City of Madison - File #: 21551

• File #: 21551
• Version: 1
• Name: To extend the closing hours at Olbrich Botanical Gardens to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2011 for the 24th annual Rhapsody in Bloom benefit dinner and dance.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/28/2011
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 3/29/2011
• Final action: 3/29/2011
• Enactment date: 4/1/2011
• Enactment #: RES-11-00286
• Title: To extend the closing hours at Olbrich Botanical Gardens to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2011 for the 24th annual Rhapsody in Bloom benefit dinner and dance. ADs 6 & 15
• Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel, Larry Palm, Joseph R. Clausius, Paul E. Skidmore

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/29/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
3/15/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt	Pass
3/10/2011	1	Parks Division	Referred for Introduction
3/9/2011	1		RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
3/9/2011	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER

Fiscal Note

No appropriation required.

Title

To extend the closing hours at Olbrich Botanical Gardens to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2011 for the 24^th annual Rhapsody in Bloom benefit dinner and dance.  ADs 6 & 15

Body

PREAMBLE

Section 8.21 of the Madison General Ordinances, "Public Parks to Be Closed During Certain Hours", provides that parks shall be closed at 10 p.m. except where closing hours may be extended by the Superintendent of Parks to 11 p.m. due to scheduled recreational events.  It further provides that the Common Council may by Resolution permit specific parks to be open after 11 p.m. for designated events approved by the Common Council.

Olbrich Botanical Gardens is hosting its 24^th annual special fundraising event "Rhapsody in Bloom" to provide an evening dinner and dance to benefit Olbrich Botanical Gardens on Saturday, June 18, 2011 and desires to remain open until 11:30 p.m.

The Park Commission recommends that the Common Council approve the extension of the closing hours of Olbrich Botanical Gardens from 10:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on June 18, 2011 to allow the 24th annual "Rhapsody in Bloom" evening dinner and dance to raise funds to benefit Olbrich Botanical Gardens.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby extends the closing hours for Olbrich Botanical Gardens from 10:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on June 18, 2011 to allow the 24^th annual "Rhapsody in Bloom" evening dinner and dance to raise funds to benefit Olbrich Botanical Gardens.