City of Madison - File #: 03233

• File #: 03233
• Version: 1
• Name: Food for Thought Festival
• 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-06-00423
• Title: To SUSPEND the handcrafted goods and personally prepared food vending restrictions Saturday, September 16, 2006 during the Food for Thought Festival and authorizing the Dane County REAP Food Group, as sponsor of the event, to select vendors, vending sites and performers for the duration of the event on the 100 block 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
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 Saturday, September 16, 2006 during the Food for Thought Festival and authorizing the Dane County REAP Food Group, as sponsor of the event, to select vendors, vending sites and performers for the duration of the event on the 100 block 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 Food for Thought Festival is such a special event; and

WHEREAS, the sponsor of the event, the Dane County REAP Food Group, 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 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, the Dane County REAP Food Group 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 Special Event Vending License for all selected vendors, as required by sec. 9.13(2) and(3); and

WHEREAS, the Dane County REAP Food Group agrees to obtain a...