Fiscal Note
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To SUSPEND the handcrafted goods, personally prepared food vending restrictions and INVALIDATE certain Mall/Concourse vending licenses from 3:00p.m., Saturday, May 26 to 5:00p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012 during MADISON MARATHON and authorizing Madison Festivals Inc., as sponsor of the special event, to select vendors, vending sites and performers for the duration of the event on the 10 blocks of E. & W. Main St. and Mifflin St., 10 blocks of N. & S. Carroll and Pinckney St. and the 100 blocks of E. Washington Ave. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
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WHEREAS, Section 9.13 (6) of the Madison General Ordinances and the regulations adopted therein control street vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse area; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.13 (6)(k)1 allows the Common Council to suspend specifically enumerated vending ordinances or regulations and establish alternate rules and procedures during a special event; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.13(6)(k)3. authorizes the Common Council to invalidate street vending licenses, Mall-Concourse Vending Licenses and sidewalk cafe licenses within the perimeter of a special event in order to encourage the integrity, comprehensiveness and success of a special event; and
WHEREAS, the MADISON MARATHON is such a special event; and
WHEREAS, Madison Festivals Inc. , as sponsor of the special event, agrees to obtain a Street Use Permit for the setup and conduct of this event from 3:00p.m. May 26 to 5:00p.m. May 27, 2012, and agrees to comply with the conditions of the permit, including but not limited to any conditions placed on the permit by the Street Use Staff Commission; and
WHEREAS, Madison Festivals Inc. , wishes to insure the integrity, comprehensiveness and success of MADISON MARATHON by retaining control over the vending of both goods and food, and has demonstrated that special conditions exist which warrant such action by the Common Council; and
WHEREAS, the sponsors agree to comply with all recommendations of the Street Use Staff Commission and the Vending Coordinator concerning the location of vending sites and use of electricity; and
WHEREAS, street vending or Mall/Concourse vending licenses will be invalidated at this location not more than ten times in the year 2012, including this event:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby SUSPENDS the vending restrictions relating to handcrafted goods, personally prepared food set forth in 9.13(6)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances for the streets specifically described above;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council establishes an alternate rule for vending to allow the event sponsor the right to select additional vendors, salespersons and vending sites within the above-described streets from 3:00p.m. May 26 to 5:00p.m. May 27, 2012 subject to the conditions of the Street Use Permit for placement of vending sites and equipment
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby INVALIDATES all Mall/Concourse vending licenses, with the exception of sidewalk cafe licenses, within above-described streets and sidewalks from 3:00p.m. May 26 to 5:00p.m. May 27, 2012