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File #: 23-0642    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 6/2/2023 In control: Auditor-Controller
On agenda: 6/20/2023 Final action:
Title: Approval of Outdoor Festival Application for the Northern Nights Music Festival to be Held July 14, 2023 through July 16, 2023, in Piercy
Attachments: 1. NORTHERN NIGHTS 2023 CHECKLIST

 

To:  Board of Supervisors

FromAuditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector

Meeting DateJune 20, 2023

 

Department Contact:  

Chamise Cubbison

Phone: 

707-234-6860

Department Contact:  

Cheyanne Gordon

Phone: 

707-234-6875

 

Item Type:   Consent Agenda

 

Time Allocated for Item: N/A

 

 

Agenda Title:

title

Approval of Outdoor Festival Application for the Northern Nights Music Festival to be Held July 14, 2023 through July 16, 2023, in Piercy

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Recommended Action/Motion:

recommendation

Approve outdoor festival application for the Northern Nights Music Festival to be held July 14, 2023 through July 16, 2023, in Piercy; and authorize the Tax Collector to issue the Outdoor Festival License.

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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:

On July 12, 2022 the Board of Supervisors approved an outdoor festival application for the Northern Nights Music Festival.                     

 

Summary of Request

Pursuant to Mendocino County Code 6.16 approve the application for the Northern Nights Music Festival to be held July 14, 2023 through July 16, 2023 and authorize the Tax Collector to issue an Outdoor Festival license.  This event is sponsored by the Northern Nights Music Group, LLC.

 

The event will be held at Cooks Valley Campground, the principal location being 83950 Road 442E in Piercy.  The event includes camping, live music, and provisions for food, cannabis, and alcohol vendors.  Over the course of the three-day event, approximately nineteen thousand two hundred (19,200) attendees, including two thousand (2,000) staff and performers, are expected to attend.

 

The Tax Collector has compiled the information required to be submitted with the application, attached to the agenda for reference, and after finding it to be complete, submits the application to the Board for approval pursuant to section 6.16.040 of the Mendocino County Code.  The attached documentation contains: consent from property owners for the proposed use; a statement from the Sheriff attesting to the adequacy of proposed security; a statement from the County Health Officer attesting to the adequacy of proposed sanitation, food preparation and handling, a waste disposal; and, further documentation required with the application.

 

Alternative Action/Motion:

Deny the application or return to staff and request an alternative modification (due to timing of future Board meetings and event date, Board approval may not be attainable for alternatives or modifications).                     

 

Does This Item Support the General Plan? Yes

 

Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Thriving Economy

 

Supervisorial District:  District 3

                                          

vote requirement:  Majority

                                          

 

 

Supplemental Information Available Online At: The event’s Website: https://northernnights.org/

 

Fiscal Details:

source of funding: N/A

budgeted in current f/y: N/A

current f/y cost: N/A

if no, please describe:

annual recurring cost: N/A

revenue agreement: N/A

 budget clarification: Requires submission of Outdoor Festival Fee $150 per day, MCC Section 6.16.080

Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: No

 

CEO Liaison: Executive Office

 

 

CEO Review: Yes 

 

 

CEO Comments:

 

FOR COB USE ONLY

Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk

Final Status: Approved

Date: June 20, 2023