Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

 

TO:

David L. Corliss, City Manager

 

FROM:

Jonathan Douglass, Assistant to the City Manager/City Clerk

 

CC:

Charles Soules, Director of Public Works

Ernie Shaw, Interim Director of Parks and Recreation

Tarik Khatib, Police Chief

 

DATE:

July 12, 2011

 

RE:

Busker Fest Right-of-Way Permit

 

 

We have received the attached application for a Temporary Use of Public Right-of-Way Permit for the Lawrence Busker Fest in downtown Lawrence from 08/19/11-08/21/11. The request is for the following use of the streets and sidewalks:

 

Date

Time

Locations

Friday, August 19

4:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

900 Massachusetts, sidewalk and parking in front of US Bank

100 block of E 8th Street

100 block of E 10th Street

Saturday, August 20

1:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

900 Massachusetts, sidewalk and parking in front of US Bank

100 block of E 8th Street

100 block of E 10th Street

Sunday, August 21

Noon – 6:00 p.m.

900 Massachusetts, sidewalk and parking in front of US Bank

100 block of E 8th Street

100 block of E 10th Street

 

The attached application also contains statements of support from businesses adjacent to the streets that would be closed.

 

ACTION:      Approve a Temporary Use of Public Right-of-Way Permit for the Lawrence Busker Fest for the use of sidewalks and 10 parking stalls in front of 900 Massachusetts Street, and the closure of the 100 block of E 8th Street and the 100 block of E 10th Street on August 19-21, 2011.