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FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER
WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEE AN CURITY DEPOSIT FOR
OUTDOOR CONCERT
SEPTEMBER 20,1993
The Prior Lake City Code, Title 3 provides that outdoor concerts or
music events which include live music and 50 or more participants
may take place only after a permit has been granted by the City
Manager following a background investigation by the Police
Department. This request is for the waiver of fee and security
deposit.
The Wind Song Home Owners Association, through its Board of
Directors, has requested that the City authorize the waiver of the
permit fee ($200) and security deposit ($225) for an outdoor
concert scheduled to occur on September 30. The Association has
provided a complete application form as required by ordinance.
The Police Department has done a thorough background check of
the applicant and finds no reason for denial of the permit.
The primary issue before the City Council is whether or not a home
owners association constitutes a community association under the
City code. It is entirely likely that the Wind Song Home Owners
Association or other associations will approach the Council in the
future for a similar waiver.
In evaluating this request, the Council should keep in mind that the
original ordinance provisions were drafted in response to requests
by commercial establishments, Le. B & D Bar, McWillies and others
for outdoor concert permits. The ramifications of these events can
sometimes be substantially more severe than an association party.
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The key controlling factor here is a completed application which
shows who is responsible for the event so that police officers are
able to contact the responsible party in the event of problems.
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend that the City Council authorize the waiver of fees for
this particular outdoor concert event. In fact it may be useful for the
City Council to monitor for a one year period the number of
requests of this nature which are received. At the end of that time
the City Council could elect to no longer authorize such waivers,
revise the fee structure to provide a means of recouping city costs
by adopting a lesser permit fee for non commercial outdoor
concerts, or revise the definition of concert to a higher threshold
which would allow events such as the one described above to take
place without the necessity of a permit, background check or fee
waiver.
ALTERNATIVES: The Council has the following alternatives:
1 . Approve the waiver as requested recognizing that
similar waivers will be considered for the next year as
an experiment to determine what changes, if any,
should be made to the City code in this regard.
2. Take no action or require that full fees and deposits be
made.
ACTION REQUIRED: Motion as part of the consent agenda to approve alternative 1.
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