Explanation
Background: This ordinance will grant permission to the Friends of Doo Dah to apply for a temporary liquor permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages at the 2008 Doo Dah Parade to be held on July 4. This organization wishes to sell alcoholic beverages to eligible patrons on Brickel Alley and High Street between Buttles Avenue and Russell Street that will be used for this event. This is the first year for the Doo Dah Parade to sell alcoholic beverages. The City of Columbus, acting by and through its Director of Recreation and Parks, is required to grant approval to the organizer of this event so they may obtain the required permits from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to grant consent to Friends of Doo Dah to apply for permission to sell alcoholic beverages at the 2008 Doo Dah Parade and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Doo Dah Parade will take place on July 4, 2008; and
WHEREAS, following precedent, the organizer of this event wishes to sell alcoholic beverages at said event; and
WHEREAS, to this end, permission from the City of Columbus is required as it is the property owner involved;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the ususal daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to grant consent to the Friends of Doo Dah in order for them to meet permit deadlines established by the Ohio Division of Liquor Control; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to grant consent on behalf of the City of Columbus to the Friends of Doo Dah to apply for the appropriate liquor permits to enable the non-profit group to sell alcoholic beverages during the hours specified in said permits and at specified locations during their 2008 special event.
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.