City of Monroe, LA

ORDINANCE

STATE OF LOUISIANA                                                                            NO.  12,224               

CITY OF MONROE                                                                                   

The following Ordinance was introduced by Ms.  Dawson               who moved for its adoption and was seconded by Mr.  Harvey            :

WHEREAS,the City of Monroe owns and operates the Monroe Civic Center (the “Civic Center”) and its Arena, which can be used to provide entertainment, host events, or other similar promotions or productions;

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe, as a governmental entity, has an obligation to serve the needs and interests of the citizens of Monroe by providing recreational opportunities, improving quality of life, promoting economic development, increasing and supporting tourism, and supporting the long-term operations of revenue-generating City facilities, such as the Civic Center;

WHEREAS, Perkin Hockey Group, LLC owns and operates a minor league professional hockey team (the “Team”), which is presently sanctioned as a team by the Federal Hockey League, Inc., and promotes and produces Hockey Training Camps, Pre-Season Games, Regular Season Games, Playoff Games, and NHL or other or other Professional Hockey Exhibition Games such as the FPHL All-Star Game or key related entertainment events (“Hockey Events”);

WHEREAS, Perkin desires to use the Monroe Civic Center to establish the Team, host Hockey Events, and host other ice-related events at Civic;

WHEREAS, the City of Monroe and Perkin are mutually desirous of Perkin using the Civic Center to establish the Team in Monroe, LA and to conduct Hockey Events and other ice-related events within the Civic Center upon the terms and conditions in the attached Hockey Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 14(c) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana provides that, “For a public purpose, the state and its political subdivisions or political subdivisions or political corporations may engage in cooperative endeavors with each other, with the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual;”

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, in legal session convened, that the proposed Hockey Agreement by and between the City of Monroe and Perkin Hockey Group, L.L.C., a copy of which is attached hereto and made part hereof, be and is hereby approved.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Mayor Friday Ellis be and is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, to enter into and execute the attached Hockey Agreement with Perkin Hockey Group, LLC.

This Ordinance was introduced on the  11th             day of June 2024.

            Notice Published on the  14th           day of June, 2024.

This Ordinance having been submitted in writing, introduced and published, was then submitted to a vote as a whole, the vote thereon being as follows:

AYES:            Harvey, Ezernack, Marshall & Dawson

NAYS:            Woods

ABSENT:      None.

And the Ordinance was declared ADOPTED on  25th          day of June, 2024.

Gretchen Ezernack                 

CHAIRPERSON

Carolus S. Riley                                 

CITY CLERK

Oliver Friday Ellis                             

MAYOR’S APPROVAL

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MAYOR’S VETO