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City Council Agenda Request
August 15, 2017
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AGENDA REQUEST NO: X.A.
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| | AGENDA OF: City Council Regular Meeting |
| | INITIATED BY: Lindsay Davis, Cultural Arts Manager |
| | PRESENTED BY: Lindsay Davis, Cultural Arts Manager |
| | RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Economic Development |
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA CAPTION: | | FIRST CONSIDERATION: Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO 2103 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, GRANTING A ONE-TIME VARIANCE FROM CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-91 OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ALLOW FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT LONNIE GREEN PARK DURING RECEPTIONS RELATED TO THE CITY-PARTNERED EVENT KNOWN AS UMBRIA IN SUGAR LAND. |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Consideration and approval of Ordinance No. 2103 allowing a one-time variance from Chapter 3, Section 3-91 of the City of Sugar Land Code of Ordinances allowing for the sale of alcoholic beverages at Lonnie Green Park for the Umbria in Sugar Land event. |
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| | | | | | | | | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: | On June 6, 2017, City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to host a multi-day Italian film festival referred to as Umbria in Sugar Land. The event will be produced with Italian partners including the Region of Umbria, the City of Spello, and the International Film Festival of Spello (also known as Festival del Cinema Cittá di Spello ed i Borghi Umbria), as well as the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce.
Umbria in Sugar Land will take place from Wednesday, September 27, 2017 to Sunday, October 1, 2017. In additional to films being screened at Sugar Land Auditorium and in Sugar Land Town Square, there will be an opening ceremony and awards, educational seminar, art exhibition at Sugar Land Auditorium, business-to-business meetings for the Italian delegation, tour of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County for the Italian delegation, and pre-screening VIP receptions for the evening films at Sugar Land Auditorium.
For the VIP receptions located at Lonnie Green Park (130 First Street, Sugar Land, TX 77478), there is a desire to have sponsors provide Italian wine and possibly other alcoholic beverages. The receptions will take place between Wednesday, September 27, 2017 through Sunday, October 1, 2017. Lonnie Green Park is a City-owned park that is adjacent to Lakeview Elementary and Sugar Land Auditorium, which are both Fort Bend Independent School District facilities.
The Park is also within 300 feet of the International Christian Network Church. In addition to reaching out to FBISD and the church, staff has also shared information regarding this variance request with community leaders in the adjacent neighborhood.
Although the Parks Director has the ordinance authority to allow alcohol in City-owned parks, Section 3-91(a) of the City of Sugar Land Code of Ordinances prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverage within the corporate limits of the City where the place of business of an alcoholic beverage dealer is within 300 feet of any church, public school, or public hospital. As a result, a one-time variance request is desired for consumption of alcohol at Lonnie Green Park. No evening VIP receptions will overlap with school functions at Lakeview Elementary.
Staff recommends that City Council authorize a one-time variance from Chapter 3, Section 3-91 of the City of Sugar Land Code of Ordinances to allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages at Lonnie Green Park during receptions related to the City-partnered event known as Umbria in Sugar Land. A second reading is planned for September 5th.
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