Manly Town HallShort term community use of meeting roomsDraft fees and charges

Background

Rooms for hire

At its meeting on 27th August 2019, Council approved the short-term, interim use of the Manly Town Hall Chamber meeting rooms for hire to the public. The following document outlines the rooms available and proposed fees and charges associated with renting the space.

The proposed fees are based on existing fees of similar sized spaces in other Council Community Centres.

The rooms will be available when not being used for Council purposes, subject to conditions of hire. This is predominantly after 5pm on weekdays and from 6am to 11pm on weekends and public holidays.

The long-term use of Manly Town Hall is for future consideration and will require extensive community consultation at that time.

There are three rooms located in the upstairs area of the Town Hall that would be suitable for small to medium sized meetings, community or small private functions or health and leisure activities.

The three rooms are separate but have concertina walls to allow for a larger space when combined. As such they can cater for between 20 to a maximum of 100 people if rented together as one larger space.

The Cove Meeting Room Cove Meeting Room is 35sqm and seats a maximum of 12 people for a meeting.

Councillors Room Councillors Meeting Room is 62sqm and can seat a maximum of 20 people for a meeting.

Council Chambers Council Chambers is 94sqm and can seat 20 to 70 people for a meeting.

The former Chambers and Councillors Rooms can be opened up for a larger event of up to 100 people.

Councillors Room Council Chambers Cove Meeting Room

Proposed costs

Suitability of rooms

The rooms are proposed to be used for:

• Small to medium sized meetings

• Training workshops

• Health & exercise classes such as meditation and yoga

• Music performances such as acoustic events

• Small private functions

All proposed hire is to include set up and pack up for the use of the spaces.

Note that staff will need to be on site during the hire period and costs will be dependent on time of hire and duration. These costs will be confirmed at time of booking but are listed as a guide below.

Definitions of the fee categories can be found in the Terms and Conditions: Northern Beaches Council Terms & Conditions of Hire.

Special additional conditions will be applied that are pertinent to the hire of this site.

Proposed Hire Fees

Concession Non Profit Hire Fee Function

Cove Meeting Room $4.80 $10.40 $16.00 per hour

Councillors Room $7.95 $17.25 $26.50 $53.00 per hour

Council Chambers $10.50 $22.75 $35.00 $70.00 per hour

Refundable Bond

Low risk $300 per hire

Medium risk $500 per hire

High risk $1000 per hire

Special Event $1500 per hire

Staff Costs $40-$65 per hour

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