimum. 21. Other Terms and Conditions: The Licensee shall provide at Licensee's sole cost and expense, off -duty Miami Beach Police Officers and off --duty Miami Beach Firefighters and /or Miami Beach Rescue Service as required by the Miami Beach Fire and Police Departments. 22. Force Majeure: Should Licensee be unable to take possession of the Premises or present the Event due to an Event of Force Majeure, neither Licensor nor Licensee shall have any liability under the Agreement and Licensee, as its sole remedy and relief, shall receive a refund of any uncommitted or cancelable advance payments less any expenses incurred by Licensor in preparing for the Event. The term "Event of Force Majeure" shall mean any and all acts of God, strikes, lock -outs, acts of the public enemy, laws, rules and regulations of governmental or quasi- governmental entities, wars or warlike action, arrest or other restraint of government (civil or military), blockades, insurrections, riots, terrorism or terrorist threats, epidemics, lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, floods, washouts, fire or other casualty, civil disturbances, explosions, threats of bombs or similar interruptions, confiscation or seizure by any government or public authority, nuclear reaction, radioactive contamination, accidents, or any other causes, whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise that are not reasonably within the control or caused by the party claiming the right to delay the performance on account of such occurrence; provided, however, in no circumstances shall the monetary inability of a party to perform any obligation contained in this Agreement be construed to be an Event of Force Majeure. Upon removal or cessation of the Event of Force Majeure, the parties' respective rights and obligations hereunder shall be reinstated for any and all subsequent sessions of the Event remaining in the Term (if any). LICENSEE: Promoter'sCompanyName • .LI.� / a° t By: Date: Signatu a D4.1 aSte !At ec)r Print Name / Title LICENSOR: GL BAL SPECTRUM, L.P. .. �.f I. Of By: Date: Gener Manager Robert L. Balsam, Jr. DEC EIVE • }k0 V 9