Old Port Festival 2018
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Order 190-17/18 Passage: 9-0 on 4/18/2018 Effective 4/28/2018 ETHAN K. STRIMLING (MAYOR) KIMBERLY COOK (5) BELINDA S. RAY (1) CITY OF PORTLAND JILL C. DUSON (A/L) SPENCER R. THIBODEAU (2) IN THE CITY COUNCIL PIOUS ALI (A/L) BRIAN E. BATSON (3) NICHOLAS M. MAVODONES, JR (A/L) JUSTIN COSTA (4) ORDER DECLARING JUNE 8 TO 10, 2018 THE OLD PORT FESTIVAL SUMMER KICK OFF WEEKEND ORDERED, that June 8, 2018 to June 10, 2018 is hereby declared to be the 45th annual Old Port Festival Summer Kick Off Weekend, sponsored by Portland Downtown; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Old Port Festival Zone from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018, shall be Longfellow Square, Congress Square Park, Monument Square and Post Office Park, and the Festival Area all day on Sunday, June 10, 2018 shall include Congress Street sidewalks (both sides from State Street to Franklin Street) and Commercial Street sidewalks (both sides from Union Street to Franklin Street) and be bordered by and within Congress, Pearl, Commercial, Center, Union, and Temple Streets (and both sides of the streets’ sidewalks on those bordered streets), as well as the Monument Square area, Federal Street Extension and its sidewalks, Monument Way, One City Center sidewalks, and Free Street sidewalks near Temple Street; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Sunday Old Port Festival area will be reserved for concert attendees and music stages will be set up in the Old Port; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the following streets shall be closed to traffic: On Sunday, June 10, 2018, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Exchange Street (from Congress Street to Fore Street); Market Street (from Congress Street to Commercial Street); Federal Street (from Temple Street to Pearl Street) and Federal Street Extension; Middle Street (from Temple/Union Street to Pearl Street); Fore Street (from Union Street to Pearl Street); Newbury Street (from Pearl Street to Market Street) All of Wharf Street, Dana Street, Moulton Street, Milk Street, Silver Street; Union Street (from Spring Street and Middle Street to Fore Street); and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Sunday June 10 parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Federal Street (at intersection with Exchange). Parade participants will march east-bound around the corner to Exchange Street and then march down Exchange, taking a left onto Fore Street, then a right onto Silver – where the parade disbands; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that vehicles in violation of the “no parking” signs in the Festival Zone shall be towed at owner’s expense; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Old Port Festival area shall be closed to licensed street vendors as provided in §19-17 of the City Code on both Friday, June 8 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and all day on Sunday, June 10, 2018; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the City Manager is authorized to issue a revocable permit to Portland Downtown under §25-27 of the City Code to conduct said Festival, subject to the direction and control of the City Manager and to the following specific conditions: 1. Portland Downtown shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of Portland, its officers and employees, from and against all claims arising out of or resulting from the Festival and/or use of City streets and property for said Festival, and shall procure and maintain public liability insurance in the minimum amount of $400,000 per occurrence for personal or bodily injury, death or property damage and covering the obligation of indemnification hereunder. Portland Downtown shall provide the City with a certificate showing evidence of such insurance and showing the City as an additional insured on said insurance; 2. No alcoholic beverages may be sold or consumed on the streets or public property during the Festival within the area of the Festival; 3. Conditions for use of grounds and requirements for food service, vending sales, stages, and other items specified in a permit issued from the Public Assembly Facilities Division shall be adhered to; 4. The Business Licensing Office shall charge the usual fees for licensing food vendors, street goods vendors, and other needed licenses for the Festival; 5. Portland Downtown shall have sole authority over participating vendors at the festival and may charge a fee to vendors for the opportunity to vend at the Old Port Festival; 6. City Departments will provide in-kind services at no charge to Portland Downtown for Sunday's traditional Old Port Festival; and 8. In consideration of the City of Portland’s support and in-kind services for the Festival, Portland Downtown shall include the City of Portland logo on all festival publicity; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the City Manager is authorized waive fees and to issue such other temporary licenses, including licenses for food service establishments, as may be required by the City Code, provided that all other applicable Code requirements for the operation of the Festival have been met. .