City of Madison - File #: 22340

• File #: 22340
• Version: 1
• Name: To extend the closing hours at Warner Park to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2011 for the 19th annual Rhythm & Booms Independence Day fireworks event.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/3/2011
• In control: BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
• On agenda: 6/7/2011
• Final action: 6/7/2011
• Enactment date: 6/10/2011
• Enactment #: RES-11-00503
• Title: To extend the closing hours at Warner Park to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2011 for the 19th annual Rhythm & Booms Independence Day fireworks event. (12th AD)
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Anita Weier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/7/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
5/17/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
5/11/2011	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
5/3/2011	1	Parks Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

No appropriation required.

Title

To extend the closing hours at Warner Park to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2011 for the 19^th annual Rhythm & Booms Independence Day fireworks event.  (12^th AD)

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 approved 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.

Madison Fireworks, Inc. is hosting its 19^th annual Rhythm & Booms Independence Day fireworks event to provide an evening of musically choreographed fireworks, carnival, concessions, music stages and beer garden to benefit the citizens of Madison and local charities on Saturday, July 2, 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 Warner Park from 10:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on July 2, 2011 to allow the 19^th annual "Rhythm & Booms " Independence Day fireworks event of musically choreographed fireworks, carnival, concessions, musical stages and beer garden for the enjoyment of citizens of Madison and to raise funds to benefit local charities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council hereby extends the closing hours for Warner Park from 10:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on July 2, 2011 to allow the 19^th annual "Rhythm & Booms " Independence Day event of musically choreographed fireworks, carnival, concessions, musical stages and beer garden for the enjoyment of citizens of Madison and to raise funds to benefit local charities.