HomeMy WebLinkAbout07. 22-45FEBRUARY 8, 2022 22-45 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVE WAIVER FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES FEES FOR
BLOCK PARTIES & PARADES - 2022
INITIATED BY: CITY ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, the City of Oshkosh adopted a Special Events ordinance which allows
the City to recoup charges for extraordinary services which may result from Special
Events; and;
WHEREAS, the ordinance requires the Common Council to adopt each year a list
of standard fees and charges which will be used to determine the amount of charges
attributed to Extraordinary Services provided to Special Events by the City of Oshkosh
and;
WHEREAS, the Common Council has previously waived the extraordinary
services fees for Block Parties and Parades.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that fees and charges for Extraordinary Services Fees provided for Block Parties
and Parades are waived for the 2022 calendar year.
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Kathryn S. Snell, Special Events Coordinator
DATE: January 31, 2022
RE: Approve Waiver for Event Extraordinary Services Fees for Block Parties &
Parades - 2022
BACKGROUND
On March 9, 2010, the Common Council adopted a Special Events, Marches, and Public
Assemblies Ordinance which allows the City to recover certain costs related to extraordinary
services provided to specific special events. The ordinance provided that the Common
Council would establish a list of standard fees and charges by hourly rates or flat fees on an
annual basis by Resolution. The ordinance also provided that the Council may specify certain
tasks that may or may not be subject to extraordinary service charges.
ANALYSIS
The Common Council adopted the City of Oshkosh 2022 Fees & Charges per Resolution 21-612
at the meeting on December 14, 2022. Council has previously waived all costs related to
community-wide parades and residential neighborhood block parties. The Council recognized
that neighborhood block parties promote many of the values of community policing and
encourage relationships between neighbors which provide many other benefits to the City as a
whole. In addition, traditional neighborhood block parties do not have a “sponsor” nor are
they commercial in nature, so raising the funds for these types of events can be problematic for
neighborhoods. Similarly, Council waived costs related to parades, recognizing the
traditionally non-commercial nature of parades as well as their community-wide appeal. The
waiver of fees for parades and block parties was inadvertently left out of the fees and charges
approval resolution.
Staff is recommending that this practice be continued. Staff believes the value of continuing to
promote these types of activities outweighs the costs which may fall upon the City as a whole
from these events.
FISCAL IMPACT
Since the adoption of the Special Events Ordinance the Council has waived the fees for block
parties and parades. Over the last several years, staff has tracked the estimated cost of services
for these types of events. In 2021 the approximate cost of services waived for Block Parties and
Parades was $14,640.56.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the resolution as proposed.
Respectfully Submitted, Approved:
Kathryn S. Snell Mark A. Rohloff
Special Events Coordinator City Manager