Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works Department

TO:	Charles F. Soules, P.E. Director of Public Works
FROM:	Mark Thiel, Assistance Public Works Director
CC:	Tarik Khatib, Chief Of Police Mark Bradford, Chief of Fire / Medical
DATE:	August 25, 2014
RE:	Event Permit – KU Band Day Parade : Saturday September 20, 2014

The University of Kansas Band has requested a street event permit to close various streets downtown (see map) on Saturday, September 20, 2014, for the 2014 KU Band Day Parade Event. The exact time of the event will be determined at a later date due to the KU Football game time for this date not being set as of this action.  For example, if the game was at 11:00 a.m. the parade would begin staging at 6:30 a.m. with the parade taking place from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. This is a 2 ½ time slot 2 hours prior to game time.

The parade will begin at 7^th and Massachusetts and the route will follow its traditional path south on Massachusetts Street to South Park. The parade will follow the Lawrence Police Department Operations Plan (see attached plan).

Closures for Staging: (see map – streets identified in red)

Vermont St.	South of 6^th St.	North of 8^th St.
Kentucky St.	South of 6^th St.	North of 8^th St.
7^th St.	East of Tennessee St.	West of Massachusetts St.

In addition; Planning, Police, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Fire/Medical, Lawrence Transit, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., and the Chamber all have reviewed this permit with no issues.

ACTION

Approve a street event permit for the KU Band Day Parade event to close various streets downtown on Saturday September 20, 2014 from a time yet to be determined.