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Resolution to Approve Street Closings for the 2008 Ann Arbor Art Fair - July 15 at 7:00 A.M. through July 20, 2008 at 12:00 P.M.
Memorandum
The 2008 Ann Arbor Art Fair is scheduled for July 16-19, 2008. This Resolution is for the street closings and related services provided to the sponsors of this annual event. The event is sponsored by six separate organizations, each covering separate but adjacent portions of downtown Ann Arbor. These six areas form the “fair” and are perceived as a single event. The following fees for the 2008 fair for right-of-way rental for each of these six groups are identical to the 2007 fees. Due to the construction of the University of Michigan North Quad Dormitory, Washington Street will again remain open and therefore inaccessible to the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair in 2008. This reduces the street area being used by this group to slightly over 61,000 square feet. That reduction is reflected in the fees assessed to that organization:
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair $ 5,494.00
S. University Area Association 9,440.00
State Street Art Fair 18,802.00
Michigan Guild 11,449.00
Main Street Area Association 5,522.00
Washtenaw Non-Profits 300.00
Total $51,007.00
The fees were calculated by estimating the cost to the City to handle the event and assessing each group a charge based on their percentage of the total right-of-way being closed.
The extent of street closing and right-of-way rental for 2008 has not increased from the 2007 fairs. The Resolution includes the closings for the relocated Ann Arbor Street Art Fair in accordance with Council Resolution R-512-12-01 of December 3, 2001.
Each organization will be providing insurance in accordance with the City’s requirements for use of the public right-of-way.
Coordination of the Event
This event is coordinated through the Mayor’s Art Fair Committee so that it will run smoothly and be successful. Attached are communications from the Fair Associa...
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