Fwd: Special Events Ordinance Community Meeting

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From: City of Austin specialevents@austintexas.gov
Date: January 9, 2018 at 4:50:56 PM CST
To: contact@friendsofzilker.com
Subject: Special Events Ordinance Community Meeting
Reply-To: City of Austin specialevents@austintexas.gov

Special Events Ordinance Community Meeting
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City Council to Consider Special Events Ordinance in February

What’s Happening
The proposed Special Events Ordinance is expected to go before City Council for consideration on third reading on February 1.

You can comment on the draft Special Events Ordinance prior to third reading. We have two options to make it easier for you to share your opinion:

Special Events Ordinance Community Meeting

January 16, 2018

6:30- 8:30 PM

Austin Central Library, Special Events Center

*parking validation provided

The community meeting will include small group conversations regarding key issues and concerns about how the ordinance will be implemented, next steps for the ordinance to pass, and an overview of the rules development process.

Special Events Ordinance Online Feedback

URL: http://austinspecialeventsordinance.civicomment.org/draft-special-events-ordinance

*The site will be live January 9th to January 19th. *



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My interpretation of the following would would effectively cutback the number of days ACL could operate…

To use sound equipment at an outdoor special event venue, ACE must approve.

  • Sets the hours to use sound equipment.

  • Sets the maximum number of days: 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days during a 30 day period.

  • Sets the maximum number of approvals per premises per 30 day period and per calendar year.

Do you think the same?

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I’m still digging through this, but I hadn’t noticed that. That would indeed seem to prevent ACL >From having a 2nd week.

kbice wrote:

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FYI: Special Events Ordinance

Feedback link for the Special Events Ordinance is active until this Friday Jan 19th - please be sure to share your thoughts! http://austinspecialeventsordinance.civicomment.org/draft-special-events-ordinance

Also Special Events Ordinance Public Meeting Postponed until Thursday

The Special Events Ordinance community meeting previously scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 16, is postponed until Thursday Jan. 18, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Austin Central Library Special Events Center, 710 W. Cesar Chavez Street.

The community meeting will include small group conversations regarding key issues and concerns about how the ordinance will be implemented, next steps for the ordinance to pass, and an overview of the rules development process.

You can also share your thoughts about the proposed ordinance online using the digital feedback portal at this URL: http://austinspecialeventsordinance.civicomment.org/draft-special-events-ordinance
The site will be live until January 19th.

The proposed Special Events Ordinance is expected to go before City Council for consideration on third reading on February 1.

To read an outline of staff recommendations for the ordinance paste this URL into your web browser: http://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Outline_of_Draft_Special_Events_Ordinance_01082018.pdf

To read the full draft ordinance paste this URL into your web browser: http://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/01082018_draft_special_events_ordinance.pdf

From Stateman article in Dec:

One of the biggest issues still in contention is that the ordinance deletes provisions allowing neighborhoods to prevent road closures if 20 percent of landowners on a block object, unless the council overrules them with a supermajority vote. David King, a neighborhood activist in the Zilker area, said it’s important for neighborhoods to keep that option.

“It’s very rare that issues don’t get resolved and they have to go to council,” King said. “It gives a good balance of power, and the event organizers work with us.”

Manno called the existing system a problem because, on blocks with few landowners, a single person can throw a wrench in event plans. And in the rare times street closure disputes make it to council members, they’re faced with either overruling neighbors or shutting down a long-planned event on very short notice.