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Council asks staff to negotiate Saturday market fee proposal, pulls permit item for later action
Summary
City staff and council discussed whether to continue waiving fees for the weekly Saturday market; staff was asked to negotiate a reasonable, one-time fee with organizers and return with a recommendation; council pulled the permit item from consent.
Council members and staff discussed the status and fees for the downtown Saturday market during the May 13 work session, focusing on whether the city should continue waiving permit fees for what staff described as a for-profit market.
Jay, a city staff member overseeing events, said the market has been an economic driver downtown but that charging the normal per-event fees could make operating the weekly market infeasible. Jay told council the standard fees include $100 for road-closure…
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