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Resolution to Approve Street Closing for the NJATC Opening Ceremony Dinner - Sunday, July 27, 2014
Memorandum
Attached for your consideration is a resolution to approve the closing of E. Washington Street between Fletcher and Thayer from 6:00 A.M. to Midnight on Sunday, July 27, 2014 to stage the NJATC Opening Ceremony Dinner for NJATC/NTI participants, guests and staff.
The National Training Institute (NTI) is a joint program between the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to train qualified workers, and is perhaps the largest apprenticeship and training program of its kind. The National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (NJATC) held its annual National Training Institute (NTI) in Knoxville, TN for 19 years until 2008. The NJATC is currently in its fourth year in Ann Arbor, and on the campus of the University of Michigan, and is committed to coming on an annual basis.
Tents, tables and chairs will be spread throughout the Ingalls Mall area for the Opening Ceremony Dinner and all food will be served on University of Michigan property.
The sponsor, NJATC/NTI, will submit an application for approval from the State of Michigan Liquor Control Commission for temporary sales, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the defined areas pursuant to the M.L.C.C. regulations.
The sponsor agrees to obtain all necessary permits, to provide evidence of proper liability insurance as required, to comply with all City regulations governing the use of the streets and will reimburse the City for all event expenses.
Notification of the street closings will be provided through the City's website and also through communications made through the University of Michigan Communications Office and the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Staff
Prepared by: Debra Williams, Management Assistant
Reviewed by: Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
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Whereas, The City has received a request from the University of Michigan Conference Services to close E. Washington Street between Thayer and Fletcher from 6:00 A.M. to Midnight on Sunday, July 27, 2014 to stage the NJATC Opening Ceremony Dinner;
Whereas, The street closure will be signed, barricaded and properly supervised by the sponsor;
Whereas, The sponsor requires the approval of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for a special outdoor liquor license;
Whereas, The sponsor agrees to obtain all necessary permits, to provide evidence of proper liability insurance as required, to comply with all City regulations governing the use of the streets and will reimburse the City for all event expenses; and
Whereas, Notification of the street closings will be provided through the City's website and also through communications made through the University of Michigan Communications Office and the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau;
RESOLVED, That Council approve the closing of E. Washington Street between Fletcher and Thayer from 6:00 A.M. to Midnight on Sunday, July 27, 2014; and
RESOLVED, That a special liquor license for the event be approved, contingent upon approval from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.