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A Resolution to Approve a Variance for a Chocolate & Cheese Festival at Heritage Park
Summary
Lisa Yeater with Best Florida Fest is requesting to rent Heritage Park to host a Chocolate & Cheese Festival and is requesting a variance to allow alcohol to be sold during the event being held November 12, 2022. Lisa will rent Heritage Park 5 hours (Noon - 7PM) Friday, November 11th for set up and 14 hours (8am - 10pm) November 12th for the event. The event will be from 8am - 7pm. Lisa is also requesting to book/hold Sunday, November 13, 2022 as a rain make up date just in case they need to reschedule due to weather. There will be a $5.00 entrance fee so they will need barricades. They will have food vendors, arts & Crafts, Kids Zone, Live Music, Food Court Tent, Beer, Wine & Chocolate Martinis. They will provide portable toilets. They will need 3/30-50 AMP for food or they can use their generators. They have been advised that they will need to provide a copy of their business license, liability insurance, alcohol sales license and insurance, and they will need to have off duty police officers on site due to alcohol sales if the event is approved.
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WHEREAS, Lisa Yeater with Best Florida Fest is requesting to rent Heritage Park to host a Chocolate & Cheese Festival and is requesting a variance to allow alcohol to be sold during the event being held November 12, 2022. Lisa will rent Heritage Park 5 hours (Noon - 7PM) Friday, November 11th for set up and 14 hours (8am - 10pm) November 12th for the event, and
WHEREAS, the event will be from 8am - 7pm. Mrs. Yater is also requesting to book/hold Sunday, November 13, 2022 as a rain make up date just in case they need to reschedule due to weather, and
WHEREAS, there will be a $5.00 entrance fee so they will need barricades, and
WHEREAS, they will have food vendors, arts & Crafts, Kids Zone, Live Music, Food Court Tent, Beer, Wine & Chocolate Martinis, and
WHEREAS, they will provide portable toilets, and
WHEREAS, they will need 3/30-50 AMP for food or they can use their generators, and
WHEREAS, they have been advised that they will need to provide a copy of their business license, liability insurance, alcohol sales license and insurance, and they will need to have off duty police officers on site due to alcohol sales if the event is approved.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the variance request made by Lisa Yeater with Best Florida Fest to rent Heritage Park to host a Chocolate & Cheese Festival and allow food and drinks to be sold in addition approve the variance for alcohol to be sold during the event being held November 12, 2022.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.