City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 09 10

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 2 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION – 2019 STREET FAIRE REVIEW DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 PRESENTED BY: MEREDYTH MUTH, CITY CLERK SUMMARY: The 2019 Street Faire brought people from all over Boulder County to Downtown Louisville again this year and the Downtown Business Association (DBA) is already planning for the 2020 season. BACKGROUND: The DBA has produced the Downtown Street Faire for 19 years and the Faire has grown into a premier community concert series helping foster the renaissance in downtown Louisville. The Street Faire was mostly volunteer-operated until 2016, when the DBA hired a Street Faire Manager. Through the License Agreement with the DBA, the City Council agreed to financially assist the Street Faire program through 2020 with the following assistance: 1. City will provide police services for the Street Faire season 2. City will provide parking shuttle services 3. City will provide $45,000 to the DBA to hire an event coordinator to handle planning and operations duties of the Street Faire 4. Should Street Faire revenues not exceed the DBA’s costs to operate the Street Faire, the City will provide a payment equal to 80% of the net loss from operations The agreement also states “the Street Faire Committee maintains artistic autonomy concerning musical palette, genre, band size and budget.” 2019 Results The DBA and City staff received very few complaints during the concert season from the downtown neighbors. The Street Faire Shuttle was a success again this year and helped to keep people from impacting the neighbors with parking and noise. Beer, wine and margarita sales were down about $20,000 this year to just under $160,000. In addition, sponsorship money was down about $10,000 to $95,700. 2