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Council discusses Monona Community Festival facility-use agreement; staff, festival committee to finalize details
Summary
Council reviewed a proposed facility use agreement between the city and the Monona Community Festival, discussed fees and storage logistics, and directed staff to return with a revised agreement in three weeks for approval.
City officials and members of the Monona Community Festival committee on March 17 discussed a proposed facility-use agreement that would spell out operational responsibilities, fees and logistics for this year’s festival. The item, Resolution 25-3-2790, was presented by Parks staff and the festival’s new board president, Brian Henry.
Why it matters: The festival is a long-standing community event. The proposed agreement replaces a previous ‘‘handshake’’ arrangement and clarifies responsibilities for permits, public-safety staffing, equipment storage and potential tourism-fund conditions.
What was discussed - Staff and festival leaders said the agreement is the product of several years of discussions and is meant to document responsibilities for dates, times, site layout, permit deadlines and which party pays for police, fire and public-works staffing. - The packet shows a line-item estimate of $19,587.50 that staff’s departments (police,…
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