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Race/Parade Fee New $50 For all races or parades regardless of size to ensure <br /> consistency and affordability for all organizers <br /> Event Road Closure $165 $100 Reduces overall cost for event organizers to close a <br /> Fee (per Block) block for an event from $165 to $100; ensures all event <br /> road closure fees are consistent <br /> The difference between the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Special Event Fees reflects the increased staff <br /> time for coordinating and reviewing larger events. Depending on the event scope, staff time <br /> to review the application (which can be modified multiple times throughout the process) can <br /> include many departments including Fire, Resource Recovery and Environmental Health in <br /> Neighborhood Enhancement, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Development Services, <br /> Police, Public Works, and Risk Management. The staff time to review the applications is <br /> significant. The proposed fee does not recoup 100% of the staff time costs associated with <br /> the application in recognition of the civic and economic value that community events provide. <br /> The proposed Race/Parade and Event Road Closure Fees are meant to simplify the fee <br /> structure for events held in the City's roadways and ensure they are conducted in a safe <br /> manner. The City has developed traffic control plans for road closures and specific parade <br /> routes available at no additional charge to event organizers. We also have barricades that <br /> may be borrowed by organizers free of charge. Fees for road closures are in the existing fee <br /> schedule and charged per lane, per block; however, these are intended primarily for <br /> businesses that need to close a portion of the right-of-way for construction purposes. <br /> Responses to some of the questions raised at the Budget workshop are: <br /> When would the special event fee be charged in addition to the Race Fee? <br /> The Special Event Fee will only be charged in addition to other fees if the event has <br /> over 500 attendees. There is no penalty for the attendance being guessed wrong by <br /> an organizer, we simply ask that they try to track attendance and update accordingly <br /> for the following year's submission. <br /> The Race Fee is meant to replace the current short term road closure that is supposed <br /> to be charged per lane per block. The current adopted fee would be cost prohibitive for <br /> all organizations if it was applied as it is written. Currently an organization hosting any <br /> race, parade, or walk is charged $90. <br /> V <br />