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File #: 17-0914    Version: 1 Name: 6/19/17 NTI Block Party Street Closure
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/19/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/19/2017 Final action: 6/19/2017
Enactment date: 6/19/2017 Enactment #: R-17-218
Title: Resolution to Approve Street Closing for the NTI Block Party - Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Attachments: 1. NTI Block Party Map

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Resolution to Approve Street Closing for the NTI Block Party - Wednesday, August 2, 2017

 

Memorandum

Attached for your consideration is a resolution to approve the closing of S. Main Street between William Street and Liberty Street from 2:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 to stage the NTI Block Party.  The actual event will take place from 6:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M.  Amplified music by either a band or DJ will be played during the actual time of the event.

 

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 ninth year in Ann Arbor, and on the campus of the University of Michigan, and is committed to coming on an annual basis.

 

The Block Party, hosted by the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau, is intended to attract those associated with the NTI to the downtown area to experience the amenities and attractions that make Ann Arbor the perfect location to continue this program for years to come. 

 

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, GovDelivery and also through communications made through the Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, MLive and flyers sent to county-wide participating hotels, restaurants and merchants.

Staff

Prepared by:                     Debra Williams, Office Manager

Reviewed by:                     Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator

Approved by:                     Howard S. Lazarus, City Administrator

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Whereas, The City has received a request from the Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to close S. Main Street between William Street and Liberty Street from 2:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 to stage the NTI Block Party;

 

Whereas, The street closures will be signed, barricaded and properly supervised by the sponsor;

 

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, GovDelivery and also through communications made through the Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, MLive and flyers sent to county-wide participating hotels, restaurants and merchants;

 

RESOLVED, That Council approve the closing of S. Main Street from William Street to Liberty Street from 2:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 for the NTI Block Party.