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Resolution to Approve Street Closings for the 2012 Ann Arbor Art Fairs - July 17 at 7:00 A.M. Through July 22, 2012 at 12:00 P.M.
Memorandum
The 2012 Ann Arbor Art Fairs are scheduled for July 18-21, 2012. 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 2012 fairs for street closings are identical to the 2011 fees:
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair $ 8,721.00
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 $54,234.00
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.
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 Associations and the Washtenaw Non-Profits requesting the street closings, including maps, and related services. In addition, the Washtenaw Non-Profits are requesting that the right-of-way rental fee be retained at the 1997 fee schedule ($300) for their organization.
The Art Fair is regulated and addressed in a long list of resolutions and ordinances.
• The City Council established the Mayor’s Committee on Street Art Fairs in 1979 by Resolution R-101-3-79 and charged this group with the coordination of the event and with advising Council on matters relating to it. The committee was redefined by Resolution R-47-2-97 on February 3, 1997 and a separa...
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