The City Council approved a resolution creating a 10-member Ad Hoc Council Advisory Committee on Right-of-Way Special Events at its Dec. 9, 2013, meeting. The committee's purpose is to balance requests for a growing number of events in the right-of-way with the needs of businesses, residents and the public, and to investigate the costs to the City and the potential impact on infrastructure of permitting such events. The first meeting is expected to be held in February 2014, and the committee is scheduled to report back to the Council with recommendations by Dec. 31, 2014. The City Administrator's Office will provide staff support. The following individuals have agreed to serve on the committee and their appointments are recommended: • A City Council member; • A Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau representative – Alex Tyson; • An events coordinator - Amanda Lechner, MAC Productions; • A veteran Downtown retail business owner – Mike Smith, The Soup Place; • A newer Downtown retail business owner – Sean Graves, Hooligan’s; • A Cultural Partners representative – William R. “Woody” Woods, Alberta Bair Theater; • A Downtown Billings Alliance representative – Lisa Harmon; • A hospital representative -- Julie Burton, Billings Clinic Director of Communications and board member, Women’s Run and Downtown Billings Association; • A Downtown residential owner – Randy Hafer, High Plains Architects; and • A Downtown non-retail owner -- Todd Buchanan, Buchanan Capital.

The Council may: --Appoint the committee as recommended; --Postpone action; --Appoint alternate members to the committee.

The only cost involved in the committee's work will be the time of staff who provide information or support for the process.

Staff recommends the appointment of the individuals listed above.