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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 <br /> s� <br /> City Clerk <br /> DATE: 7/12/2016 <br /> MEMO: Council Memo#2016-16 <br /> TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Request for Parking Facilities for Decatur Celebration <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution authorizing the Decatur Celebration to charge$6.00 per vehicle for parking <br /> in City Garages B(northwest corner of Water and North Streets)and C(northeast corner of Wood and Franklin Streets),City Lot <br /> A(southeast corner of Wood and Main Streets)and City Lot F(northeast comer of Wood and Main Streets)far the Decatur <br /> Celebration on August 5,6 and 7,2016. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Decatur Celebration is scheduled for downtown Decatur on August 5 through 7,2016.As in past years,the Celebration is <br /> asking the City for permission to charge for parking in municipal parking garages B and C,as well as City lots A and F.The <br /> Celebration wishes to charge$6.00 per vehicle,which is the same rate as last year. <br /> Also,in an effort to assist retail and restaurant businesses in downtown Decatur during Celebration weekend,the Celebration will <br /> again this year have a plan to accommodate merchants'patron parking. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> If the Council approves this request,this will be the eleventh consecutive year this organization has been granted permission to <br /> charge for parking at these facilities and retain the proceeds. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objectors to this request.Reserved parking in the garages would not be <br /> affected by this request,and there is no reserved weekend parking in City Lots A and F. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> Lori Sturgill,Producer/Director of the Decatur Celebration;Phone:423-4222. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: If you have any questions,please contact me about this item. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> There would be no direct budget implications for the City.This provides a significant source of in-kind support from the City for <br /> the Celebration each year. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> resolution Rcsulutiun Lctt�r <br /> https://decatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=744 7/18/2016 <br />