HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-17-072 - Request for Midway - 425 Bingemans Centre Drive - June 2 to 4, 2017
REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: May 1, 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Christine Tarling, Director of Legislated Services & City Clerk,
519-741-2200, ext. 7809
PREPARED BY: Helen Fylactou, Manager of Licensing, 519-741-2200, ext. 7854
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 1
DATE OF REPORT: March 31, 2017
REPORT NO.: FCS-17-072
SUBJECT: Request for Midway 425 Bingemans Centre Dr
June 2 to 4, 2017
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RECOMMENDATION:
That Ever After Music Festival be granted permission to operate a Midway at 425
Bingemans Centre Drive from June 2 to June 4, 2017 subject to the following:
Date of OperationHours of OperationMusic Off At
Friday, June 26:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 31:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 41:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.11:00 p.m., and
further,
That the required licence with approvals from the City of Kitchener Planning
Division and Region of Waterloo Public Health be obtained prior to operating the
midway for June 2 to June 4, 2017.
BACKGROUND:
Midway events are licensed within The City of Kitchener by Municipal Code Chapter
542 Exhibition, Circus, Midway Or Carnival as well as Council Policy I-920 Midway
Location Notice. Council Policy I-920 (the Policy) requires that prior to the approval of
an application for a midway location licence under Municipal Code Chapter 542
(Chapter 542), the proposed site and details such as the dates and hours of operation
be brought before the Finance and Corporate Services Committee. Furthermore, the
Policy requires the applicant to notify residential properties, if applicable, within 120
metres of the proposed midway location of the hours and dates of operation. This
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process allows neighbouring residents to express any concerns they might have and
provides staff with an opportunity to potentially address those concerns.
REPORT:
Correspondence has been received from Cosimo Gravina of Ever After Music Festival
requesting permission to operate a midway at 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, from June
2 to June 4, 2017. The midway will be located behind the stage in the area next to the
water park entrance of the Bingemans property.The Ever After Music Festival has
changed the times of the midways to begin operation later in the day on the Saturday
and Sunday. This year the midway will begin operation at 1:00 p.m. which is different
than previous year in which the midway began at 11:00 a.m. The midway will end at the
same time as previous years.
As directed in Chapter 542, the Region of Waterloo Public Health office and the City of
Kitchener Operations Division have been advised of this midway request. No concerns
have been indicated by the Region of Waterloo Public Health office. The City of
Kitchener Operations division has advised the midway operator must manage all refuse
receptacles onthe private property andthe midway operator is responsible for the
collection and disposal of the debris. As such, Operations staff will not be providing any
sanitation service for the midway.Inspections from Region of Waterloo Public Health
office and approvals from the Planning Division remain a requirement before the licence
can be issued to the operator. The Fire Division,aBusiness Licensing Inspector,
Manager of Special Events, and the Manager of Licensing will all attend before and
during the event to inspect and ensure compliance.
As per the policy, licensing staff completed the 120-meter calculation and it returned
zero residential properties; thus, no notification is needed for this licence.
In 2016, the midway, which was only a Ferris wheel, was operated at the Ever After
music festival. No complaints specific to the midway were received by staff, although
there were several noise complaints received for other aspects of the 3-day festival.
The Bylaw Enforcement Division is working with the applicant to address noise issues
from the concert portion of the festival. The noise exemption for the entire festival is
expected to be received by Council on April 24, 2017.
In addition, as part of the 2016-2017 Comprehensive Business Licensing Review,
Chapter 542 and the associated Policy and processes for midway events will be
evaluated for efficiency and effective city services as well as customer service
enhancements.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendation of this repo
vision through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The business licensing fee for a midway event licence is $525.00.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Inform This report has been posted to the C
of the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER:
CSD-17-027 Noise Exemption Ever After Music Festival
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, DCAO, Finance & Corporate Services
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