Fiscal Note
There will likely be a minimal increase in General Fund revenues derived from an increase in permit fees.
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Amending Secs. 10.056(3)(a) and 10.056(7) of the Madison General Ordinances to remove the City Clerk from the Street Use Staff Team roster and raise the fee for a street use permit for a multiple-day event.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance raises the fee for a street use permit for a multiple-day event from $50 to $100. The new fee will only apply to events taking place on two or more consecutive days. The ordinance also increases from $1,000 to $3,000 the cash or bond required to be posted for a closure of more than 3 blocks of the capitol square. Finally, this ordinance removes the City Clerk from the roster of the Street Use Staff Team.***********************************************************************************
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subdivision (a) of Subsection (3) entitled "Street Use Staff Team" of Section 10.056 entitled "Street Use Permit" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(a) The Street Use Staff Team shall consist of representatives of the city Clerk, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Police, Fire, Risk Management and Metro; the Divisions of Parks and Streets; the State Capitol Police and additional city staff as necessary. Team coordination shall be provided by the Parks Division."
2. Subsection (7) entitled "Fees" of Section 10.056 entitled "Street Use Permit" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(7) Fees.
(a) Application Fee. A nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be submitted with an application for each one-day event. If the application is for an event that requires street closure for two (2) or more consecutive days, the fee shall be one hundred dollars $100. If the application is for single-day identical street closures for the same location for more than one occasion or event within a twelve (12) month period, the application fee shall be one-hundred and fifty dollars ($150). The application fee includes the administrative costs of processing the application. For events in the 700-800 blocks of State Street and residential neighborhood events of not more than two (2) blocks, the fee shall also include minimal use of City equipment and services. However, additional fees for actual costs of services and equipment provided may be incurred for any event, under Par. (c) below.
(b) Cash or Bond Deposit for Capitol Square Certain Events. Prior to issuing a Street Use pPermit for street use on any portion of the Capitol Square or closure of more than three (3) blocks city-wide, the applicant shall post a minimum of $1,000 three thousand dollars ($3,000) cash, certified check, or one thousand dollars ($1,000) cash or a surety bond in a form approved by the Risk Manager or the City Attorney to guarantee payment of the actual cost of City equipment and the City services provided. The cash or bond shall be delivered to the Parks Division to the attention of the Event Coordinator. Bonds will be forwarded to the Risk Manager for review.
(c) Fees for equipment rental and additional services. Event sponsors may rent equipment or arrange for services from the City as available. Additionally, if the street use results in more than the minimal use of any City equipment or any City services, whether or not such use was requested or expected, the event sponsor shall pay the actual costs for use of that equipment and services in accordance with a schedule determined by each department/division that bills for services and/or provides equipment for an event. The applicant shall agree to pay, within 20 days of billing, any additional actual costs, such as additional barricades or trash barrels, incurred by the City by the occasion of the event and its participants for City services and use of City-owned equipment."