DEPARTMENT: Center City Development Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
2014 Fiesta Street Closures
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the closure of certain streets in connection with Fiesta 2014, approves the conditions, dates, times and locations for specified Fiesta events, approves the dates and times for the Fiesta Carnival and related requirements and conditions, and approves the Fiesta Parade routes.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The annual Fiesta celebration begins Thursday, April 10, 2014 and runs through Sunday, April 27, 2014. The Fiesta events which require street closures are outlined in Attachment A. The map for the Fiesta Parade routes is also attached.
On February 21, 2008, the City Council authorized a 10-year contract with the Fiesta Commission of San Antonio and designated the non-profit organization as the planning and coordinating entity for Fiesta. This agreement expires after Fiesta 2018. The Fiesta Commission has a multi-year contract with Wade Shows, Inc. (Wade) for operating the Fiesta Carnival.
Each year, the carnival concessionaire is required to coordinate security at the carnival area, maintain operating standards and policies, and ensure that revenue and cleanup requirements are maintained. This year the carnival hours are indicated in Attachment A.
In 2010, the City along with the Fiesta Commission established a pilot Tobacco & Alcohol Free Zone (TAF Zone) where alcohol and tobacco were prohibited along the parade route. In 2011 the zones were extended to two locations with 1,821 seats. The TAF Zones have been successful and are recommended again this year. The TAF Zone located at 100 W. Commerce has 394 seats sold by Urban Management Associates of South Texas, a local non-profit for government employees. The second TAF Zone is located on N. Alamo from Travis to Houston where 1,427 seats are sold by Trinity Baptist Church and the parade orga...
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