PRESENTER: Presenter
Karrie Cook, Budget Manager
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Discuss and consider the second and final reading of an ordinance to amend New Braunfels Code of Ordinances, Chapter 30, Section 30-52 by adopting new rental fees at the New Braunfels Civic & Convention Center and adding all fees to Appendix D.
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DEPARTMENT: Economic and Community Development
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center (NBCCC) is a city-owned venue that provides a space for local, regional, statewide, and national events. The facility was renovated and reopened around 2008/09 and the city last adopted rates in 2014. Staff, in consult with City Council, are proposing a series of revisions to the code of ordinances that will adjust fees and implement policy adjustments. The purpose of the changes are to ensure the continued financial sustainability of the NBCCC, create greater capacity in the center’s calendar to entertain large groups, create more availability for residents, align more closely with industry standards and comparable facilities and continue to build on the economic impact of the center.
The proposed fee modifications are as follows:
Please note that the following changes have been made since the first reading:
The first reading of this ordinance was approved by City Council on August 26, 2024. The changes highlighted above have been included in the attached ordinance. They represent three types of changes to the proposed ordinance due to errors noticed by staff after the first reading:
• The inclusion of the Garden Room 101 Monday-Thursday fee.
• Corrections to the fee amounts that were needed as a result of a formatting error that occurred when the fee information was entered into the agenda software system. This resulted in the rows in which the titles of the fees and their amounts were misaligned.
• Correction to the Proposed Non-Profit Rates for “Ballroom Saturday” and “Entire Facility Saturday”.
ISSUE:
Update of fees at the New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Any projected revenue as a result of the fee modifications will be incorporated into future budgets starting in FY 2026.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.