C H A R T E R
VISION STATEMENT
City Club is a safe place for passionate and caring people to explore our differences, discover our common ground, and enrich our world, while having a good time.
MISSION STATEMENT
City Club strives to provide a place of exceptional beauty and function to support a diverse and gifted community of extraordinary business and social entrepreneurs. We strive to help our members reach their highest potential through member-sponsored education and civic events, mentorship, fine dining and meaningful social interactions.
OVERVIEW
City Club is an inclusive private business and social community offering inspired spaces to work, socialize and reside. We offer gourmet food, fine wine, exotic cocktails, engaging programs, and a wifi-enabled award-winning garden in which to work and socialize. City Club offers three different membership levels to accommodate the diverse needs of our members.
M E M B E R S H I P C A T E G O R I E S
City Club requires all potential candidates to study our website and this Charter before filing an application indicating why and how they are an ideal candidate for membership. Applicants must then schedule a tour and an interview with a Club representative to determine which type of membership is most suitable for their needs.
BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP
The following two categories of Business membership are designed for members who require a structured work environment, includes all the benefits of Social Membership outlined below, in addition to:
24/7 Access to Highland and its gardens.
Unlimited high-speed fiber optic WiFi throughout Highland and its gardens.
Up to 100 free pages of copy/print/scan per month.
Special pricing for parking, conference room reservation, private lockers, addressing and administrative assistance services.
City Club offers two tiers of Membership based on a member’s work requirements:
Seat: The privilege of using a seat anywhere in the building and gardens. Free use of any phone room when available. Eight hours of free conference room per month.
Private Office: Highland City Club has 25 private offices with 12’ ceilings and 8’ windows available for rent subject to annual leases. Highland tenants are entitled to all the privileges of Social and Business members.
Business Members commit to an initial six month membership to defray the initial cost of their admission and onboarding. After the initial six month period, membership will be automatically renewed on a month-to-month basis, unless a member has entered into a long-term lease for a private office.
SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP
Social members have access to City Club’s facilities during public hours and may attend scheduled club events. Social members enjoy a range of benefits including delicious and healthy meals, guest house and venue rentals, lectures, movies, concerts, community partnership interactions, complimentary organic coffee & tea, and healthy snacks when available.
After completing the initial application, applicants are required to meet with a City Club management representative to verify that a Social membership is the right fit for them, and upon acceptance, pay a one time joining fee to partially defray the initial cost of the club’s construction.
Spouses and partners of Social members residing at the same residential address are eligible to join City Club without paying an additional joining fee, with monthly dues equal to one-half of the Social member.
Social members under the age of 25 are not required to pay a joining fee. For detailed information, see our current Pricing Schedule attached.
SOCIAL PLUS MEMBERSHIP
This category of membership is designed for members who have a home office, and/or travel extensively, so although they want the option to both socialize and work at Highland, their need for and use of the Club is limited.
Social Plus Members are allowed 10 days of access to Highland per month, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, and must check in at the Concierge each time they arrive to attend an event, lunch, work, or meet with colleagues. Attending a lunch or an event will qualify as one of the ten allotted days, so members are encouraged to plan their visits to the Club to avoid additional daily pass charges.
Social Plus Membership includes access to a dedicated WiFi credential for personal use only, and can not be shared with Guests. The daily WiFi Credential is available at the Concierge for Guests visiting or staying for the day to work with a Day Pass.
This Membership tier does not include dedicated free Meeting Room access, but members can book Meeting Rooms through their Mobile App, which shows the rental rate for each room before confirming your booking.
HIGHLAND INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANITY
All City Club members are an integral part of Highland Institute. While City Club strives to create a safe place in which members are encouraged to discuss any topic, Highland Institute strives to create a vehicle through which members can generate, vet and act upon their ideas together.
City Club members are encouraged to help accelerate the advancement of humanity through their respective areas of expertise, by balancing the Yin of the City Club with the Yang of Highland Institute through the merger of applied evolutionary thinking, scientific research and technology tools, combined with the best practices of compassionate Capitalism.
In the spirit of achieving a balance between words and actions, while City Club promotes discussion and prohibits promotion and fundraising, Highland Institute engages in all legal efforts, means and actions, including networking, fundraising and co-investing amongst members, to advance initiatives and projects focused on the advancement of humanity.
MEMBER AND GUEST PRIVILEGES
City Club’s foundation is a set of principles that support our core culture. Below is a comprehensive list of the policies and procedures that guide our community.
Members may host up to three guests at one time during public hours and City Club functions, unless the event is specified as member-only. Member hosts must accompany and take responsibility for the actions of their invited guests at all times, to ensure their guests feel welcomed and comply with all City Club guidelines. Parties of five or more require special reservation and pricing. Applicable guest fees will be charged to the host member’s account only.
Social Members are allowed to use the club’s lower level and the gardens only, unless they buy a day pass, which allows them to gain wifi access and the ability to work at Highland. Business and Social Plus Members are welcome throughout the building and gardens at any time.
City Club forbids the use of cellphones in common areas during social meals and events. Members who need to make or receive an urgent call must use designated spaces located throughout the building and the gardens.
All members are required to dress appropriately and tastefully at all times. City Club reserves the right to request that a member leave the club premises if not dressed appropriately.
To maintain the safety of our members and preserve the beauty of our award winning gardens, pets are not permitted on City Club facilities without management’s prior written consent.
City Club does not allow smoking anywhere on the premises, including the gardens.
City Club reserves the right to temporarily close part or all of the club’s common areas for special functions, meetings, and maintenance.
Parking is available to members and their guests for an hourly, daily or monthly fee. Highland monitors and charges for parking using sophisticated cameras and computers that record license plate numbers upon entry and exit. Members are responsible for registering their car license plates with management. Parking charges for members and their guests will be reflected in the members’ monthly invoice. See attached price schedule for current parking rates.
Upon joining, each member will receive an engraved name tag, and a customized electronic access card that will register each member’s visit to the club. To maintain a welcoming environment and to track services and charges, all members are encouraged to wear their name tags during club functions. When leaving City Club, members must return their name tags to their place on the wall at the club’s lower level.
City Club is proud to serve fine wine, beer and cocktails to our members and their guests from our wine cellar. City Club abides by all Colorado laws for alcohol consumption, therefore all members’ guests must be at least 21 years of age, with proper identification, to consume alcohol on the premises. City Club does not serve alcohol to the general public, and reserves the right to refrain from serving alcohol to any member or guest at management’s sole discretion.
To preserve the integrity of City Club as a Securus Locus (A Safe Place), City Club prohibits promotion, solicitation, fundraising or marketing products and services during events and social gatherings. Members are required to confine business discussions to private conversations.
City Club has strict rules about photography and videography on-premise. Members must outline their intended use of the Club for any photography or videography for either personal or commercial use in writing with a requested date of visitation. A $500 ‘Photography Fee’ will be charged. Plants, furniture, art, or other equipment or decoration must not be moved. Members cannot interfere with the shared use of spaces during any approved photography or videography unless permitted by the City Club team in writing.
City Club employees are an integral part of our community. Members and their guests are expected to treat staff members with respect and must refrain from using loud or aggressive language. All complaints, criticisms or personal issues with City Club staff and their performance should be expressed to the City Club Manager directly and in private. City Club strictly prohibits its members from soliciting City Club employees for part or full-time work.
Each member shall provide accurate and complete contact information through our Member On-Boarding process. This includes information like Phone and Email, as well as more personalized information about yourself collected through our Membership Application. This is specific to the tier of Membership being applied for. Creation of your Mobile App profile is also required, this is how Members manage different aspects of their experience like Bookings, Orders, Payments, Invoices, Chat, and more. We recommend integrating payment with our ACH setup to avoid the automated 3% Credit Card processing fee.
Members must study and abide by the Community Standards regarding pets, noise and other daily routines to better understand the club’s rules for daily management and operation.
MEMBERSHIP HELD BY LEGAL ENTITY
City Club is a community of individuals, however, for legal, tax and financial benefit of our members, a City Club membership may be issued in the name of a corporation, partnership or trust. The membership entity must then designate one individual who will have City Club membership benefits and is responsible for managing payment of dues and charges. No one other than the designated member is entitled to City Club membership benefits. City Club memberships are not transferable.
SCHOLARSHIPS
City Club’s primary goal is to create an enlightened community. In the event a potential City Club member is an ideal candidate but otherwise unable to financially afford the applicable joining fees, monthly dues and/or meal expenses, we have set aside a number of memberships designated as Honorary, Trade, Scholar in Residence, and Artist in Residence to allow full participation by all such members.
City Club scholarship requests are evaluated on a case by case basis, are granted on an annual basis, and may be renewed for as long as City Club, in its sole discretion, determines the respective contributions rendered by recipients merit such scholarships assistance.
MEMBERSHIP SABBATICALS & RESIGNATIONS
Striving to establish a stable community, every City Club member is entitled to a one-time membership sabbatical of up to six months. This sabbatical can be taken for medical, financial or travel reasons. During this time, monthly dues and other membership responsibilities are suspended. At the end of the sabbatical, members can reactivate their membership at the then prevailing monthly rates.
City Club allows each member the opportunity to “quit” their membership twice and still remain eligible for re-application. Threats to ‘quit’ are counted towards this total.
RESIGNATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Members may resign their City Club membership at any time by delivering a written notice of their intent to the City Club manager at least 30 days in advance of their desired resignation date to be effective on the last day of a full month. Resignation, suspension or termination of membership does not release the member from paying delinquent or unpaid charges on their account. Social Members are not entitled to a refund of their initial joining fee if their membership is terminated by City Club.
City Club reserves the right to suspend or terminate a membership if the member knowingly submits false information on the membership form, fails to pay outstanding charges due to City Club or its affiliates, treats City Club employees, visitors and/or other members in an abusive manner, violates the terms and conditions of this Charter, or exhibits conduct deemed unacceptable by City Club’s Management.
USE OF THE FACILITIES
Highland City Club offers its members a wide variety of services and spaces to use, subject to the following rules and regulations.
City Club members are welcome to have lunch at the club during the work week, and invite clients and guests. Each member and up to three guests pay for lunch at a base rate. Additional guests are charged a higher rate. See attached for the prevailing lunch rates.
City Club lunches are custom prepared for each member subject to their dietary restrictions, so all Members are encouraged to make lunch reservations in advance. Because of City Club’s limited kitchen capacity, and our commitment to food quality and freshness, we limit our lunch service to sixty members and guests each day.
City Club is blessed to have seven beautiful and functional conference rooms of varying sizes, shapes and decors. All members and tenants must reserve their desired conference room on the City Club app. Each Tenant and Business member is allowed eight free hours of conference room per month (not including the Library).
All conference room reservations include complimentary self-serve coffee and tea. Meals, snacks, alcoholic drinks and A/V technology services are available for an additional charge.
Social Members can purchase daily passes to work at Highland. Personal hotspot use by Social Members is prohibited on the City Club campus. Business Members and their guests have unlimited personal access to the WiFi network.
Official holidays for Highland City Club are: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Year End. City Club is closed one week per year for Christmas & 4th of July Holidays. Tenants & Business Members have full access to Highland 24/7/365.
F I N A N C I A L A N D L E G A L M A T T E R S
City Club charges each member’s account on the first day of each month for the current month’s dues, plus charges for meals, parking, guests and event fees accrued during the previous month. City Club accepts payments by ACH (direct withdrawal), which does not incur a processing fee, or by credit card, which is subject to a 3% processing fee.
Membership dues and fees are deemed delinquent if they are not paid by the end of the month in which they are billed. Delinquent charges will accrue a 1.5% per month late penalty from the due date until they are paid in full. Members with delinquent accounts will be denied entry to and service at the club.
All prospective and existing members of City Club are responsible for reading City Club’s Membership Charter, and following the terms and conditions established therein. No person is authorized to make any representations on behalf of City Club contrary to or in addition to the information contained herein.
Membership in City Club grants access to the Club’s programs, services and facilities in accordance with the described membership categories. Membership in City Club is not an investment in City Club or its facilities and does not provide members with an equity or ownership interest in, or any vested or prescriptive right to the use of the Club or its facilities.
All City Club Members and their guests assume sole responsibility for their personal property while visiting City Club. City Club shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to any personal property used or stored in the Club’s facilities. Any personal property left in or on the premises for an extended period without City Club’s permission may be disposed of by City Club management, with or without notice.
No person shall remove, take or borrow from City Club’s premises any property, art, artifacts or furniture belonging to City Club for any reason whatsoever without prior written permission. City Club members are liable for any property damage caused by them, their guests or members of their family at any activity or function operated, organized, arranged or sponsored by City Club. The cost of such damage will be charged to the responsible member’s City Club account. City Club uses numerous indoor and outdoor security cameras to monitor and manage Highland City Club. Members are hereby given notice of and consent to the use of such video cameras for the described purpose.
All City Club members, their family and guests who use or accept the use of any appliance, facility, privilege or service owned, leased or operated by City Club, or who engage in any function or other activity operated, organized, arranged or sponsored by City Club, either on or off City Club premises, shall do so at their own risk. By accepting the invitation to join City Club, the member and the member’s family and guests hold City Club, its management, officers, employees, representatives, agents and affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and all loss, cost, claim, injury, damage or liability sustained or incurred as a result of any act or omission, whether due to negligence or otherwise, of any of the Indemnified Parties.
Should any party bound by this Membership Charter bring suit against any of the Indemnified Parties in connection with any event operated, organized, arranged or sponsored by City Club or any other claim or matter in connection with membership in City Club, and fail to obtain judgment therein against the same, said party shall be liable to the Indemnified Parties for all costs and expenses incurred by it in the defense of such suit, including court costs and attorneys’ fees through all appellate proceedings.