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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the issuance of a permit to American Fireworks for the discharge of fireworks as part of the Celebrate Killeen Festival.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 4, 2017
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Brett E. Williams, Executive Director of Community Services
SUBJECT: 2017 Celebrate Killeen Fireworks
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Each year Killeen Parks and Recreation and the Celebrate Killeen Committee host the Celebrate Killeen Festival the last weekend in April. The event is the City’s annual community festival, featuring various forms of entertainment and cultural activities. The 2017 festival will include a carnival, cultural performances, comedy show, KISD Wellness Fair, poetry slam, food truck competition, and a car show.
The Celebrate Killeen Committee desires to include a fireworks display at the annual event for a third consecutive year. American Fireworks has been identified as a service provider for the display. American Fireworks successfully conducted the display for the 2015 and 2016 Celebrate Killeen Festival. The proposed plan is to conduct the fireworks display on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at 9:30 p.m. at the conclusion of the festival’s outdoor movie showing, signifying the festival’s end. The fireworks display will be fifteen minutes in length and will be conducted in the parking lot of the Davis Baseball Fields, located within the Killeen Community Center Complex. Patrons seeking to view the display will do so from the Killeen Amphitheatre where the movie will be shown.
Pursuant to section 11-6 of the Killeen Code of Ordinances, the city council may permit the use of fireworks for public displays. American Fireworks has met the requirements of the city’s ordinances to include the following: name of the group, evidence of financial responsibility, date and time of the event, confirmation of the state of Texas issued license of the operator, copies of the state of Texas issued public dis...
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