Consent 1.N.2.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 03/14/2011
- TITLE
- Elephants on Broadway
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Mumford
- Department:
- Public Works
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Al Bedoo Shrine Circus and Tim Goodridge request street closures from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm between the 2700 and 2800 blocks of 2nd Avenue North and the 100 and 200 blocks of North 28th Street under Skypoint for its annual “Elephants on Broadway” Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
Recommended conditions of approval include the Shrine Circus:
1. Contact all businesses and make them aware of the event
2. Clean the area to be used and provide and empty waste cans
3. Notify all emergency facilities, bus lines and media making them aware of the event
4. Provide and install adequate traffic barricades and signs directing motorists around closure
5. Provide certificate of insurance naming City of Billings as additional insured
6. Provide a minimum of 10ft wide unobstructed lane on all streets that will be closed for emergency access
Recommended conditions of approval include the Shrine Circus:
1. Contact all businesses and make them aware of the event
2. Clean the area to be used and provide and empty waste cans
3. Notify all emergency facilities, bus lines and media making them aware of the event
4. Provide and install adequate traffic barricades and signs directing motorists around closure
5. Provide certificate of insurance naming City of Billings as additional insured
6. Provide a minimum of 10ft wide unobstructed lane on all streets that will be closed for emergency access
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council may:
• Approve request to close street for the event; or
• Deny the street closure
• Approve request to close street for the event; or
• Deny the street closure
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There are no costs to the City of Billings for this event.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the temporary closure of the streets named above for this annual event "Elephants on Broadway".