Small Promoter Against This Ordinance!

I'm not understanding how promoters can be held fully liable for something that the venue owner should take responsibility for. A Venue Owener knows the specifications of capacity of thier venue before a contract with a promoter is signed. This needs to be taken into consideration. It is the owners that should let the promoter know when this capacity is met and then have the promoter turn patrons away if necessary when it is met. I understand the city wanting to do something legally in light of the E-2 tragedy, but the owner of E-2 was warned several times over a corse of many years about violations of crowd capacity and other safety violations when this venue was under other names.

If there is an ordinance, and it does involve the promoters liability, and responsibility if something goes wrong with a function he/she is throwing in a specific facility, why isnt this already covered when a "special Events" licence is obtained for these events. I think it is commendible of the City of Chicago to want to get into a soloution for what is apparenlty a subject so sensitive such as the E-2 tragedy, I just think that the city needs to look at the bigger picture of facility owners and their responsibilities when events are held. Then be fair about who should have the liability insurance, and other fail-safes in place when laws are being put together to assure that a tragedy like E-2 does not happen again.

as a small venture promoter, I emplore the city to consider these things when trying to write and pass new laws to assure the safety of patrons at special events or large parties.

please keep me posted on the progress of said proposals

thank-you kindly
Celestethedj


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