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The Promoter Bill: No longer as insane
Paperboy can say whatever he wants, but our own A.D. Amorosi has been reporting the hell out of this Greenlee and Clarke-sponsored promoters bill since the very beginning (a story he broke in Icepack and A Million Stories). In this week’s AMS, for instance, A.D. reported on the proposed legislative changes that would make the bill significantly less draconian. This morning, A.D. sends over the text of proposed amendments, which I've copied and pasted below for you to peruse (and for PW to use as a tipsheet, natch).
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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BILL NO. 100267
ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PERMIT PRIOR TO EVERY PROMOTED EVENT
The amendment will eliminate the requirement that promoters must apply for a permit from the police 30 days in advance of each event. The police will no longer have any power to approve or deny any promoted indoor event which features live entertainment
ALL PROMOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND HAVE A BUSINESS PRIVILEGE LICENSE
The amendment will require promoters of live entertainment to register with the Managing Director’s Office and to obtain a business privilege license. Registration should be at no cost or minimal cost and can be completed online. Registration must include full legal name, current address of record, current telephone number, current email address, current website and the promoter’s business privilege license number.
The amendment will prohibit Special Assembly Occupancy licensees from entering into contracts with unregistered promoters.
IN GENERAL, THERE WILL BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR A VENUE TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROMOTED EVENTS TO THE POLICE UNLESS A VENUE PLANS TO TURN OVER OPERATIONAL CONTROL TO AN OUTSIDE PROMOTER FOR A PARTICULAR EVENT
Whenever a venue plans to turn over operational control to an outside promoter for security, crowd control and maintaining the venue’s authorized capacity, the venue would be required to notify the police two weeks in advance so that the police will have sufficient time to redeploy its patrols.
In no case will promoters have any duty to provide any advance notice to the police.
ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE VENUE AND PROMOTER PROVIDE A COPY OF A WRITTEN CONTRACT TO THE POLICE
Whenever a venue plans to turn over operational control to an outside promoter, the venue and promoter must complete a simple form which will list which party is responsible for security, operations management during the event, crowd control and maintaining the building’s capacity
AN OUTSIDE PROMOTER WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIBLE PARTY SUBJECT TO PENALTIES IF THE PROMOTER HAS ASSUMED OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER SECURITY, CROWD CONTROL AND MAINTAINING THE BUILDING’S CAPACITY
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEGISLATION WILL BE DELAYED TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO EDUCATE
Turned out even better than I thought or heard it was going to go.
Who or what body is responsible for these changes?
Sorry for not pointing this out earlier. These come from Greenlee’s office.
umm, it’s kind of a stretch to say City Paper really broke this story.
WHYY:
http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2010/04/26/philadelphia-councilman-pushes-regulations-for-club-promoters/36666
Inq (see the bottom of the article):
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/91889339.html
Props, though, for jumping on the story, and putting the possible effects of the bill in context.
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