City of Madison - File #: 03220

• File #: 03220
• Version: 1
• Name: Cows on the Concourse
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/20/2006
• In control: STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION
• On agenda: 5/16/2006
• Final action: 5/16/2006
• Enactment date: 5/19/2006
• Enactment #: RES-06-00411
• Title: To SUSPEND the handcrafted goods and personally prepared food vending restrictions on June 3, 2006 during the 26th Anniversary COWS ON THE CONCOURSE and authorizing the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee, 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 the 100 & 200 blocks of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/16/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt and Close the Public Hearing	Pass
5/10/2006	1	STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
4/26/2006	1	VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (prior to 11-01-2007)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
4/20/2006	1	DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
4/4/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer For Public Hearing
4/4/2006	1	STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION	Refer
4/4/2006	1	STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION	Refer
3/27/2006	1	Parks Division	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
3/27/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
3/27/2006	1	Parks Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
To SUSPEND the handcrafted goods and personally prepared food vending restrictions on June 3, 2006 during the 26th Anniversary COWS ON THE CONCOURSE and authorizing the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee, 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 the 100 & 200 blocks of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Body
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, the 27th Annual COWS ON THE CONCOURSE is such a special event; and

WHEREAS, the sponsor of the event, the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee, wishes to suspend MGO Sec. 9.13(6)(b) regarding handcrafted, homemade goods and personally prepared foods; and

WHEREAS, no vending licenses or sidewalk cafe licenses will be invalidated and

WHEREAS, all licensed vendors holding Mall/Concourse licenses and assigned sites at the corners of E. and W. Main and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., within the perimeter of the event, will be relocated to a location on the State Street Mall/Concourse Area outside the perimeter of the event pursuant to the authority in Sec. 9.13(6)(k)5; and

WHEREAS, the event sponsor wishes to select additional vendors, salespersons and vending sites to sell products during the special event; and

WHEREAS, Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee agrees to limit any vendors selected by its event to selling food and beverages and promotional materials specifically related to the event; such as T-shirts, posters, souvenirs or other related items; and

WHEREAS, the event sponsor shall obtain a Spe...