The city council may annually issue a single Strawberry Festival master permit ("festival permit"), which shall authorize the permit holder to sponsor the citywide Strawberry Festival for that year. The permit shall designate the geographical boundaries of a festival area, and may include provisions within the area for festival parades, carnivals, sporting and recreational events, use of public right-of-way, use of public parks, erection of temporary vendor facilities and structures, sanitation and cleanup, and insurance, indemnity and hold-harmless agreements. With respect to all festival activities within the boundaries of the festival area, the permit shall be exclusive, and shall supersede other requirements of the Marysville Municipal Code relating to parade, carnival, circus, entertainment and public dance permits, and business occupancy permits, but shall not supersede the city admissions tax or any other applicable tax.
(Ord. 1278 § 2, 1983)
At any time after August 1st of each year the city may issue a request for festival proposals for the following year from any and all interested persons or parties. The request for festival proposals shall be placed on the city website for a period of not less than two consecutive weeks and state the date and time by which all proposals must be submitted. The request also may be advertised through city social media accounts or such other methods chosen by the chief administrative officer. Festival proposals shall describe the proposed geographical boundaries of the festival area, all proposed festival activities and the dates thereof, the use of public right-of-way and public parks, the number and location of temporary vendor facilities and structures, and provisions for sanitation and cleanup. The proposal will further indicate the organizational structure, background and experience of the sponsor, and all insurance and indemnification provisions which it is able to offer to the city. All proposals shall be in writing and must be filed with the city clerk prior to the deadline listed in the request for festival proposals.
(Ord. 1278 § 3, 1983; Ord. 1331, 1984; Ord. 3273 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
At any regular or special meeting of the city council held at least 10 days after the deadline for submitting proposals, the city council shall consider the merits of all duly filed festival proposals. It may request written or oral supplementation to any proposal. If the city council determines that it will issue a festival permit for that year, a single festival sponsor shall be selected from the duly filed proposals on the basis of the experience and qualifications of the sponsor, the merits of the festival proposal, and the public benefits arising from the same. The city council may impose such reasonable terms and conditions on the festival permit as it deems to be in the public interest. The festival sponsor shall pay the city a permit fee in the amount of $500.00. The city may reserve the right to charge additional amounts at the conclusion of the festival to reimburse the city for extraordinary costs expended for municipal services.
(Ord. 1278 § 4, 1983; Ord. 2866 § 1, 2011; Ord. 3273 § 2 (Exh. B), 2023)
The award of a festival permit shall not be construed as constituting the Strawberry Festival as a governmental or proprietary activity, event or function of the city of Marysville, nor shall it be construed as constituting the festival sponsor as an agent of the city. The festival sponsor shall assume all responsibility and liability for the conduct and management of the festival, and the finances thereof, and shall indemnify and hold the city harmless from any and all claims or causes of action for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from festival activities or the acts or omissions of participants therein.
(Ord. 1278 § 5, 1983)
At the time of awarding a festival permit, the city council, in its discretion, may grant the festival sponsor a permit for a period of up to five years. The festival sponsor shall submit a new festival proposal for approval by the city council and shall pay a new festival permit fee each year. The city council may approve or deny each year's festival permit application in its sole discretion.
(Ord. 1346, 1984; Ord. 1775 § 1, 1990; Ord. 3273 § 3 (Exh. C), 2023)