9377First Amendment Rent Support Agreement – Vail Valley Art Guild October 7, 2026
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE RENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT
VAIL VALLEY ART GUILD
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIS RENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) dated as of October
2, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the Town of Avon, a Colorado home rule municipality (“Avon”),
and the Vail Valley Art Guild, a Colorado not for profit corporation (“VVAG”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Avon and VVAG desire to promote art in the Avon community and support local artists; and,
WHEREAS, GAC Avon LP, LLC, (the Seasons ground floor commercial owner) desires to support arts in
the Avon community and has offered a lease of ground floor commercial space to VVAG known as Unit C2,
Seasons Building, 137 Benchmark Rd, Avon, CO 81620 (“Premise”); and,
WHEREAS, Avon and VVAG find that establishing a location for VVAG that is centrally located in Avon and
adjacent to the Main Street Pedestrian Mall will promote activation of this area and will better facilitate
Community interest and involvement in the VVAG and arts in general.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES AND COVENANTS
CONTAINED HEREIN, AVON AND VVAG AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. RENT SUPPORT: Town of Avon agrees to contribute $1,925 per month ($23,100.03 per year)
(“Rent Support”) commencing on January 1, 2027, continuing for two (2) years and expiring on
December 31, 2028. Rent support shall increase 3.5% per year as follows: Year 2 = $1,992.38 per
month. Avon’s commitment to Rent Support shall not exceed 24 total monthly payments and shall
expire on December 1, 2028. Avon’s commitment to Rent Support shall be conditioned on VVAG
renting the Premise from GAC Avon LP, LLC.
2. ACTIVATION OF PREMISE: VVAG agrees to activate the Premise through the following minimum
activities:
a. Board Meetings: VVAG shall hold its VVAG Board of Directors meetings at the Premise,
provided that VVAG may hold its Board of Directors meeting at other locations if needed for
community outreach and may conduct virtual video meetings when appropriate.
b. Gallery Display: VVAG shall utilize the Premise as an art gallery and display art.
c. Work Shops and Seminars: VVAG shall routinely organize and host work shops and
seminars for all levels of artist proficiency and interest. (at least 6 per year).
d. Events: VVAG shall organize and host events that promote appreciation and awareness of
arts (at least 2 per year).
3. COLLABORATION: VVAG agrees to collaborate with Avon to promote art in Avon, including but not
limited to the following:
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a. Art District: Coordinating and supporting efforts with Avon to pursue “art district” designation,
including efforts to develop a strategic plan for Art in Avon.
b. Art Activations: Coordinating and supporting efforts by Avon to host art shows and art related
activations on the Main Street Pedestrian Mall.
c. Board of Directors: Inviting and appointing two Avon officials to be members of the VVAG
Board of Directors. Avon Town Council shall designate the Avon officials to participate on the
VVAG Board of Directors. Avon officials may include elected or appointed officials or full-time
employees of Avon.
d. Rebranding: VVAG agrees to consider rebranding the organization name to reference Avon.
4. INDEMNIFICATION: VVAG agrees to indemnify and defend Avon from any claims arising from
VVAG’s lease and occupation of the Premises, except those claims which arise from negligence by
Avon.
5. DEFAULT, TERMINATION: In the event of default by VVAG, Avon may provide a written Notice of
Default to VVAG with thirty (30) days to cure. If such default is not cured within 30 days, Avon may
elect to terminate this Agreement in writing and shall have no further obligations to make payments
as described herein.
6. NO WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY: Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
waive, limit, or otherwise modify any governmental immunity that may be available by law to the
Town, its officials, employees, contractors, or agents, or any other person acting on behalf of the
Town and, in particular, governmental immunity afforded or available pursuant to the Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act, Title 24, Article 10, Part 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
7. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES: Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to or shall create a
contractual relationship with, cause of action in favor of, or claim for relief for, any third party, including any
agent, sub-consultant or sub-contractor of Contractor. Absolutely no third-party beneficiaries are intended by
this Agreement. Any third-party receiving a benefit from this Agreement is an incidental and unintended
beneficiary only.
VAIL VALLEY ART GUILD
BY:__________________________________
President
TOWN OF AVON
BY:__________________________________ ATTEST:__________________________________
Eric Heil, Town Manager Miguel Jauregui Casanueva, Town Clerk
Eric Heil (Oct 7, 2026 14:03:24 MDT)
Eric Heil
Danita Dempsey (Oct 7, 2026 15:42:43 MDT)
Danita Dempsey
First Amendment to the Rent Support
Agreement Final 10.7.2026
Final Audit Report 2026-10-08
Created:2026-10-07
By:Danita Dempsey (ddempsey@avon.org)
Status:Signed
Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAAKsL4PBmX_Uq1VSKiD791LzR2dvZ35Ium
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