Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will grant permission to the following groups to apply for a temporary liquor permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages at special events to be held during 2013:
1) Greater Columbus Arts Council for the Columbus Arts Festival, June 7-9;
2) Ronald McDonald House Charities for the Park Street Festival, June 7-9;
3) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Westerville Education Challenge; Red, White & Boom Inc. and WaterFire Columbus for WaterFire Columbus, June 14, July 13, July 26, Aug. 2, Aug. 16, Sept. 6, Sept. 27-29;
4) Stonewall Columbus for the Columbus Pride Festival, June 21-22;
5) Columbus Softball Association for the Bat-N-Rouge Charity Softball Game, June 23;
6) Community Festival for Comfest, June 28-30;
7) Red, White & Boom Inc. for Red, White & Boom, July 3;
8) Friends of Doo Dah for the Doo Dah Parade & Party, July 4;
9) North Market Development Authority for the North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival, July 12-14;
10) Friends of the Cultural Arts Center for the Jazz & Rib Fest, July 19-21;
11) Columbus Association for the Performing Arts for Festival Latino, August 10-11;
12) Columbus Rotary, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Columbus Police Relief Fund, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Birthright of Columbus, Neighborhood Services Inc., Kids-N-Camp and Charity Newsies for the Varsity Club Crank-Up Parties, Aug. 31, Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 23;
13) Arts Foundation of Olde Towne for the Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival, Sept. 6-8;
14) North Market Development Authority for the Columbus Microbrew Festival, Sept. 13-15;
15) Independents’ Day Inc. for Independents’ Day Festival, Sept. 20-22;
16) Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church for the Columbus Italian Festival, Oct. 11-13;
17) Short North Alliance for the HighBall Halloween, Oct. 25-27.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to grant consent to various organizations to apply for permissio...
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