The Downtown Community Improvement District Board voted to submit the following recommendations regarding special events to Council:
- Any street closure must receive at least 51% of signatures from abutting business owners.
- Applications must be received by Council 45 days out from the event.
- Ordinance should apply to the CID boundaries.
- “Yes”, “No” and “Comment” boxes should be added to the signature form.
- Instructions/web link explaining the process should be added to the signature form.
- Some kind of generic notification should be placed on street barricades by the city to let customers know they can access the businesses.
- Recommend considering an application fee structured the way Des Moines’ is.
- Recommend adding an indemnification clause in the ordinance.
These recommendations will appear on the City Council agenda as a report on Tuesday, January 17. The ultimate decision regarding special event policies is Council's. City staff is also working on ways to improve the special event application process.
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