Consent 1.F.1.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 08/22/2011
- TITLE
- Yellowstone Art Museum Oktoberfest
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Mumford
- Department:
- Public Works
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
A street closure has been requested for the following event:
Who: Yellowstone Art Museum
Event: Oktoberfest
Date and Time: Saturday October 1 from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm
Where: N. 26th between 4th Ave N and 6th Ave N
Recommended conditions of approval include Yellowstone Art Museum: 1. Provide a certificate of insurance with required liability amounts naming the City of Billings as additional insured 2. Provide and install adequate traffic barricades directing motorists around closure 3. Provide a ten foot wide unobstructed lane on the closed streets to provide access for emergency vehicles 4. Contact all businesses/residents affected and make them aware of the event 5. Clean the area to be used after the event and provide and empty waste cans
Who: Yellowstone Art Museum
Event: Oktoberfest
Date and Time: Saturday October 1 from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm
Where: N. 26th between 4th Ave N and 6th Ave N
Recommended conditions of approval include Yellowstone Art Museum: 1. Provide a certificate of insurance with required liability amounts naming the City of Billings as additional insured 2. Provide and install adequate traffic barricades directing motorists around closure 3. Provide a ten foot wide unobstructed lane on the closed streets to provide access for emergency vehicles 4. Contact all businesses/residents affected and make them aware of the event 5. Clean the area to be used after the event and provide and empty waste cans
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council may:
• Approve the request to close streets for the event; or
• Deny the street closure
• Approve the request to close streets for the event; or
• Deny the street closure
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Administrative time to process the permit is offset by the application fee. Any Police assistance, traffic control, and litter removal are the responsibility of the Yellowstone Art Museum
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the street closure named above for the annual Yellowstone Art Museum Oktoberfest event.