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February 14, 2019, City Council Regular Meeting
Title
10. Motion to Approve a Resolution Enacting the 2019 St. Patrick's Day Festival Ordinance
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

A resolution to designate March 15th and 16th as the festival days for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2019; and to designate the area bounded by East Broad Street on the east, the Savannah River on the north, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on the west, and Broughton Lane from Martin Luther King Boulevard to the east side of Drayton Street to Bay Lane to East Broad Street as the Festival Control Zone.

WHEARAS, the Festival Ordinance of 2013, Section 6-2423, provides that on the recommendation of the City Manager, the Mayor, and Aldermen may designate and name certain community festival days, including the “St. Patrick’s Day Festival, “ and during such festival days authorize cultural and entertainment events and initiate the regulatory provision of the ordinance within the festival area.

WHEREAS, the Festival Ordinance of 2013, Section 6-2425, provides that upon recommendation of the City Manager, the Mayor, and Aldermen may designate one or more Control Zones within the Festival Area, and may authorize the City Manager to implement regulations and controls which will be specific for each designated Control Zone and the Mayor and Aldermen may designate and authorize a non-profit tax-exempt organization or similar entity to organize and manage festival activities within the Control Zone.

AND WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended designation of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2019 and designation of a Festival Control Zone.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that March 15th through 16th are designated as the festival days for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2019 and that the Savannah Waterfront Association is designated and authorized to organize and manage festival activities within the Control Zone.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Control Zone area bounded by East Broad Street on the east, the Savannah River on the north, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on the west, and Broughton Lane from Martin Luther King Boulevard to the east side of Drayton Street to Bay Lane to East Broad Street as the Festival Control Zone, and that the City Manager is authorized to implement regulations and controls for the Festival Controlled Zone during the hours of March 15th ,10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. and March 16th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. and that the fee for patrons wishing to consume alcohol within the Control Zone is $10 as authorized by Section 6-2425. Live outdoor entertainment in the Control Zone will end at the close of the festival hours on March 15th and 16th.

Recommendation

Approval

Contact
Susan W. Broker, Director, Office of Special Events, Film and Tourism
Financial Impact
N/A
Review Comments
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