Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works Department

 

 

TO:

Charles F. Soules, P.E., Director of Public Works

FROM:

Mark Thiel, Assistant Public Works Director

CC:

Tarik Khatib, Chief of Police

DATE:

March 10, 2015

RE:

2015 Food Truck / Cider Gallery Event – Saturday May 2, 2015

 

The Cider Gallery has requested a Street Event Temporary Use of Right-of-Way Permit for the Kansas Food Truck Festival, scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2015. They request permission to close the 800 Block of Pennsylvania Street, from 8th Street to 9th Street, and the 600 block of E. 8th Street. They also requested permission for the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol associated with this event on the public right-of-way (see attached map).

 

The Cider Gallery has also requested a small amount of city provided services and staff is in support of this request.

 

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.

 

The sale, 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. 9095 would temporarily allow the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol on the 800 block of Pennsylvania and the 600 block of E. 8th Street on Saturday May 2, 2015 from 12:00 P.M. to 11:59 P.M. during this event.

 

The city has sent out notice of this event and pending City Commission action to adjacent property owners. This notice included Penny’s Concrete and the City of Lawrence Utilities Department. Access in and out of those locations will be maintained during the event.

 

In addition, 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        

Adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 9095, allowing the sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol in the 800 block of Pennsylvania Street, and the 600 block of E. 8th Street, on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. during this event.

 

Approve a Street Event Temporary Use of Public Right-of-Way Permit for the Kansas Food Truck Festival, allowing the closure of the 800 block of Pennsylvania Street from 8th Street to 9th Street, and the 600 block of E. 8th Street on Saturday, May 2, 2015.