05-185 • .
• Resolution No.05-185
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE ELGIN COURIER NEWS
(2005-2006 Performing Arts Season)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,ILLINOIS,that
Olufemi Folarin,City Manager,and Dolonna Mecum,City Clerk,be and are hereby authorized and
directed to execute a promotional agreement on behalf of the City of Elgin with the Elgin Courier
News for the Hemmens 2005-2006 Performing Arts Season,a copy of which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof by reference.
s/ Ed Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: June 8, 2005
Adopted: June 8, 2005
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0
Attest:
s/Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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Elgin Courier News
Hemmens Cultural Center
2005-2006 Performing Arts Season
PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is hereby made and entered into this v day
of IVf1? ., 2005, by and between the CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, a
municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "City") and
Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the parent company of The Elgin
Courier News, an Illinois corporation (hereinafter referred to as
"The Courier") .
WHEREAS, City owns and operates a theater commonly known as
the Hemmens Cultural Center; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have each determined it to be in
their best interests to enter into an agreement by which The
Courier provide sponsorship for the aforementioned Hemmens Cultural
Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby
mutually acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1 . The Courier shall provide the City with advertising equal
to not less than $30, 000 in value between May 12, 2005 and April
15, 2006, for the purpose of promoting the 2005-2006 Performing
Arts Season.
2 . City shall provide The Courier with logo placement
listing it as a season sponsor in 250, 000 editions of City' s season
brochure.
3. City shall credit The Courier as a season sponsor on the
Hemmens/Centre electronic marquee located at the corner of Kimball
Street and North Grove Avenue, Elgin, Illinois .
4 . City shall provide The Courier with a full page ad in all
program books for The Hemmens Cultural Center' s 2005-2006
Performing Arts Season shows .
5. City shall provide The Courier ten (10) tickets to all of
The Hemmens Cultural Center' s 2005-2006 Performing Arts Season
shows .
6. City shall provide The Courier with logo placement and
hyperlink on the Hemmens' Performing Arts Season webpage for the
length of the applicable season, which shall end on April 15, 2006.
7 . City shall credit The Courier as a season sponsor on
Elgin' s Government Access TV Channels on Comcast and Wide Open
West.
8 . City shall include The Courier logo on all print
advertising for The Hemmens Cultural Center' s 2005-2006 Performing
Arts Season shows (newspaper, magazines, newsletters, etc. ) .
9. City shall provide admission for up to twenty (20) people
to a Sponsors Only Reception in the South Lobby of The Hemmens
Cultural Center prior to the performance of The Hemmens Cultural
Center' s 2005-2006 Performing Arts Season shows .
10. This agreement shall be subject to and governed by the
laws of the State of Illinois. Venue for the resolution of any
disputes and the enforcement of any rights arising out of or in
connection with this agreement shall be in the Circuit Court of
Kane County, Illinois .
11 . The terms of this agreement shall be severable. In the
event any of the terms or conditions of this agreement are deemed
to be void or otherwise unenforceable for any reason, the remainder
of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
12 . This agreement shall not be construed so as to create a
joint venture, partnership, employment, or other agency
relationship between the parties hereto except as specifically
provided herein.
13 . This agreement shall terminate on April 16, 2006
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