13. Parade Permit DiscussionAgenda -March 10,1997
With Spring on the way the City will begin to receive
applications for parade permits. The Police Department is
charged with issuing permits, but has virtually no standard
under which to review an application. MMIA recommends certain
minimum standards, ie. insurance and sponsoring agency be met
prior to issuance of a permit. At least two parades recently
have been marred by injuries to participants and there are
concerns that spectators, especially children, might be
injured in the future. We are currently drafting a Parade
Permit application containing recommended language form MMIA
and Council input from the February 24 meeting.
ALISPELL POLICE DEPARTMENT
Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
Phone (406) 758-7780
3 March 1997
Memorandum
TO : Clarence Krepps City Manager
FROM: Ad Clark, Chief of Police
SUBJ : Parades
ADDISON H. CLARK
Chief of Police
DONALD A. HOSSACK
Asst. Chief
Three of our citizens have been injured while participating in parades
recently. In the last 6 months two young children were run over by the float that
they were riding on. The third citizen was injured while marching in a parade and
filed a claim against the City.
The safety and liability issues raised have given us pause to examine our
situation. After discussing this matter with you and our City Attorney I have
identified some basic recommendations that would enhance citizen safety, reduce
City liability and improve efficiency of traffic movement during a parade. Traffic
movement is a major concern where it means shutting down a state highway,
(Main Street) and in many cases the routing of truck traffic east to Bigfork and
then back onto HWY 93 South. Using Main Street has of course a negative
impact on the near grid lock situation at Main Sz Idaho during peak traffic
periods.
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Recommendations for improvement in all of these areas follow:
- Safety
1. Require parades to be routed on I' Avenue East or I' Avenue West
Both have convenient staging areas to the south and destination areas
to the north. (A natural route to terminate at either Depot Park or
Cavanaughs). We feel that safety would be additionally enhanced
due to fewer vehicles entering in or across an active parade column.
2. Require handrails on all floats.
3. Prohibit participants from riding on floats with their legs hanging
over the side.
4. Furnish a safety brief when possible or practical to parade sponsors
and/or participants.
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Liability
1. Require the sponsor to show a certificate of insurance in the amount
of 1.5 million.
2. Name the City of Kalispell as additionally insured on insurance
policy or rider.
3. The sponsors will provide a letter or instrument holding the city of
Kalispell harmless.
Cost Considerations
1. Our cost to the taxpayer is easily $400-$500 per parade.
2. Some consideration should be given to a permit fee to at least share a
portion if not all of this cost with the parade sponsor. If we initiate a
modest parade permit fee I would request that it not become effective
until July 1997 to allow citizens time to plan accordingly.
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Date: March 5, 1997
To: Clarence Krepps, City Manager
From: John Wilson, Assistant City Engineer
Re: Parade Costs
We have been asked to estimate the typical cost of services provided by
the Public Works Department for parades.
Labor costs include overtime wages for two members of the Signs and
Signals Division and one member of the Street Division. Equipment
costs included one pickup truck, one street sweeper, signs and barricades.
The estimated total cost is $580.
Douglas Rauthe
Mayor
Clarence W. Krepps
City Manager
City Council
Members:
Gary W. Nystul
Ward I
Cliff Collins
Ward I
Norbert F. Donahue
Ward II
Dale Haarr
Ward II
Jim Atkinson
Ward III
Lauren Granmo
Ward III
Pamela B. Kennedy
Ward IV
M. Duane Larson
Ward Iv