HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/1/1999 - STAFF REPORTS (7) DATE: December 1, 1999
TO: City Council
FROM: Deputy Director of Aviation-Administration via Director of Aviation
SPECIAL EVENTS PROPOSAL FROM SSC RACING FOR A ONE DAY "EXTREME PROKART
EVENT" TO BE HELD ON ABANDONED TAXIWAY "A" LOCATED AT PALM SPRINGS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ATTACHED RESOLUTION WAIVING THE NOISE ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve a one day"Extreme Prokart Event"special events
proposal from SSC Racing,3101 E.Alejo Road,Palm Springs,California to allow a timed go cart
racing event on abandoned taxiway"A"located outside the secured area on landsideproperty at Palm
Springs International Airport for invited participants to be held on December 12,1999 from 8 a.m.-5
p.m
BACKGROUND:
SSC submitted the City's standard special events application/permit requesting permission for the
event to occur on December 12, 1999 between the hours of 8 am.-5 p.m. Franklin&Franklin,Inc.,
a Banning Corporation, is the company the event is being scheduled for. They are expecting
approximately 40 of their employees to participate. SSC will be utilizing a modified kart with a
smaller engine using noise suppressing mufflers for this event. It has been recommended that the
Airport get approval from the Council to waive the noise ordinance for this special event with a
clause written into the permit which would allow Airport staff the ability to terminate the event if a
noise nuisance problem occurs.
The Airport will receive $500 a day for this special event. Liability &Workers Compensation
Insurance Coverage naming the City as an additional insured,and indemnification and hold harmless
agreements have been executed by SSC Racing and have been approved by Risk Management. All
other operational concerns (i.e. parking, escorts and security) regarding this event have been
coordinated with Airport staff. Future requests forthis type ofactivity,barring any other difficulties,
will be addressed on a individual basis. Based on the success of this event,future activities may need
to be addressed in a more permanent manner such as an operating agreement.
Additional staff, if necessary, will be charged in accordance with the City's comprehensive fee
schedule. No general fund monies will be expended.
BARB H JE1$j L.RIDDLE
Deputy Director of Aviation-Administration Director of Aviation
Approved
r City Manager
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Attachment: Resolution �1
RESOLUTION NO.
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN
REGULATORY ORDINANCES TO FACILITATE THE 1999
"EXTREME PROKART EVENT".
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs designated the abandoned taxiway"A"as the location for the
"Extreme Prokart Event"; and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to facilitate the staging of the `Extreme Prokart Event" to
maximize revenue production;and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that certain regulatory ordinances, which are generally deemed
desirable and necessary, may nevertheless impede the conduct of special events; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that in holding special events, the public interest and the benefits
derived therefrom outweigh the temporary public inconvenience;and
WHEREAS the City Council has enacted Ordinance #310 authorizing temporary suspension of
regulatory ordinances.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofPalm Springs,California,as follows:
Section 1. A. That the 1999 "Extreme Prokart Event" is a special event beneficial to the
community and its visitor-oriented economy.
B. That the date of the 1999"Extreme Prokart Event" is December 12, 1999.
C. That SSC Racing is the event promoter, along with its operations personnel
and staff.
D. That the venue is on abandoned taxiway"A" at Palm Springs International
Airport.
Section 2. That the following ordinances are hereby temporarily suspended for the special event
designated in Section I above:Noise Ordinance.
Section 3. That the regulatory ordinances designated in Section 2 above shall remain in full force
and effect except as to the event,date and persons or organizations as designated in
Section 1 above.
ADOPTED I"day of December, 1999.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED& APPROVED AS TO FORM: