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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 075-24 - Resolution - 2024 Rochester Pride Community Festival RESOLUTION Approving a Special Event Permit for the 2024 Rochester Pride Community Festival with Amplified Sound Waiver. WHEREAS, Sec. 5-19-5(b) of the Rochester Code of Ordinances (“R.C.O.”) states that specified on-sale intoxicating liquor licensees may dispense intoxicating liquor off- premises at a Community Festival held with the City of Rochester; and WHEREAS, R.C.O. Sec. 5-19-5(b) defines a “Community Festival” to mean a community event celebrating the people, history, food, culture, music or events of the City of Rochester as declared by resolution of the Common Council; and WHEREAS, R.C.O Sec 8-11-6 (c) does empower the City Council to “waive the maximum allowable sound pressure level provided in subsection (b) of this section and replace it with a restriction requiring the amplified sound to terminate no later than 05:00 p.m. on the day of each event covered by the permit.”; and WHEREAS, the 2024 Rochester Pride (“The Event”) event will occur on May 18, 2024, on the track field area of the Soldier’s Field Park located at 300 7th St SW; and WHEREAS The Event is a community event celebrating the people, history, food, culture, music, or events of the City of Rochester; and WHEREAS, the City of Rochester Common Council wishes to declare The Event as a Community Festival. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Council, pursuant to R.C.O. Sec. 5-19-5(b), does hereby declare the Rochester Pride Event as a Community Festival. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Council, pursuant to R.C.O. Sec. 8-11-6(c), does hereby waive the maximum allowable sound pressure The Event and replace it with a restriction requiring the amplified sound to terminate no later than 05:00 p.m. on the dates of the event. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2024. PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLERK APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2024. MAYOR OF SAID CITY (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota)