pw_jefferson_block_party_event

Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works Department

TO:	Charles Soules, Director of Public Works
FROM:	Mark Thiel, Assistant Public Works Director
CC:	Tarik Khatib, Chief of Police Mark Bradford, Fire Medical Chief
DATE:	August 4, 2014
RE:	Event Permit – 2014 Jefferson’s Boys and Girls Club Block Party ( October 4, 2014)

Jefferson’s restaurant, located at 743 Massachusetts Street, has requested an event permit to close the 100 block of W. 8^th Street (see attached map) from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2014 for the Jefferson’s Boys and Girls Club Block Party. They have also requested an ordinance to allow the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol within the public right of way.

The request to sell, possess and consume alcohol within the public right of way has been reviewed pursuant to City of Lawrence Code, Chapter IV, Article 1, Section 4-113 and the event was not found to be within 400 feet of a church or school.

Possession and consumption of alcohol on the right-of-way is generally prohibited, unless the City Commission adopts an ordinance exempting an area from that prohibition. The attached Ordinance No. 9033 would temporarily allow the possession and consumption of alcohol in the 100 block of W. 8^th Street during this event.

This event will not coincide with a KU home football game weekend.

Notice of Commission review/approval for this event for the August 19, 2014 commission agenda was sent to property owners and businesses in the area (see attached). In addition, Planning, Police, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Fire/Medical, Lawrence Transit, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., and the Chamber of Commerce all have reviewed this permit with no issues.

ACTION

Approve an event permit allowing the closure of the 100 block of W 8^th Street from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday October 4, 2014 for the Jefferson’s Boys and Girls Club Block Party.

Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9033, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol in the 100 block of W. 8^th Street during the event.