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Promoter Bill amendements to go before L&I Committee tomorrow
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Promoter Bill amendements to go before L&I Committee tomorrow
It seems so long ago — seasons when you consider the current chill — that Philly’s independent promoters, party throwers and house concert presenters were rocked by Bill No. 100267. Like the numerical sequence from Lost, mystery surrounded Councilmen Darrell Clarke and Bill Greenlee’s promoter bill and its proposed ideas for controlling not only the renegade promoters responsible for over-crowded/under-policed events, but also those that were conscious and law abiding.
Having to announce each date to the Philadelphia police and the possibility of having your event denied a permit within a mere 10 day window of the event — without warning or reason — sent promoters in to a tailspin. Yet thanks to several weeks of meetings between promoters (namely Patrick Rodgers of Dancing Ferret, the most ardent of collaborators) and Greenlee’s office, a happier and more agreeable set of amendments will be introduced on Wed., June 9, before the License & Inspection Committee.
After the first major set of time and date stamped changes made by Greenlee that we revealed exclusively, under this amended version of the bill, special assembly occupancies will be responsible for notifying police two weeks in advance only when and if an event occurs beyond a “venue’s regular and recurring business operations whereby an 'outside operator' will take 'operational control' of the special assembly occupancy meaning, maintaining legal occupancy capacity and deployment and supervision of security detail if any exists.”
While promoters will now be required to register with the City and have a current business privilege license, the amendments also offer police “the tools to redeploy manpower if necessary to accommodate for promoted events beyond a venue’s regular and recurring business operations. It will also allow police to contact promoters if necessary when a crime occurs.”
For now, Rodgers seems satisfied. “I am feeling VERY good now,” says Rodgers via his Blackberry. “Looks like my work here is done.”
PREVIOUSLY >>Â "In the words of one promoter, 'It's chilling'."
PREVIOUSLY >> Progress! Council's promoter bill is marginally improved!
PREVIOUSLY >> The Promoter Bill: No longer as insane
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