Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
To SUSPEND the handcrafted goods, personally prepared food vending restrictions and INVALIDATE Mall/Concourse vending licenses from 6:00p.m. July 8 to 9:00p.m. July 10, 2011 in the areas specified below for the benefit of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, so that the 53rd Annual ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE may occur.
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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 53rd Annual ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE is such a special event; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, as sponsor of the event, agrees to obtain a Street Use Permit for the setup and conduct of this event from 6:00p.m. July 8 to 9:00p.m. July 10, 2011 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, the sponsor of the event, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art wishes to insure the integrity, comprehensiveness and success of the 53rd Annual ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE by retaining control over the vending of both goods and food, and has demonstrated that special conditions exist which warrant such action by the 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 electr...
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