[Adopted 6-1-2011 by Ord. No. 67; amended in its entirety 7-13-2011 by Ord. No. 78]
(a) 
The City Clerk shall assess a surcharge of 15% on the sale of alcoholic beverages for events to be held in the City of Utica on City property. The surcharge shall be collected by the City Clerk pursuant to a vendor alcoholic beverage reporting system to be established by the City Clerk as part of the permit process, and the aforementioned fees shall be deposited with the City Comptroller in the account to be established as the Parks Usage and Maintenance Fund pursuant to an ordinance adopted contemporaneously with the General Code of Ordinances.
(b) 
Any event taking place on City of Utica property (including Hanna Park) that charges an admission fee will provide the City of Utica with $1 per ticket sold, collected by the City Clerk's Office.
(c) 
The aforementioned surcharge of 15% shall be reviewed by the Mayor and the City Clerk who will make a recommendation to the Common Council as to whether the surcharge should be continued or discontinued at a committee meeting of the Common Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs before December 31, 2011, in order to determine the effectiveness of the surcharge and its impact on City festivals.
(d) 
This article shall take effect immediately.
(e) 
The change will not affect event permits that have already been applied for up to August 1, 2011.