05-29-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 3B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk MEETING DATE: May 29, 2018 TOPIC: Consider 2nd Reading and Passage of Ordinance No. 04-18, Amending Chapter 301 of the City Code relating to Public Parks and Grounds, providing an exception to alcohol restriction for community festival VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Chapter 301 of the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances relates to Public Parks and Grounds and prohibits use of intoxicating beverages on any public park or public ground. BACKGROUND The annual city festival, Blue Heron Days, will be held on August 17 and 18, 2018. Many of the festival activities take place at Lino Park. The city council has heard from a local restaurant that they are interested in establishing a food and craft beer stand at the festival this year at Lino Park. Their plan would be to offer food and beverages during limited hours with trained staff. In order for the council to be able to consider an application for a food and craft beer stand at Lino Park, a change to the city’s regulations is necessary. The attached ordinance would add language to allow intoxicating beverages at a city park but only during the community festival and only when the council approves the specific event by resolution. The resolution process allows the city to impose conditions or restrictions that are appropriate to the specific event it would cover. RECOMMENDATION The council is asked to consider the 2nd Reading and Passage of Ordinance No. 04-18, Amending Chapter 301 of the City Code relating to Public Parks and Grounds, providing an exception to alcohol restriction for community festival. The 1st Reading of this ordinance was approved by the council on May 14, 2018. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance No. 04-18