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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Citti.Cvrgmission
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Joe�Aiola
Ch e Administrator/City Manager
DATE:
SUBJECT:
November 5, 2003
Requesting for Funding
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RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended the City Commission approve the Washington Mutual Coconut
Grove Festival's request to address the City Commission.
11ACKGROUND
Carol Romaine, promoter of the Washington Mutual Coconut Grove Arts Festival, has requested a
personal appearance before the City Commission on November 13, 2003 to request authorization to
sell alcoholic beverages during their 41st Annual Washington Mutual Coconut Grove Arts Festival
scheduled for February 14, 2004. The organizers of the event have met with City staff, including
staff from the Police Department, as well as the Coconut Grove Special Events & Marketing
Committee to discuss street closures and City services and fees related to the festival. The event
will require the closure of South Bayshore Drive from Chart House Road to McFarlane Road,
Mc Farlane Road from Main Highway to South Bayshore Drive, Mary Street from Grand Avenue
to South Bayshore Drive and SW 27`h Avenue between Tigertail and South Bayshore Drive,
beginning at 11:00 am on Friday,February 13, 2004 until approximately 11:00 pm on Monday,
February 16, 2004. This is a gated event.