Submitted By: Michelle Main
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Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Adopt Resolution 2024-35 to allow alcoholic beverage sales (beer, wine and liquor) in the downtown event zone on S Magnolia Ave. (from SE Broadway Street south to E Fort King Street) for a fundraiser sponsored by Ocala Main Street, Inc. (Cogent Bank Grand Opening) on Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND: Ocala Main Street (OMS), a 501c3 non-profit, is proposing to hold a grand opening for Cogent Bank utilizing the Downtown Event Zone. Specifically, the proposed event zone will include a one-block section of South Magnolia Ave., extending from SE Broadway Street south to E. Fort King Street (approximately 300 feet). OMS is requesting that on-premises licensed vendors within the event zone be allowed to sell beer, wine, and liquor during the grand opening being held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. The following vendors will be participating:
* The Lodge
* Mutiny Ocala
* Tipsy Skipper
* Marion Theatre
* Ivy on the Square
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Section 6-9 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Ocala, Florida, provides an exception to allow for possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on streets, sidewalks, and public parking facilities, inside the downtown event zone during the event times. This shall only include alcohol sales by on-premises licensed vendors located within the downtown event zone. Section 6-9 states that such special events must be recognized and approved by resolution of the City Council at a public hearing.
The following vendors are either outside the event zone or are not participating in the event:
* Sushi Bistro,
* Mark's Prime,
* Katya Vineyards
* Bank Street Patio Bar
* Big Hammock Brewery
* Harry's Seafood
* Hilto...
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