Explanation
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to grant consent to various organizations to apply for permission to sell alcoholic beverages at the following 2012 events: Columbus Arts Festival; WaterFire Columbus; Park Street Festival; Columbus Pride Festival; Bat-N-Rouge Charity Softball Game; Comfest; Red, White & Boom; Doo Dah Parade & Party; North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival; Jazz & Rib Fest; Festival Latino; Varsity Club Crank-Up Parties; Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival; Columbus Microbrew Festival; Independents' Day Festival; Columbus Italian Festival; and the HighBall Halloween.
These organizations wish to sell alcoholic beverages to eligible patrons on various city streets and city property to be used for the events. There were no reports of public intoxication at these events last year.
The City of Columbus, acting by and through its Director of Recreation and Parks, is required to grant approval to the organizer of these events so they may obtain the required permits from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to grant consent to various organizations to apply for permission to sell alcoholic beverages at events such as the WaterFire Columbus and Red, White and Boom 2012; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the following special events listed in Section 1 will take place during 2012; and
WHEREAS, following precedent, the organizers of these events wish to sell alcoholic beverages at said events; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks in that it is immediately necessary to grant consent for these organizations to apply for permission to sell alcoholic beverages to allow time for their applications to be processed; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and P...
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