TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Gina Moga, Special Events Manager
DATE: August 25, 2015
SUBJECT:title
Requesting permission to stage Winter Lights downtown on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
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PURPOSE:
Winter Lights is Aurora's official kick-off of the holiday season. The City's holiday tree is lit by Mayor Weisner along with the winners of the Miss Merry Christmas and Jack Frost contest. The tree lighting is a tradition going back several decades.
BACKGROUND:
The event has changed and morphed over the last few years. This year a holiday pop-up shop is being added with assistance from Neighborhood Redevelopment. The pop-ups have been popular over the past few months in coordination with First Fridays and is being staged on Water Street Mall to minimize street closures. In accordance with last year a small parade and fireworks will take place downtown. Businesses in the event area are asked to stay open later than usual to take advantage of the additional foot traffic.
DISCUSSION:
Winter Lights is budgeted out of Special Events account number 101-1341-450.50-07.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Street closure is requested on Downer from Water to Stolp from approximately 6:00 to 7:45 for the event and on LaSalle from 5:30 to 6:30 for the staging of the parade. Additional closure is requested for the fireworks on Benton from Stolp to Water from 7:15 until approximately 7:40. A complete barricade map will be sent to the Street Department.
Requesting assistance from the Street Department and/or Downtown Maintenance to bring the floats from storage to staging, drive them in the parade and return to storage.
Any additional power needs are being worked out directly with the Electrical Division.
Requesting assistance from APD for the parade. Staging is on LaSalle from New York to Spring and steps off on Spring, to Broadway to Downer ending at Stolp Ave. No street closures are necessary. The parade will be approximat...
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