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Councihnember Connolly inquired if it would be possible to construct a four-foot sidewalk on each side. City Engineer Jankowski replied that four foot is to narrow, but five foot would work. Motion by Councilmember Connolly, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to direct staff'to meet with the neighborhood to discuss placing a five foot sidewalk on both sides of Sunwood Drive and bring back a recommendation to the next Council meeting with verification of the funding. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Co,molly, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: Mayor Gamec. Case #2: Request for a Music Festival License; Case of Diamonds Sports Bar and Grill, Inc. Police Chief Gustafson stated that, in accordance with City Code provisions, the owners of Diamonds Sports Bar and Grill (Gary Gruber and Richard Boushek) applied for a music festival license for an outdoor concert to be held on August 19, 2000, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The music festival proposal estimates that 3,000 persons will attend the event. The event will be held within the perimeter fencing of the current softball fields. Part of that area will be used to accommodate sanitary facilities, entertainment stage, food and beverage concessions, and medical facilities. The remainder of the area will be used for off-street parking. The parking will be handled by the Ramsey Lions Club. Since the event will be adjacent to T.H. #10, staff contacted MnDOT. Dan Rowe of MnDOT Permits Division indicated that no special permit is required for the outdoor concert. Mr. Rowe noted that the local police department has the authority to implement any traffic control necessary on T.H. #10. The license was drafted to require the applicants to pay for police presence on the day of the event. Staff contacted Kellie at the State's Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement. Kellie stated that State law requires that the area in which liquor will be served has to be fenced and the insurance policy coyering the liquor sales nmst state in writing that the outdoor sales of liquor is covered. Police Chief Gustafson inspected the site of the event and it is properly fenced. The State also requires that City staff notify them upon approval of the permit. He reviewed the noise complaints that were received during last years concert indicating that that there was a strong northwest wind which is consistent with the locations of the complaints, he also noted that there were no citations written. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that in reviewing the material it seemed that the security was a relaxation of what was used last year. Police Chief Gustafson explained that last year Mr. Gruber hired a firm that handles security for large events, but noted his employees would have been able to handle the crowd that was in attendance. He explained that the firm was hired to assist with laying out the event more than for the security. City Council/June 27, 2000 Page 12 of 26