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 2016 events: Gladden House Community Festival; Columbus Diaper Coalition Block Party; FleaBites Columbus; 50th Anniversary for the Ohio Association of Fire Fighters 2016 Bi-Annual Conference; Tour of Franklinton; Columbus Arts Festival; Park Street Festival; Stonewall Columbus Pride; Columbus Pride Weekend; Bat-N-Rouge Charity Softball Game; The Community Festival; Red, White & Boom; Doo Dah Parade & Party; Deschutes Brewery Street Pub Festival; Ohio Wine Festival; Jazz & Rib Fest; St. Mary Homecoming Festival; Columbus Food Truck Festival; Festival Latino; Fourth & Main Barbeque Block Party; Merion Village Festival; Fashion Meets Music Festival; Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival; Independents’ Day; Eric Carmichael Seafood & Poultry Festival; Ohio Craft Brew Festival; Varsity Club Crank-Up Parties; Tiny Gate Block Parties; Columbus Italian Festival; and the HighBall Halloween.
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 2016:
1) Gladden Community House for the Gladden Community House Festival, May 7;
2) Columbus Diaper Coalition for the Columbus Diaper Coalition Block Party, May 7, Oct. 1;
3) SKAL Columbus for the FleaBites Columbus, May 22;
4) Columbus Firefighters Foundation for the 50th Anniversary for the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters 2016 Bi-Annual Conference, May 24-25;
5) Gladden Community House for the Tour of Franklinton, June 5;
6) Greater Columbus Arts Council for the Columbus Arts Festival, June 7, 10-12;
7) Marine Corp Family Support Community for the Park Street Festival, June 10-12;
8) Stonewall Columbus, Inc. for the Stonewall Columbus Pride, June 17-18;
9) The Union Station Foundation for the Columbus Pride Weekend, June 17-18;
10) Columbus Softball Association for the Bat-N-Rouge Charity Softball Game, June 19;
11) Community Festival for Comfest, June 24-26;
12) Red, White & Boom Inc. for Red, White & Boom, July 1;
13) Friends of Doo Dah for the Doo Dah Parade & Party, July 4;
14) Mid-Ohio Foodbank for the Deschutes Brewery Street Pub Festival, July 9;
15) North Market Development Authority for the Ohio Wine Festival, July 9-10;
16) Friends of the Cultural Arts Center for the Jazz & Rib Fest, July 22-24;
17) St. Mary Church for the St. Mary Homecoming Festival, August 12-13;
18) Marine Corp Family Support Community and Music Loves Ohio for the Columbus Food Truck Festival, August 12-13;
19) Columbus Association for the Performing Arts for Festival Latino, August 13-14;
20) Columbus Diaper Bank for the Fourth & Main Barbeque Block Party, August 26-28;
21) Merion Village Civic Association for the Merion Village Festival, August 28;
22) The Fusion Foundation for the Fashion Meets Music Festival, Sept. 3-4;
23) Arts Foundation of Olde Towne for the Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival, Sept. 9-11;
24) Independents’ Day Inc. for Independents’ Day, Sept. 16-18;
25) Making A Difference for the Eric Carmichael Seafood & Poultry Festival, Sept. 17;
26) North Market Development Authority for the Ohio Craft Brew Festival, Sept. 23-24;
27) Columbus Rotary, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Birthright of Columbus, Neighborhood Services Inc., and Kids-N-Camp for the Varsity Club Crank-Up Parties, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 26;
28) Central Ohio Chapter of the Crohn’s Colitis Foundation of America, Columbus Italian Club Educational Assistance Corp., Cornerstone of Hope, Northeast Ohio Chapter of Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Deer Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever, and VFW Post #7647 for the Tiny Gate Block Parties, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 26;
29) Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church for the Columbus Italian Festival, Oct. 7-9;
30) Short North Alliance for the HighBall Halloween, Oct. 21-23.
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 or public intoxication at these events last year. The Gladden Community House Festival, Columbus Diaper Coalition Block Party, FleaBites Columbus; 50th Anniversary for the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters 2016 Bi-Annual Conference, Deschutes Brewery Street Pub Festival, Fourth & Main Barbeque Block Party, Merion Village Festival, and the Eric Carmichael Seafood & Poultry Festival are new events.
The City of Columbus, acting by and through its Director of Recreation and Parks, is required to grant approval to the organizers of these events so they may obtain the required permits from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Liquor Control.
Emergency Justification: The first two community events of 2016 will be held on May 7. The State of Ohio requires all events to file their application of temporary liquor permits at least 30 days in advance of an event. Several non-profit organizations were delayed in submitting requests this year awaiting prior approval from the University Area Commission for those events held in the University Area.
Benefits to the Public: Allow streets to be the host site for charitable organizations to host events as community fundraising endeavors with proceeds going back to the community.
Community Input Issues: This legislation has the support of charitable organizations that will benefit from its passage. Event coordinators will still need to secure street closure signatures from neighborhood property owners before closing streets.
Area(s) Affected: Arena District, Downtown, Franklinton, German Village, Italian Village, King-Lincoln District, Merion Village, Olde Towne East, Scioto Mile, Short North District, University District,
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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 various 2016 events; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the following special events listed in Section 1 will take place during 2016; 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 Parks be and is hereby authorized and directed to grant consent on behalf of the City of Columbus to the following organizations to apply for appropriate liquor permits to enable the non-profit groups to sell alcoholic beverages during the hours specified in said permits and at a specified locations during their 2016 special events:
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 2016:
1) Gladden Community House for the Gladden Community House Festival, May 7;
2) Columbus Diaper Coalition for the Columbus Diaper Coalition Block Party, May 7, Oct. 1;
3) SKAL Columbus for the FleaBites Columbus, May 22;
4) Columbus Firefighters Foundation for the 50th Anniversary for the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters 2016 Bi-Annual Conference, May 24-25;
5) Gladden Community House for the Tour of Franklinton, June 5;
6) Greater Columbus Arts Council for the Columbus Arts Festival, June 7, 10-12;
7) Marine Corp Family Support Community for the Park Street Festival, June 10-12;
8) Stonewall Columbus, Inc. for the Stonewall Columbus Pride, June 17-18;
9) The Union Station Foundation for the Columbus Pride Weekend, June 17-18;
10) Columbus Softball Association for the Bat-N-Rouge Charity Softball Game, June 19;
11) Community Festival for Comfest, June 24-26;
12) Red, White & Boom Inc. for Red, White & Boom, July 1;
13) Friends of Doo Dah for the Doo Dah Parade & Party, July 4;
14) Mid-Ohio Foodbank for the Deschutes Brewery Street Pub Festival, July 9;
15) North Market Development Authority for the Ohio Wine Festival, July 9-10;
16) Friends of the Cultural Arts Center for the Jazz & Rib Fest, July 22-24;
17) St. Mary Church for the St. Mary Homecoming Festival, August 12-13;
18) Marine Corp Family Support Community and Music Loves Ohio for the Columbus Food Truck Festival, August 12-13;
19) Columbus Association for the Performing Arts for Festival Latino, August 13-14;
20) Columbus Diaper Bank for the Fourth & Main Barbeque Block Party, August 26-28;
21) Merion Village Civic Association for the Merion Village Festival, August 28;
22) The Fusion Foundation for the Fashion Meets Music Festival, Sept. 3-4;
23) Arts Foundation of Olde Towne for the Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival, Sept. 9-11;
24) Independents’ Day Inc. for Independents’ Day, Sept. 16-18;
25) Making A Difference for the Eric Carmichael Seafood & Poultry Festival, Sept. 17;
26) North Market Development Authority for the Ohio Craft Brew Festival, Sept. 23-24;
27) Columbus Rotary, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, St. Thomas More Newman Center, Birthright of Columbus, Neighborhood Services Inc., and Kids-N-Camp for the Varsity Club Crank-Up Parties, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 26;
28) Central Ohio Chapter of the Crohn’s Colitis Foundation of America, Columbus Italian Club Educational Assistance Corp., Cornerstone of Hope, Northeast Ohio Chapter of Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Deer Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever, and VFW Post #7647 for the Tiny Gate Block Parties, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 26;
29) Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church for the Columbus Italian Festival, Oct. 7-9;
30) Short North Alliance for the HighBall Halloween, Oct. 21-23.
SECTION 2. That for 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor approves nor vetoes the same.