DATE: June 4, 2018
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Special Events Advisory Team
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of Event Permit for Franklin on the Fourth sponsored by the Franklin Lions Club in Downtown Franklin. (6/12/18 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to outline recommendations for approval of the Franklin on the Fourth Event.
Background
The City of Franklin partners with the Franklin Lions Club to produce the Franklin on the Fourth event. The Lions Club is requesting that the event be held on the Square. This event will be July 4th (Wednesday). Street closure is requested from 4 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Organizers expect 3,000 attendees.
Recommendation
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Staff makes the following recommendations:
* The applicant will participate in a walk-through of the area prior to the event.
Risk Management:
* Lions Club and Zia Music will provide updated certificates of insurance naming the City as additional insured.
Sanitation and Environmental Services:
* Department will provide cleanup during event.
Streets Department:
* Department will set-up closure and provide barricades beginning at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4th.
* Department will provide clean-up crew after the event.
Building & Neighborhood Services Department:
* Electrical permit will be required
Police Department
* The Department will provide on duty Police Officers to provide security during the festival.
* Applicant has requested amplification on stage located on the Square. Pursuant to Franklin Municipal Code Section 11-403(3), this is the only location at which amplified sound will be permitted during this event.
Fire Department:
* The Fire Department will require any vendor who is cooking to have a minimum 10-pound ABC (all purpose) fire extinguisher. The extinguisher must be fully charged and be tagged by a Tennessee state licensed fire equipment distributer. An...
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