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Parks advisory board sends event-fees and cap questions back to staff after rejecting ticket surcharge
Summary
Members rejected a proposed ticket surcharge and asked staff for a detailed plan on how applications would be prioritized if commission implements caps on Barrier Island and non-Barrier Island events. The board recommended the ordinance matrix (fee tiers) be forwarded with the request for process details.
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board debated a proposed overhaul of the citys outdoor events ordinance, including a matrix that would raise per-day event fees, a potential surcharge on ticketed events and limits on the number of large events in the Barrier Island and downtown areas.
Staff presented a fee matrix that ties per-day charges to an events impact score (for example, a major-impact event would pay a higher per-day fee than a low-impact event). Staff also described a Central Beach Alliance proposal to add an assessment on ticketed events so revenue could support island businesses, and a…
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