R-8363
RESOLUTION NO. 8363(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DECLARING RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE
KEN EDWARDS CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATED BY THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, the Ken Edwards Center for Community Services is a
resource and meeting center for organizations which strive to
meet the human service needs of low income Santa Monica resi-
dents; and
WHEREAS, in determining policy in regard to the use of the
Ken Edwards Center for Community Services, primary consideration
should be given to the social service needs of the people of San-
ta Monica; and
WHEREAS, the Ken Edwards Center for Community Services is
comprised of three components: a COMMUNITY CONFERENCE AND MEET-
ING SPACE intended primarily for the use by Grantee Agencies fun-
ded by the City of Santa Monica and by the City's Senior Nutri-
tion Program, secondarily for use by City Departments, Divisions,
Boards, or Commissions conducting hu.man service oriented meet-
ings, and lastly by other non-profit or pri vate organizations
convening meetings focused on human service issues serving Santa
Monica residents; a SENIOR MULTI-SERVICE CENTER consisting of the
second and third levels leased by non-profit senior service or-
ganizations; and COMMON AREAS including the lobby, courtyard and
parking which are all shared by the tenants and owner of the fa-
cility; and
WHEREAS, the Ken Edwards Center for Community Services-
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community Conference and Meeting Space is intended for uses such
as human service-related conferences, direct service delivery to
low income residents, forums, public hearings, training sessions,
volunteer meetings, staff meetings, Board of Directors' Meetings,
and other approved activities which promote the success of local
human service non-profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, access to the facility should be available to all
people without discrimination as to race, disability, religion,
sex, marital status, economic status, or sexual preference; and
WHEREAS, all organizations which use the facility follow the
established procedures for application, payment when applicable
and adherence to facility guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the human service organizations not funded directly
by the City of Santa Monica making use of a limited public facil-
ity pay their just share of the cost of operating and maintaining
the facility,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following factors will be considered in charging
fees for the use of the Ken Edwards Center for Community
Services:
A. Fees will be charged and assessed for use of the facility
when:
(1) The organization applying to use the facility is not a
human service organization funded directly by the City
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of Santa Monica, or is not a City of Santa Monica De-
partment, Division, Board or Commission.
(2) A City-funded organization exceeds its annual cap of
meeting hours without charge.
Additional fees may be charged when:
(1) Use of the facility by any organization requires build-
ing coverage or maintenance beyond that normally
provided.
(2) Use of the facility results in permanent damage to the
facility interior, exterior or its furnishings.
B. Definitions:
(1) City Funded Agencies. Non-profit human service or-
ganizations which are funded through the Community De-
velopment Program of the City of Santa Monica. Funded
programs are allowed use of the facility at no charge
for 300 meeting hours each fiscal year.
(2) Other Non-Profit Human Service Organizations. Non-profit
organizations which strive to meet the human service
needs of Santa Monica residents which are not funded
directly by the City of Santa Monica.
tions are charged the non-profit fee.
Such organiza-
(3) Senior Service Organizations. Non-profit organizations,
not funded by the City of Santa Monica, that provide
senior programming consistent with the City's Senior
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services Division and meet the needs of Santa Monica's
senior citizens. To encourage a full range of senior
services, such organi zations are given a reduction in
the non-profit fee when utilizing the Senior Nutrition
Program Room of the ground floor. When using other ar-
eas of the facility, such organizations are charged the
non-profit fee.
(4) Private organizations. Those private groups convening
meetings, free of charge and open to the public, that
focus on human service issues that will benefit low and
moderate income Santa Monica residents. Such organiza-
tions are charged the private fee.
SECTION 2. The following rental fees are established for the
ground level of the Ken Edwards Center for Community Services
except for filming or taking pictures for commercial purposes.
A. FEE SCHEDULE - CITY FUNDED AGENCIES
There is no fee charged for City-funded agencies for the
first 300 meeting hours each fiscal year. Agencies using
more than 300 hours during any fiscal year will be charged
the non-profit fee.
B. FEE SCHEDULE - CITY DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS, BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
There is no fee charged to City Departments, Divisions,
Boards or Commissions.
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c.
FEE SCHEDULE
ORGANIZATIONS
OTHER
NON-PROFIT
HUMAN
SERVICE
Fees are based on an hourly rate according to room size.
ROOM
Small Conference Room (100AjB, 103-05, 107)
Senior Nutrition Program Room (100 A&B)
Large Conference Room (103, 104, 105)
HOURLY FEE
$10.00
$20.00
$25.00
D. FEE SCHEDULE - SENIOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Fees are based on an hourly rate according to room size with
a 25% reduction in fees when utilizing the Senior Nutrition
Program Room.
ROOM
Small Conference Room (103-05, 107)
Senior Nutrition Program Room (100A or B)
Senior Nutrition Program Room (100A&B)
Large Conference Room (103, 104, 105)
E. FEE SCHEDULE - PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
HOURLY FEE
$10.00
$ 7.50(1 room)
$15.00(2 rooms)
$25.00
Fees are based on three hour increments 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.,
1:00-4:00p.m., and 7:00-10:00p.m. according to room size.
ROOM
Small Conference Room (100AjB, 103-05, 107)
Senior Nutrition Program Room (100 A&B)
Large Conference Room (103, 104, 105)
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FEE
$100.00
$200.00
$250.00
SECTION 3. Individuals or businesses shall not be permitted use
of the facility for the purpose of commercial gain.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in
full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 3rd day of March, 1992.
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Mayo ro Tempore
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8363(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on March 3, 1992 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Holbrook, Ka t z , Olsen, Vazquez,
Zane, Abdo
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Genser
ATTEST:
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City