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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, April 23, 2001 (James Anderst, Continued) Mayor Peterson inquired whether all of these parking spaces were within walking distance of the festival. Anderst stated they are. Sansevere inquired whether Police Chief Good had a number of participants which should not be exceeded for this event. Police Chief Good expressed a concern that the Orono Police Department does not have adequate resources to manage 2,000 people. Good stated it would be difficult to ascertain the number of people that would be attending this event. Good indicated they would need to provide one police officer for every 200 people that attended this event. In addition, Good questioned whether the municipal lot would be able to contain 2,000 people and would prefer to see the number of people restricted to 200 to 300 people. Anderst indicated the area of the municipal lot to be used for the festival contains 15,000 square feet, with seven square feet being required per person. Sansevere stated he would be following the recommendation of the police chief. Flint stated the issue of how traffic will be managed needs to be addressed regardless of the number of people attending this event. 0 Police Chief Good stated she has not received any type of written plan for this event outlining how these various issues will be handled. Sansevere inquired whether the 150 people that could be accommodated inside the bar were included in the police chief's 200 to 300 figure. Police Chief Good indicated it was not. Good stated she is unsure whether Orono's Ordinance would permit the serving of alcohol outside the saloon. Good stated it is her understanding these types of permits are limited to clubs, charitable, religious, or nonprofit sponsored events, and she is unsure whether this event would qualify under those restrictions. Moorse stated it is his understanding the license would need to be issued to one of those types of organizations: Moorse stated Anderst may need to have a nonprofit or charitable group managing the beer tent, with a separate agreement designating the proceeds generated from the sale of alcohol to a specific charitable organization. Moorse stated this is a somewhat unique situation since the event is being held on a public -owned parking lot. Tom Barrett, City Attorney, stated there would need to be a genuine designation of the majority of the proceeds to the charitable organization, which would not be inconsistent with the intent of the ordinance in his opinion. Barrett stated a 50/50 split with the charitable organization would be acceptable. White inquired how the noise generated from the live band would be handled. • Page 2