A street closure has been requested for the following event:

Who: Al Bedoo Shrine 
Event: Elephants on Broadway 
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where:  Under Skypoint between the 2700 and 2800 blocks of 2nd Avenue North and the 100 and 200 blocks of North 28th Street

Recommended conditions of approval include Shrine Circus:
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 minimum ten foot wide unobstructed lane along all 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

The Council may:
• Approve the request to close streets for the event; or
• Deny the street closure

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 Al Bedoo Shrine.

Staff recommends that Council approve the street closure named above for the annual Al Bedoo Shrine Circus event.