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Additions 2010/11/08ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 CORPORATE SERVICES 1. F- 2010 -62 Boys and Girls Club ISF Capital Project Update a) Email from John Castrilli, Director of Building Services. 2. MW- 2010 -65 Historic Drummondville Area Municipal Improvements 3. PD- 2010 -85 Downtown Infrastructure Revitalization Project Phase 2 a) Email from Councillor loannoni requesting a deferral. COUNCIL By -laws Additional By -laws 1. 2010 -160 A by -law to authorize the execution of a Licence Agreement with the Chippawa Jr. "C" Hockey Club respecting the Chippawa Jr. "C" Hockey Club's licence to operate from the Gale Centre. 2. 2010 -161 A by -law to authorize the execution of a Licence Agreement with The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club respecting The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club's licence to operate from the Gale Centre. (11/5/2010) Dean lorfida - Re: Boys and Girls Club Page 1 From: John Castrilli To: Todd Harrison CC: Dean Iorfida; Ken Todd Date: 11/5/2010 1:42 PM Subject: Re: Boys and Girls Club Todd Thank you. The Boys and Girls Club made an original submission of a complete set of drawings for the requested issuance of a Footing and Foundation permit in order to expedite construction. Building Services permit fee calculations at that submission based on Gross Floor Area were as follows. Building Permit Fee $ 52,235.79 City DCs $ 153,000.00 - Subsequently added to original funding by Council. Sometime after Councils approval of the $ 2.153 million Building Services received a Revised Set of construction drawings. During the review process of the revised drawings it was noted that a mezzanine level had been added to the building which in turn increased the gross floor area. The additional gross floor area therefore increased both the building permit fee as well as the applicable City DCs as follows. Building Permit Fee $ 5,223.74 City DCs $ 22,976.00 The total building permit fee was calculated to be $ 57,745.53 which was not requested to be granted by Council in the original report and was collected prior to the issuance of the final permit. The increase in the gross floor area as a result of adding a mezzanine level increased the City DCs by $ 22,976.00 resulting in the total City portion to $ 175,976.00. Accordingly the $ 22,976.00 remains outstanding and is required to be collected at some point prior to occupancy of the building either through a further extension of the original grant or directly from the Boys and Girls Club. Please let me know if you require additional information. Regards J Castrilli »> Todd Harrison 11/5/2010 12:28 PM »> John, Thank you for providing additional information on the building permit fee for this property. Could you provide me with an email that corrects the information I was previously provided in respect to the Building permits payment and also in the email could you provide an explanation of the additional City DC's . I would like your email to go out in the additional information package today so that this issue is clarified for Council before the weekend. Thanks Todd NiagaCart0 REPORT TO: SUBMITTED BY: SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND Victor Pietrangelo, Chair and Members of the Corporate Services Committee City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Municipal Works MW- 2010 -65 Contract #2010 - 220 -09 Historic Drummondville Area Municipal Improvements and Streetscaping Ferry Street and Main Street MW- 2010 -65 November 8, 2010 1. The contract be awarded to the lowest bidder Alfidome Construction Ltd. at the tendered price of $4,651,338.75. 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary contract documents. The replacement of the existing watermain and the separation of the existing combined sewers on Ferry Street, the replacement of the existing streetlighting and upgrading of the streetscaping on both Ferry Street and Main Street is a priority project as part of the ongoing programme of works identified in the CIP for the Historic Drummondville Area. The scope of the project area is on Ferry Street form Main Street to Stanley Avenue and on Main Street from Ferry Street to Robinson Street. Tenders for this contract were opened on Thursday, November 4 2010 and the lowest bid of $4,651,338.75 received from Alfidome Construction Ltd. is being recommended for acceptance. This project was part of the approved 2010 Capital Budget. An extensive program of Capital Improvement Works for the Historic Drummondville CIP Area was derived from recommendations contained in the Conceptual Urban Design Guidelines for the area along with an assessment of the existing municipal infrastructure. The program consists of underground infrastructure improvements (watermain replacement, combined sewer separation), roadway surface and sidewalk improvements, streetlight replacement and streetscaping features and was previously approved by Council. The approved 2010 Capital Works budget contains an estimated $5.5 million in underground improvements on Ferry Street and surface works and streetscaping improvements on both Main Street and Ferry Street. November 8, 2010 MW- 2010 -65 The Tender Opening Committee, in the presence of the City Clerk, Mr. Dean Iorfida, and the Manager of Supply and Services, Mr. Ray Miller, opened tenders on Tuesday, November 2 "d , 2010 at 1:30 p.m. for the above noted contract. Tender documents were picked up by seventeen (17) Contractors and nine (9) bids were received. Listed below is a summary of the totalled tendered prices, excluding HST, received from the Contractors. The tenders were checked and the corrected bids are shown in bold and marked with an asterisk ( *). 1. Alfidome Construction Niagara Falls $4,651,365.86 $4,651,338.75* 2. Nexterra Substructures Niagara Falls $4,866,794.20 3. Provincial Construction Niagara Falls $4,949,223.02 $4,949,223.91* 4. Cotton Inc. Niagara Falls $5,043,460.60 $5,050,461.17* 5. Peter's Excavating Stevensville $5,072,067.00 $5,072,067.05* 6. V. Gibbons Contracting Stevensville $5,132,944.70 $5,053,023.42* 7. Centennial Infrastructure Niagara -on -the Lake $5,250,830.17 8. Rankin Construction St. Catharines $5,324,796.00 9. Alfred Beam Excavating Fort Erie $5,492,004.81 ANALYSIS /RATIONALE The lowest tender was received from Alfidome Construction Ltd. in the amount of $4,651,338.75. This contractor has performed similar type projects for the City. We are of the opinion that this contractor is capable of successfully undertaking this project. The Engineer's estimate for this project was $5,000,000.00. Timing of tenders for construction, when the planned schedule permits, can play an important role in how competitive the market will be, based on prospective bidders work Toads. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 20 2011 up to base level asphalt. The final surface course of asphalt and restorations are to be completed in the fall of 2011. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS This work was included in the approved Municipal Works Capital Budget for 2010. The budgeted expenditure on Ferry Street is for the amount of $4,502,000.00 from Account # 12 -3- 320001 - 030000. November 8, 2010 MW- 2010 -65 Funding for this phase of the project will be derived from the following sources; Transfer from Operating 2009 (completed) $ 866,601.00 Transfer from Operating 2010 $ 2,204,032.00 Gas Tax Funding $ 569,367.00 Region of Niagara CSO Map Funding $ 662,000.00 Contribution from Region of Niagara for Ferry Street Road Works $ 200,000.00 (est) Total Funding $ 4,502,000.00 The budgeted expenditure on Main Street is for the amount of $930,000.00 from Account # 12 -3- 320004 - 030000. Funding for this phase of the project will be derived from the following sources; Transfer from Operating 2010 Region of Niagara Public Realm Improvement Funding Contribution from Main & Ferry BIA for Streetlighting Total Funding CITY'S STRATEGIC COMMITMENT Implementation of this Capital Project meets the intent of Council's Strategic Priorities to establish infrastructure investment priorities, and to strengthen and promote economic development within the City. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1. 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A Licence Agreement dated October 4, 2010 and made between The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls as City and Chippawa Jr. "C" Hockey Club as Licensee, respecting the Licensee's operation and use of the Gale Centre, as attached hereto, is hereby approved and authorized. 2. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the said Licence Agreement. 3. The Clerk is hereby authorized to affix the corporate seal thereto and to deliver the said Licence Agreement. Passed this eighth day of November, 2010. DEAN IORFIDA, CITY CLERK R. T. (TED) SALCI, MAYOR First Reading: Second Reading: Third Reading: November 8, 2010 November 8, 2010 November 8, 2010 THIS AGREEMENT made this 4` day of October, 2010. BETWEEN: WHEREAS the Licensee is the sole Ontario Hockey Association Junior "C" hockey franchise in the City of Niagara Falls; AND WHEREAS the Licensee desires a licence to operate from the Gale Centre (the "Arena "), which is owned by the City; AND WHEREAS the parties desire to enter into this written licence agreement (the "Agreement "), which contains the agreed upon terms and conditions of the Licensee's operation and use of the Arena; NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained and for valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows: DEFINITIONS 1. In this Agreement, "game" shall mean, collectively, the exhibition, playoff and regular season Junior "C" home hockey games of the Licensee played at the Arena, and "season" shall collectively mean the exhibition, playoff and regularly scheduled Junior "C" season. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Hereinafter called the "City" - and - CHIPPAWA JR. "C" HOCKEY CLUB, a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario, Hereinafter called the "Licensee" OF THE FIRST PART; OF THE SECOND PART. 2. Subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be from September 1, 2010 to and including August 31, 2015. OPTION TO RENEW 3. Provided the Licensee duly and regularly and punctually pays the fees and all other sums payable and observes and performs every covenant and proviso herein contained and is not in default under any of the terms contained in this Agreement, the City shall, upon the written request of the Licensee given to the City not more than six months and not less than three months prior to the expiration of the original term of this Agreement grant to the Licensee, a renewal of this Agreement for a further term of 5 years on the same terms and conditions, save and except for the fees payable, which shall be negotiated reasonably by the parties hereto, and the right of further renewal. PAYMENT 4. Subject to paragraph 19 of this Agreement, the Licensee shall pay to the City the following: (1) (2) If required, 100% of the cost to the City of salaries and /or wages for ticket sellers, ushers, parking attendants and ticket takers, and 100% of the cost for police services. The cost of salaries and /or wages and police services are to be deducted by the City from proceeds received by the City from the sale of tickets on the day of the game or, if a shortfall should occur on any given day, on the day of the next game to be played at the Arena or, if a shortfall should occur on any of the aforementioned days, by an invoice to be sent by the City to the Licensee, which invoice shall be paid forthwith; (3) (4) The rental fee together shall be invoiced at monthly intervals during the season; and Any invoice submitted by the City for the payment of ice time shall be paid by the Licencee within 30 days of the date of the invoice. EXPENSES AND TAXES 5. The Licensee agrees: (5) - 2 - A rental fee calculated by multiplying the hourly fee established from time to time by the Council of the City for Youth Prime Ice Rental by the number of hours of ice time used by the Licencee for practice, exhibition, regular season and playoff hockey games plus any applicable taxes including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Harmonized Sales Tax; Any and all fees associated with the playing of music in the Arena by the City during the Licensee's games, which fees shall be invoiced by the City and shall be paid forthwith by the Licensee; MUSIC (3) (5) USE OF THE ARENA - 3 - (1) To pay any and all applicable licence fees, union fees and taxes, including goods and services tax, Harmonized Sales Tax and the retail sales tax, in connection with its operation; (2) To be responsible for hiring, directing and paying all game officials (including referees, linesmen, goal judges and timekeepers), a certified first aid attendant or other medically trained person, organist and public address announcer for its games at the Arena; To be responsible for hiring, directing and paying all ticket sellers, ticket takes, ushers and parking attendants, as well as police, if required by the City, for the Licensee's games at the Arena; (4) To provide and pay for game tickets and envelopes for each of the Licensee's games at the Arena; Where any tax is payable in respect of the sale of any tickets to the Licensee's games at the Arena (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Harmonized Sales Tax), the required amount of such tax shall be added to the price of each ticket and shall be deducted from the monies received from the sale of each ticket and paid to the taxing authority prior to any further distribution of monies received for the sale of tickets pursuant to this Agreement; and (6) That no additional expense of any kind associated in any way with the operation of the Gale Centre shall be incurred by the City as a result of this Agreement. 6. The City agrees to obtain the licence for the playing of any music in the Arena during the Licensee's games at the Arena, and shall invoice the Licensee every three months for any fees charged in this respect. 7. (1) During the term of this Agreement the Licensee shall be granted the right to use the Arena for the purposes of holding its games, practice sessions and training camps in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the City reserves the right to the exclusive use of the Arena for its purposes, or for the purposes of its agents, contractors, licensees or other similar parties. - 4 - (2) In particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Licensee acknowledges and agrees to rights granted by the City to other licensees and tenants of the Arena. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the City shall be entitled to exclusive use of the Arena, either in whole or in part, upon giving the Licensee five (5) days prior written notice. 9. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the City shall, at all reasonable times, be entitled to inspect any part of the Arena used or occupied by the Licensee in order to ensure proper repair, health and safety conditions, and the Licensee shall permit the City, its employees or agents, to enter and work in the Arena on any matter the City, in its sole and unfettered discretion, may deem appropriate. 10. Subject to the Special Events and Tournament Schedule, which sets out the dates and times whereby the Licensee will not be entitled to use the Arena, and which Schedule will be provided by the City to the Licensee no later than August 1 of each year, the Licensee shall be entitled to use the Arena as follows: (1) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for regular season Junior "C" home hockey games on Sundays between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and on Thursdays between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m,. as an alternate game time; (2) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for playoff Junior "C" home hockey games on dates and at times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties at the end of the regular Junior "C" hockey season; (3) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for hockey practice sessions during reasonable hours of the day on dates and at times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall occur no later than twenty -one (21) days before the first regular season home game of the Junior "C" hockey season; and (4) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for a training camp during reasonable hours of the day on dates and times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall occur no later than thirty (30) days before the first regular season home game of the Junior "C" hockey season. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL 11. The City agrees to provide the Licensee with the following facilities, equipment and personnel during the regular and playoff hockey seasons only: KEYS - 5 - (1) Facilities during the hockey season: (a) Dressing rooms for home and visiting teams, referees and game officials; (b) Sam Long Convenor Room and Press Box; (c) Box Office facility; (d) Manager, coaches and equipment storage and administrative offices; and (e) First Aid room. (2) Facilities during the term of Agreement: (a) Dressing room and offices for home team. The City reserves the right to have the said dressing room available for events or other City purposes at any time other than the day or evening when there is a Junior "C" hockey game. (3) Equipment: (a) Keys for access to the rooms mentioned in clauses (1) and (2) and the security system; (b) Public address system, score clock, shot clocks, goal nets; (c) Waste containers and cleaning supplies for the team dressing rooms; and (d) Concession and hospitality services, which must be open for all games. (4) Personnel: (a) Full -time facility staff, including ushers and parking attendants; and (b) Police, if required by the City. 12. The Licensee shall obtain and sign for each key issued to it by the City for the areas and rooms of the Arena set out in this Agreement, and shall not duplicate any key issued without first obtaining the consent of the City and shall abide by all rules of the City respecting building security. The Licensee shall return such keys within 48 hours of a request by the City for their return, failing which the locks shall be changed and the Licensee shall be charged for the costs of so doing. GAME CANCELLATION TICKET SALES 6 13. Should any game be cancelled, the Licensee shall make all reasonable efforts to inform the public of the cancellation and the Licensee shall be responsible for refunding the monies paid for the cancelled game. 14. The prices to be charged for individual game tickets for the Licensee's games shall be in the sole discretion of the Licensee. 15. The hours of sale for game tickets shall be during times mutually agreed to in writing by the Licensee and the City's Manager of Recreation Facilities. 16. Ticket sales shall take place from the Box Office Facility of the Arena. PLACEMENT OF TABLES 17. The Licencee shall be entitled to place two (2) tables of reasonable size in a location to be approved by the City, acting reasonably, for the purpose of selling programs and novelty items in the nature of hockey souvenirs. SOUVENIR SALES 18. The Licensee, or its nominee as approved by the City, shall be entitled at its sole risk and expense to the exclusive right to sell programs and novelty items in the nature of hockey souvenirs during the Licensee's games. Such sales shall occur from a place or places within the Arena which have been mutually agreed upon by the parties, and the Licensee or its nominee shall be entitled to retain the revenues therefrom subject to the terms and conditions of this paragraph. The Licensee shall be responsible for obtaining any permits required in connection with the sale of such programs and hockey souvenirs and shall be responsible for complying with, conforming to and carrying out all applicable requirements under any laws, regulations or orders related to such use including, but not limited to, the laws, regulations and orders pertaining to employment of persons and harmonized sales tax. REVENUE IN LIEU OF ADVERTISING 19. (1) In each year of the term of this licence, in lieu of the advertising revenue that was previously raised by the Licensee by locating signs at various locations in the Chippawa Willoughby Arena, the City will provide to the Licensee an annual grant. (2) The grant shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the product of multiplying the number of hours of ice time used by the Licensee in any one year of the term of this (3) In the event that the calculation described in sub - paragraph 19 (2) results in a positive number, the City shall pay to the Licensee the resulting amount. (4) In the event that the calculation described in sub - paragraph 19 (2) results in a negative number, the Licensee shall pay to the City the result of the calculation multiplied by negative one (- 1). BROADCASTING - 7 - Agreement by the City's Youth Prime Ice Rental Rate plus any additional sums owing to the City pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Agreement from the sum of $20,000.00. 20. The Licensee shall have the right to arrange for broadcasting by radio and /or television of the Licensee's games at the Arena at its sole expense and responsibility, subject to prior approval of the location and facilities by the City's Manager of Recreation Services, and the Licensee shall receive all revenue derived therefrom. CLEANING AND HEATING OF THE ARENA 21. The Licensee shall use its best efforts to keep and maintain the Arena in a good and clean condition and in a safe and secure condition during its use of same. 22. The City shall, at its own expense, heat the Arena in a reasonable manner for the comfort of the persons using the Arena. Should a breakdown of the heating system occur, the City will use its best efforts to repair the system forthwith, but nothing herein shall be construed as placing any liability upon the City for any consequential damages, real or perceived, suffered by the Licensee as a result of such heating system failure. REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT 23. The Licensee agrees to remove any and all equipment belonging to it from the Arena, except at the end of each hockey season or in any event within 48 hours of a request made by the City for such removal. 24. Notwithstanding paragraph 23 above, equipment belonging to the Licensee can be stored in the off season in the Offices and Storeroom illustrated in Schedule "A" with the express written consent of the City's Manager of Recreation Facilities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 25. The Licensee agrees that if such equipment is not removed by the time indicated, and the circumstances necessitate the removal of such equipment by the City, then the City is hereby authorized to remove the said equipment at the sole risk of the Licensee, and the City shall not be liable for any claims for damages or otherwise arising therefrom. DAMAGE AND VANDALISM 26. The Licensee shall make no structural changes of any kind whatsoever to the Arena without the prior written approval of the City, and shall leave the Arena in the same condition as at the commencement of the term of this Agreement, normal wear and tear excepted. 27. The Licensee will be charged and agrees to pay for the cost of any repairs to the Arena that the City is required to make in order to restore the Arena to the condition it was in prior to any structural change by the Licensee. 28. The Licensee will be charged and agrees to pay for the cost of any repairs of damage or vandalism which are found in those areas of the Arena provided to the Licensee and set out in the Special Events /Tournament Schedule, during the dates and times that the Licensee -is in use of those areas and which the City is required to make in order to restore the Arena to its prior condition. INSURANCE, LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION 29. (1) The Licensee agrees to carry insurance for the protection of the public, Licensee's members and its employees, during the term of this Agreement, all at its own expense. The Licensee shall take out and keep in force public liability and property damage insurance with insurers and upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the City protecting and indemnifying the Licensee and the City, its officers, employees and agents against any claims for damage for bodily injury to persons or property or for the loss of life occurring in, on, or about the Arena premises with all inclusive coverage of not less than $5,000,000.00. (2) Such policy to include the City as an additional insured and to be endorsed to include the contractual obligation of the Licensee to the City under this Agreement and to contain "cross liability" or "severability of interests" endorsement and tenants legal liability endorsement. (3) 8 The Licensee agrees to furnish the City with a Certificate of Insurance in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor showing proof of insurance on or before the acceptance of this Agreement by the City. CITY NOT LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES 30. The Licensee agrees that the City shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained to any items belonging to the Licensee, its employees, players, agents or contractors engaged by the Licensee that are kept, used or stored in the facilities of the Arena at any time. - 9 - 31. It is hereby understood that the City shall not be liable for any injury or damage, either to a person or property, loss of revenue, costs or expenses sustained by the Licensee or members or employees of the Licensee or volunteers of the Licensee by using the Arena, including icemaking equipment not in good repair, damaged or destroyed by fire, accident or from any other cause whatsoever, or any damages or losses caused by the bursting or leaking of any pipes. The City shall not be liable for any damage to or loss or theft of the property of the Licensee or members of the Licensee or its employees, servants, agents or other persons using or attending the Arena. 32. If the Arena shall be destroyed or damaged or rendered unsuitable by any reason of, but not limited to, fire, storm, flood, explosion, riot, any act of violence, strike, lockout, other labour dispute, act of God, or any act of a governmental authority to such an extent as to render the Arena unfit for the purposes of the Licensee as set out in this Agreement, then every effort shall be made to provide alternate ice facilities under the same terms and conditions of this Agreement at another City arena, failing which this Agreement shall be null and void. The City shall not be liable or responsible to the Licensee for any loss or damage caused by the said destruction or unsuitability of the Arena, and the Licensee hereby waives any claim or action it may have against the City with respect to any loss and damage resulting from the termination of this Agreement. LICENSEE INDEMNIFICATION 33. The Licensee shall assume all liability and obligation for any and all loss, damage, or injury (including death) to persons or property that would not have happened but for the entering into of this Agreement by the parties hereto or anything done or maintained by the Licensee thereunder or intended so to be and the Licensee shall, at all times, indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from and against all such loss, damage or injury and all actions, suits, proceedings, costs, charges, damages, expenses, claims or demands arising therefrom or connected therewith. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 34. If the Licensee fails to pay the City any monies due and payable pursuant to this Agreement on the days when they have become due, or if the Licensee is in default or breach of any covenant or obligation on its part herein contained, or if the privileges hereby granted shall be at any time seized or taken in execution or in attachment by any creditor of the Licensee, or if the Licensee shall become bankrupt or make any assignment of the privileges hereby granted in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Licensee shall have fourteen (14) days to remedy the default or breach, failing which the City may cancel this Agreement by delivering to the Licensee notice in writing to that effect and this Agreement shall be terminated without prejudice to any rights which had accrued to the City hereunder before such termination. NOTICE - 10 - 35. (1) Where this Agreement requires notice to be delivered by one party to the other, such notice shall be in writing and delivered either personally, by e -mail, by fax or by prepaid registered first class post, by the party wishing to give such notice, to the other party at the address noted below. (2) Such notice shall be deemed to have been given: (a) In the case of personal delivery, on the date of delivery; (b) In the case of e -mail or fax, on the date of transmission provided it is received before 4:30 p.m. on a day that is not a holiday, failing which it shall be deemed to have been received the next day, provided the next day is not a holiday; and (c) In the case of registered post, on the third day, which is not a holiday, following posting. Any notice required or contemplated by any provision of this Agreement will be effectively given, in the case of notice to the Licensee at: Chippawa Junior "C" Hockey Club c/o Mr. Mick Wolfe 6327 Stamford Green Drive Niagara Falls, Ontario L2J ITS Telephone: (905) 357 -2576 Fax: (905) 937 -6129 and in the case of notice to the City, at: The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Attention: Steve Hamilton Manager of Recreation Services Telephone: (905) 356 -7521 x. 3338 Fax: (905) 354 -9119 E -mail: shamilton(a,niagarafalls.ca COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW 36. The Licensee shall comply with all the laws of the federal, provincial or municipal government that may be applicable to the use and occupation of the Arena and to the advertising and staging of its games, practice sessions and training camp. NON - ASSIGNMENT 37. The Licensee shall not be at liberty to assign the privileges hereby granted without the prior consent in writing of the City, which consent may be unreasonably withheld by the City. AGREEMENT BINDING 38. This Agreement and everything contained herein shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. NON - WAIVER 39. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended or modified by either party unless such waiver, amendment, or modification is in writing, signed by the party against whom it is sought to enforce the waiver, amendment or modification. Failure of the City to insist in one or more instances upon the performance by the Licensee of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the future performance of any provisions, and the obligations of the Licensee with respect to such future performance shall continue in full force and effect. LICENSEE INFORMATION 40. The Licensee shall provide to the City on the execution of this Agreement a list of all executive members and liaison persons, including their names, addresses, and telephone numbers, that the Licensee has assigned to schedule, promote, or make financial reports on the games played by the Licensee. The Licensee shall forthwith notify the City in writing of any changes to the persons on the list described above throughout the term of this Agreement. 41. The Licensee shall obtain the approval of the City for those persons the Licensee intends to give the keys to the Arena and to the Arena's security system, and no other person shall be permitted to have the keys, unless the City has given its previous approval. - 12 - 42. The Licensee shall provide to the City on the commencement of the Junior "C" Hockey season a list of all hockey players playing for the Licensee club, and shall forthwith notify the City in writing of any changes to the players on the list throughout the term of this Agreement. 43. On the execution of this Agreement, the Licensee shall provide the City with a copy of the constitution, by -laws, policies and procedures for the Ontario Hockey Association regarding Junior "C" Hockey League. 44. On or before May 31 of each year during the currency of this Agreement, the Licensee shall furnish to the City a financial statement of the financial dealings and status of the Licencee for the current fiscal year, and such statement shall be approved by a duly licenced Chartered Accountant in the Province of Ontario. PRIORITY AS BETWEEN HOCKEY CLUBS 45. The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club shall have priority over the Licensee with respect to all aspects of the use of the Arena. JOINT AND SEVERAL FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL 46. Notwithstanding paragraph 45 above, in the event that the City elects to offer the right to lease the advertising space in the Arena to a hockey team within one year of the expiration of this Agreement, the City shall offer the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad to The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club and, upon receipt of written confirmation that The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club does not wish to exercise the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad, the City shall then offer the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad to the Licensee. AMENDMENTS 47. If at any time during the continuance of this Agreement the parties shall deem it necessary or expedient to make alterations or additions to this Agreement they may do so by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental and form part of this Agreement. WHOLE AGREEMENT 48. This Agreement, the Special Events /Tournament Schedule, and Schedule "A ", and everything contained herein constitutes the whole Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous agreements, arrangements or understanding whether written or oral in connection with or incidental to the rights of the Licensee to operate from the Arena. DISCLAIMER OF PARTNERSHIP 49. The parties hereto disclaim any intention to create a partnership between them or to constitute any of them the agent of the other or to create any fiduciary relationship between themselves. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute the parties being construed as partners or agents of one another, nor, except as may be expressly provided in this Agreement, constitute any of them the agent of the other party. SEVERABILITY - 13 - 50. If any covenant, provision or restriction contained in this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part by a competent authority, it shall not affect or impair the validity of any other covenant, provision or restriction and, without limitation, each of the covenants, provisions and restrictions contained herein are hereby declared to be separate and distinct covenants, provisions and restrictions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto affixed their corporate seals duly attested by the hands of the proper signing officers in that behalf and the said signing officers certify that they have authority to bind their corporation. THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Per: R. T. (Ted) Salci, Mayor Dean lorfida, City Clerk CHIPPAWA JR. "C" HOCKEY CLUB Per: Fre S_ co, President Ge i rge (Bud; ,�] owe Secretary /T urer 7 _A-GC-4/ SCHEDULE "A" Gale Centre - Junior C Riverhawks Office & Storage Space A by -law to authorize the execution of a Licence Agreement with The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club respecting The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club's licence to operate from the Gale Centre. THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. A Licence Agreement dated October 4, 2010 and made between The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls as City and The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club as Licensee, respecting the Licensee's operation and use of the Gale Centre, as attached hereto, is hereby approved and authorized. 2. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the said Licence Agreement. 3. The Clerk is hereby authorized to affix the corporate seal thereto and to deliver the said Licence Agreement. Passed this eighth day of November, 2010. DEAN IORFIDA, CITY CLERK R. T. (TED) SALCI, MAYOR First Reading: Second Reading: Third Reading: November 8, 2010 November 8, 2010 November 8, 2010 CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS By -law No. 2010 - THIS AGREEMENT made this 4 day of October, 2010. BETWEEN: DEFINITIONS TERM OF 'I HE AGREEMENT THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Hereinafter called the "City" -and- THE RUSSELL MASTERSON AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB, a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario, Hereinafter called the "Licensee" OF THE FIRST PART; OF THE SECOND PART. WHEREAS the Licensee is the sole Ontario Hockey Association Junior `B" hockey franchise in the City of Niagara Falls; AND WHEREAS the Licensee desires a licence to operate from the Gale Centre (the "Arena "), which is owned by the City; AND WHEREAS the parties desire to enter into this written licence agreement (the "Agreement "), which contains the agreed upon terms and conditions of the Licensee's operation and use of the Arena; NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained and for valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows: 1. In this Agreement, "game" shall mean, collectively, the exhibition, playoff and regular season Junior "B" home hockey games of the Licensee played at the Arena, and "season" shall collectively mean the exhibition, playoff and regularly scheduled Junior "B" season. 2. Subject to earlier termination as provided for in this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be from September 1, 2010 to and including August 31, 2015. OPTION TO RENEW PAYMENT (1) (3) 2 3. Provided the Licensee duly and regularly and punctually pays the fees and all other sums payable and observes and performs every covenant and proviso herein contained and is not in default under any of the terms contained in this Agreement, the City shall, upon the written request of the Licensee given to the City not more than six months and not less than three months prior to the expiration of the original term of this Agreement grant to the Licensee, a renewal of this Agreement for a further term of 5 years on the same terms and conditions, save and except for the fees payable, which shall be negotiated reasonably by the parties hereto, and the right of further renewal. 4. Subject to paragraph 19 of this Agreement, the Licensee shall pay to the City the following: A rental fee calculated by multiplying the hourly fee established from time to time by the Council of the City for Youth Prime Ice Rental by the number of hours of ice time used by the Licencee for practice, exhibition, regular season and playoff hockey games plus any applicable taxes including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Harmonized Sales Tax; (2) 75% of the cost to the City of salaries and/or wages for ticket sellers, ushers, parking attendants and ticket takers, and 100% of the cost for police services, if required. The cost of salaries and/or wages and police services are to be deducted by the City from proceeds received by the City from the sale of tickets on the day of the game or, if a shortfall should occur on any given day, on the day of the next game to be played at the Arena or, if a shortfall should occur on any of the aforementioned days, by an invoice to be sent by the City to the Licensee, which invoice shall be paid forthwith; Any and all fees associated with the playing of music in the Arena by the City during the Licensee's games, which fees shall be invoiced by the City and shall be paid forthwith by the Licensee; (4) The total payment due, if any, shall be billed at the end of each hockey season during the term of this Agreement after the calculation described in paragraph 19 of this Agreement is carried out; (5) Any invoice submitted by the City for the payment of ice time shall be paid by the Licencee within 30 days of the date of the invoice; and (6) In the event that the calculation described in paragraph 19 of this Agreement results in an amount owing from the City to the Licensee, the City shall pay the amount due to the Licensee within 30 days of making the calculation described in paragraph 19 of this Agreement. EXPENSES AND TAXES 5. The Licensee agrees: (1) (3) (5) CITY'S OBLIGATIONS 6. The City agrees: (1) USE OF THE ARENA 3 To pay any and all applicable licence fees, union fees and taxes, including goods and services tax, Harmonized Sales Tax and the retail sales tax, in connection with its operation; (2) To be solely responsible for the payment of any fees charged by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (S.O.C.A.N.) or other similar agency for music played by the Licensee at the Arena; To be responsible for hiring, directing and paying all game officials (including referees, linesmen, goal judges and timekeepers), a certified first aid attendant or other medically trained person, organist and public address announcer for its games at the Arena; (4) To provide and pay for game tickets and envelopes for each of the Licensee's games at the Arena; Where any tax is payable in respect of the sale of any tickets to the Licensee's games at the Arena (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Harmonized Sales Tax), the required amount of such tax shall be added to the price of each ticket and shall be deducted from the monies received from the sale of each ticket and paid to the taxing authority prior to any further distribution of monies received for the sale of tickets pursuant to this Agreement and (6) That no additional expense of any kind associated in any way with the operation of the Gale Centre shall be incurred by the City as a result of this Agreement. To hire and direct all ticket sellers, ticket takers, ushers, parking attendants and police (if required) for the Licensee's games at the Arena; and (2) To obtain the licence for the playing of any music in the Arena during the Licensee's games at the Arena, and shall invoice the Licensee every three months for any fees charged in this respect. 7. (1) During the term of this Agreement the Licensee shall be granted the right to use the Arena for the purposes of holding its games, practice sessions and training camps in - 4 - accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the City reserves the right to the exclusive use of the Arena for its purposes, or for the purposes of its agents, contractors, licensees or other similar parties. (2) In particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Licensee acknowledges and agrees to rights granted by the City to other licensees and tenants of the Arena. 8. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the City shall be entitled to exclusive use of the Arena, either in whole or in part, upon giving the Licensee five (5) days prior written notice. 9. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the City shall, at all reasonable times, be entitled to inspect any part of the Arena used or occupied by the Licensee in order to ensure proper repair, health and safety conditions, and the Licensee shall permit the City, its employees or agents, to enter and work in the Arena on any matter the City, in its sole and unfettered discretion, may deem appropriate. 10. Subject to the Special Events and Tournament Schedule, which sets out the dates and times whereby the Licensee will not be entitled to use the Arena, and which Schedule will be provided by the City to the Licensee no later than August 1' of each year, the Licensee shall be entitled to use the Arena as follows: (1) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for regular season Junior "B" home hockey games on Fridays between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and on Saturdays between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m,. as an alternate game time; (2) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for playoff Junior "B" home hockey games on dates and at times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties at the end of the regular Junior "B" hockey season; The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for hockey practice sessions during reasonable hours of the day on dates and at times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall occur no later than twenty-one (21) days before the first regular season home game of the Junior "B" hockey season; and (4) The City shall make the Arena available to the Licensee for a training camp during reasonable hours of the day on dates and times to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall occur no later than thirty (30) days before the first regular season home game of the Junior "B" hockey season. (3) and - 5 - FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL 11. The City agrees to provide the Licensee with the following facilities, equipment and personnel during the regular and playoff hockey seasons only: (1) Facilities during the hockey season: (a) Dressing rooms for home and visiting teams, referees and game officials; (b) Press room; (c) Box Office facility; (d) Manager, coaches and equipment storage and administrative offices; and (e) First Aid room. (2) Facilities during the term of Agreement: (b) Police, if required by the City. (a) Dressing room for home team. The City reserves the right to have the said dressing room available for events or other City purposes at any time other than the day or evening when there is a Junior "B" hockey game; (b) Administrative offices as shown on Schedule "A "; and (c) Equipment storage as shown on Schedule "A ". (3) Equipment: (a) Keys for access to the rooms mentioned in clauses (a) and (b) and the security system; (b) Public address system, score clock, shot clocks, goal nets; (c) Waste containers and cleaning supplies for the team dressing rooms; and (d) Concession and hospitality services. (4) Personnel: (a) Full -time facility staff, including ushers, parking attendants and ticket takers; KEYS 6 12. The Licensee shall obtain and sign for each key issued to it by the City for the areas and rooms of the Arena set out in this Agreement, and shall not duplicate any key issued without first obtaining the consent of the City and shall abide by all rules of the City respecting building security. The Licensee shall return such keys within 48 hours of a request by the City for their return, failing which the locks shall be changed and the Licensee shall be charged for the costs of so doing. GAME CANCELLATION 13. Should any game be cancelled, the Licensee shall make all reasonable efforts to inform the public of the cancellation and the Licensee shall be responsible for refunding the monies paid for the cancelled game. TICKET SALES 14. The prices to be charged for individual game tickets for the Licensee's games shall be in the sole discretion of the Licensee. 15. The hours of sale for game tickets shall be during times mutually agreed to in writing by the Licensee and the City's Manager of Recreation Facilities. 16. Ticket sales shall take place from the Box Office Facility of the Arena. PLACEMENT OF TABLES 17. The Licencee shall be entitled to place two (2) tables of reasonable size in a location to be approved by the City, acting reasonably, for the purpose of selling programs and novelty items in the nature of hockey souvenirs. SOUVENIR SALES 18. The Licensee, or its nominee as approved by the City, shall be entitled at its sole risk and expense to the exclusive right to sell programs and novelty items in the nature of hockey souvenirs during the Licensee's games. Such sales shall occur from a place or places within the Arena which have been mutually agreed upon by the parties, and the Licensee or its nominee shall be entitled to retain the revenues therefrom subject to the terms and conditions of this paragraph. The Licensee shall be responsible for obtaining any permits required in connection with the sale of such programs and hockey souvenirs and shall be responsible for complying with, conforming to and carrying out all applicable requirements under any laws, regulations or orders related to such use including, but not limited to, the laws, regulations and orders pertaining to employment of persons and retail sales tax. REVENUE IN LIEU OF ADVERTISING 19. (1) In each year of the term of this licence, in lieu of the advertising revenue that was previously raised by the Licensee by locating signs at various locations in the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena, the City will provide to the Licensee an annual grant. (2) The grant shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the product of multiplying the number of hours of ice time used by the Licensee in any one year of the term of this Agreement by the City's Youth Prime Ice Rental Rate plus any additional sums owing to the City pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Agreement from the sum of $60,000.00. (3) In the event that the calculation described in sub - paragraph 19 (2) results in a positive number, the City shall pay to the Licensee the resulting amount. (4) In the event that the calculation described in sub - paragraph 19 (2) results in a negative number, the Licensee shall pay to the City the result of the calculation multiplied by negative one (- 1). BROADCASTING 20. The Licensee shall have the right to arrange for broadcasting by radio and/or television of the Licensee' s games at the Arena at its sole expense and responsibility, subject to prior approval of the location and facilities by the City's Manager of Recreation Services, and the Licensee shall receive all revenue derived therefrom. CLEANING AND BEATING OF THE ARENA 21. The Licensee shall use its best efforts to keep and maintain the Arena in a good and clean condition and in a safe and secure condition during its use of same. 22. The City shall, at its own expense, heat the Arena in a reasonable manner for the comfort of the persons using the Arena. Should a breakdown of the heating system occur, the City will use its best efforts to repair the system forthwith, but nothing herein shall be construed as placing any liability upon the City for any consequential damages, real or perceived, suffered by the Licensee as a result of such heating system failure. REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT 7 23. The Licensee agrees to remove any and all equipment belonging to it from the Arena, except at the end of each hockey season or in any event within 48 hours of a request made by the City for such removal. 24. Notwithstanding paragraph 23 above, equipment belonging to the Licensee can be stored in the off season in the Offices and Storeroom illustrated in Schedule "A" with the express - 8 - written consent of the City's Manager of Recreation Facilities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 25. The Licensee agrees that if such equipment is not removed by the time indicated, and the circumstances necessitate the removal of such equipment by the City, then the City is hereby authorized to remove the said equipment at the sole risk of the Licensee, and the City shall not be liable for any claims for damages or otherwise arising therefrom. DAMAGE AND VANDALISM 26. The Licensee shall make no structural changes of any kind whatsoever to the Arena without the prior written approval of the City, and shall leave the Arena in the same condition as at the commencement of the term of this Agreement, normal wear and tear excepted. 27. The Licensee will be charged and agrees to pay for the cost of any repairs to the Arena that the City is required to make in order to restore the Arena to the condition it was in prior to any structural change by the Licensee. 28. The Licensee will be charged and agrees to pay for the cost of any repairs of damage or vandalism which are found in those areas of the Arena provided to the Licensee and set out in the Special Events/Tournament Schedule, during the dates and times that the Licensee is in use of those areas and which the City is required to make in order to restore the Arena to its prior condition. INSURANCE, LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION 29. (1) The Licensee agrees to carry insurance for the protection of the public, Licensee's members and its employees, during the term of this Agreement, all at its own expense. The Licensee shall take out and keep in force public liability and property damage insurance with insurers and upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the City protecting and indemnifying the Licensee and the City, its officers, employees and agents against any claims for damage for bodily injury to persons or property or for the loss of life occurring in, on, or about the Arena premises with all inclusive coverage of not less than $5,000,000.00. (2) Such policy to include the City as an additional insured and to be endorsed to include the contractual obligation of the Licensee to the City under this Agreement and to contain "cross liability" or "severability of interests" endorsement and tenants legal liability endorsement. (3) The Licensee agrees to furnish the City with a Certificate of Insurance in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor showing proof of insurance on or before the acceptance of this Agreement by the City. CITY NOT LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES 30. The Licensee agrees that the City Shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained to any items belonging to the Licensee, its employees, players, agents or contractors engaged by the Licensee that are kept, used or stored in the facilities of the Arena at any time. 31. It is hereby understood that the City shall not be liable for any injury or damage, either to a person or property, loss of revenue, costs or expenses sustained by the Licensee or members or employees of the Licensee or volunteers of the Licensee by using the Arena, including icemaking equipment not in good repair, damaged or destroyed by fire, accident or from any other cause whatsoever, or any damages or losses caused by the bursting or leaking of any pipes. The City shall not be liable for any damage to or loss or theft of the property of the Licensee or members of the Licensee or its employees, servants, agents or other persons using or attending the Arena. 32. If the Arena shall be destroyed or damaged or rendered unsuitable by any reason of, but not limited to, fire, storm, flood, explosion, riot, any act of violence, strike, lockout, other labour dispute, act of God, or any act of a governmental authority to such an extent as to render the Arena unfit for the purposes of the Licensee as set out in this Agreement, then every effort shall be made to provide alternate ice facilities under the same terms and conditions of this Agreement at another City arena, failing which this Agreement shall be null and void. The City shall not be liable or responsible to the Licensee for any loss or damage caused by the said destruction or unsuitability of the Arena, and the Licensee hereby waives any claim or action it may have against the City with respect to any loss and damage resulting from the termination of this Agreement. LICENSEE INDEMNIFICATION TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT - 9 - 33. The Licensee shall assume all liability and obligation for any and all loss, damage, or injury (including death) to persons or property that would not have happened but for the entering into of this Agreement by the parties hereto or anything done or maintained by the Licensee thereunder or intended so to be and the Licensee shall, at all times, indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from and against all such loss, damage or injury and all actions, suits, proceedings, costs, charges, damages, expenses, claims or demands arising therefrom or connected therewith. 34. If the Licensee fails to pay the City any monies due and payable pursuant to this Agreement on the days when they have become due, or if the Licensee is in default or breach of any covenant or obligation on its part herein contained, or if the privileges hereby granted shall be at any time seized or taken in execution or in attachment by any creditor of the Licensee, or if the Licensee shall become bankrupt or make any assignment of the privileges hereby granted in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Licensee shall have fourteen (14) days to remedy the default or breach, failing which the City may cancel this Agreement by NOTICE - 10- delivering to the Licensee notice in writing to that effect and this Agreement shall be terminated without prejudice to any rights which had accrued to the City hereunder before such termination. 35. (1) Where this Agreement requires notice to be delivered by one party to the other, such notice shall be in writing and delivered either personally, by e-mail, by fax or by prepaid registered first class post, by the party wishing to give such notice, to the other party at the address noted below. (2) Such notice shall be deemed to have been given: (a) In the case of personal delivery, on the date of delivery; (b) In the case of e-mail or fax, on the date of transmission provided it is received before 4:30 p.m. on a day that is not a holiday, failing which it shall be deemed to have been received the next day, provided the next day is not a holiday; and (c) In the case of registered post, on the third day, which is not a holiday, following posting. Any notice required or contemplated by any provision of this Agreement will be effectively given, in the case of notice to the Licensee at: The Russell Masterson Amateur Athletic Club 5145 Centre Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 5Z4 Attention: Tim Masterson, President Telephone: (905) 358 -7565 Fax: (905) 358 -7383 and in the case of notice to the City, at: The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Attention: Steve Hamilton Manager of Recreation Services Telephone: (905) 356 -7521 x. 3338 Fax: (905) 354 -9119 E -mail: shamilton @niagarafalls.ca COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW 36. The Licensee shall comply with all the laws of the federal, provincial or municipal government that may be applicable to the use and occupation of the Arena and to the advertising and staging of its games, practice sessions and training camp. NON - ASSIGNMENT 37. The Licensee shall not be at liberty to assign the privileges hereby granted without the prior consent in writing of the City, which consent may be unreasonably withheld by the City. AGREEMENT BINDING 38. This Agreement and everything contained herein shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. NON - WAIVER 39. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended or modified by either party unless such waiver, amendment, or modification is in writing, signed by the party against whom it is sought to enforce the waiver, amendment or modification. Failure of the City to insist in one or more instances upon the performance by the Licensee of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the future performance of any provisions, and the obligations of the Licensee with respect to such future performance shall continue in full force and effect. LICENSEE INFORMATION 40. The Licensee shall provide to the City on the execution of this Agreement a list of all executive members and liaison persons, including their names, addresses, and telephone numbers, that the Licensee has assigned to schedule, promote, or make financial reports on the games played by the Licensee. The Licensee shall forthwith notify the City in writing of any changes to the persons on the list described above throughout the term of this Agreement. 41. The Licensee shall obtain the approval of the City for those persons the Licensee intends to give the keys to the Arena and to the Arena's security system, and no other person shall be permitted to have the keys, unless the City has given its previous approval. AMENDMENTS WHOLE AGREEMENT - 12 - 42. The Licensee shall provide to the City on the commencement of the Junior `B" Hockey season a list of all hockey players playing for the Licensee club, and shall forthwith notify the City in writing of any changes to the players on the list throughout the term of this Agreement. 43. On the execution of this Agreement, the Licensee shall provide the City with a copy of the constitution, by -laws, policies and procedures for the Ontario Hockey Association regarding Junior `B" Hockey League. 44. On or before May 31' of each year during the currency of this Agreement, the Licensee shall furnish to the City an audited financial statement of the financial dealings and status of the Licencee for the current fiscal year, and such statement shall be approved by a duly licenced Chartered Accountant in the Province of Ontario. PRIORITY AS BETWEEN HOCKEY CLUBS 45. The Licensee shall have priority over the Chippawa Jr. "C" Hockey Club with respect to all aspects of the use of the Arena. JOINT AND SEVERAL FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL 46. Notwithstanding paragraph 45 above, in the event that the City elects to offer the right to lease the advertising space in the Arena to a hockey team within one year of the expiration of this Agreement, the City shall offer the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad to the Licensee and, upon receipt of written confirmation that the Licensee does not wish to exercise the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad, the City shall then offer the right to display advertising in the E.S. Fox Pad to the Chippawa Jr. "C" Hockey Club. 47. If at any time during the continuance of this Agreement the parties shall deem it necessary or expedient to make alterations or additions to this Agreement they may do so by means of a written agreement between them which shall be supplemental and form part of this Agreement. 48. This Agreement, the Special Events/Tournament Schedule, and Schedule "A ", and everything contained herein constitutes the whole Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous agreements, arrangements or understanding whether written or oral in connection with or incidental to the rights of the Licensee to operate from the Arena. DISCLAIMER OF PARTNERSHIP - 13 - 49. The parties hereto disclaim any intention to create a partnership between them or to constitute any of them the agent of the other or to create any fiduciary relationship between themselves. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute the parties being construed as partners or agents of one another, nor, except as may be expressly provided in this Agreement, constitute any of them the agent of the other party. SEVERABILITY 50. If any covenant, provision or restriction contained in this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part by a competent authority, it shall not affect or impair the validity of any other covenant, provision or restriction and, without limitation, each of the covenants, provisions and restrictions contained herein are hereby declared to be separate and distinct covenants, provisions and restrictions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto affixed their corporate seals duly attested by the hands of the proper signing officers in that behalf and the said signing officers certify that they have authority to bind their corporation. THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Per: R. T. 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