City of Gainesville - File #: 160080.

• File #: 160080.
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/1/2016
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 9/1/2017
• Final action: 9/15/2016
• Title: ALLOWING FOR THE SALE, DISPENSING, POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT DEPOT PARK (B) ORDINANCE NO. 160080 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances related to the sale, dispensing, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in Depot Park; by amending Section 4-4; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2016	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
9/1/2016	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
6/16/2016	1	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

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ALLOWING FOR THE SALE, DISPENSING, POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT DEPOT PARK (B)

ORDINANCE NO. 160080

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances related to the sale, dispensing, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in Depot Park; by amending Section 4-4; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission: 1) adopt the proposed ordinance; and 2) add Depot Park to the list of city-owned parcels that may be made available for special events produced by private parties in accordance with Section 4-4(b)(4) of the Code of Ordinances.

explanation
The City Commission, at its meeting of June 16, 2016, authorized the City Attorney to draft a proposed ordinance amending the code of ordinances in Section 4-4 regarding consumption, sale, and possession of alcohol within the structures located at 200 & 201 SE Depot Avenue, the Historic Depot Building and Depot Park.

However, upon review of Section 4-4 of the code, City and CRA staff determined the code already allows the sale, dispensing, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on property that the City leases to private parties (such as the Historic Depot Building and the Cade Museum site) if expressly allowed by the lease.

In addition, the code allows the sale of alcoholic beverages during special events produced by the City and during special events produced by private parties on city property that the Commission has determined to make available for such events.

Therefore, this ordinance makes only one revision to the code to delete a reference to the Depot Building as a rental event space, since it is now leased to a private party.

In addition, staff is requesting Depot Park be added to the list of city-owned parcels that may be made available for special events produced by private parties in ac...