You need to do an open records request for the original agreement. It's mentioned in the amendment.
So, the city has a third party archival system that requires a $30 payment to pull up the original agreement, which I don't really wanna do... Or I can drive there, and request a copy in person, which is more difficult. But we can extrapolate other information from the 2016 License.
"6. COMPENSATION TO THE LICENSOR: As part of the consideration for Licensor’s agreement to allow the Licensee to license and use the Arena as provided hereunder, and to furnish the goods and services provided for hereunder, Licensee shall pay to the Licensor for the services provided herein:
a. RENTAL PAYMENT: Licensee covenants and agrees to pay Licensor a rental for each game played during the regular hockey season, pre-season and the playoffs in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); provided, however, that there shall be an additional charge of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each game in which Licensee requests that the upper bowl be available for ticket sales. This does not include ice time rental for practice and training sessions or any reimbursable expense of the Licensor."
So it say's that Venuworks will pay a rental of $1000 per game, per level used. Further down it also say this;
"12. CONTROL OF PREMISES: In renting said space to Licensee, Licensor does not relinquish the right to control the management thereof, and to enforce all necessary and proper rules for the management and operation of the same and the City of Evansville Redevelopment Commission, its deputies, and its Manager may enter the same, and all of the demised premises, at any time and on any occasion. "
That part seems to say that Venuworks does not have exclusive rights to the center, and in the end, the city retains the management rights.
Sounds oddly similar to renting a campground or hotel room. (I know, strange comparison.)