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City Council Meeting Minutes July 14, 2015 Page 19 of 26 Public Relations Manager Muth addressed Council member Leh's question relative to an event making a positive impact on Louisville. She noted staff struggles with this as well as what an event promoter may think is a positive impact such as bringing lots of people to town, may not be a positive impact for residents near the event. PUBLIC COMMENT Sarah Giammaria, Louisville Chamber of Commerce Vice - President, 801 Main Street, Ste. 300, Louisville, CO expressed concern for their "Pints in the Park" event in August. They would like a consideration to be added to the policy on giving permits to events which will directly impact one another in the same venue. The Chamber's concern is not another beer festival; it is with venue, proximity and date. The City approved a "Pizza and Pints" event, which will cause confusion with the Chamber's "Pints in the Park" events. The Chamber requests the Council dig deeper into the policy to ensure similar events do not impact one another. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Pro Tem Dalton asked Ms. Giammaria for suggestions on how to change the City's policy to address similar events and times and how to draw the line on events. Ms. Giammaria felt events with a similar name in a similar time frame; should be separated by at least four months or by different seasons. Council member Loo asked if the Chamber spoke to Boulder Creek Events about their name of the event. Ms. Giammaria stated this was brought to the Chambers' attention after the permit was approved. Council member Loo asked if their event has been trademarked. Ms. Giammaria explained they do not have the same name, but the events are similar enough in name to cause confusion. PUBLIC COMMENT Karen Pickering, Grouse Court, Louisville, CO, Louisville Chamber of Commerce Director, voiced her confusion over the special events liquor laws for non - profit 501 c3. Public Relations Manager Muth explained the Colorado Liquor Laws only allow non- profit 501c3 organizations to apply for special events liquor permits and Boulder Creek Events is a 501c3 organization. Wayne Varra, 224 Main Street, Louisville, CO, Louisville Chamber of Commerce President had two concems with the Boulder Creek event. As his home borders Community Park, he was concerned about the late hour and number of people attending this event. He felt they would negatively impact the neighborhood. His second concem centered on the number of similar beer events in the same area and timeframe. He felt there should be some sort of non - compete clause.