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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2023-87 <br />BY: Mayor Jones <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING SECTION 957.01 OF <br />CHAPTER 957 (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON PUBLIC GROUNDS) OF <br />THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED IN <br />ORDER TO PERMIT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO BE SOLD AND <br />CONSUMED AT THE "GAELIC GAMES AT BARTON-BRADLEY PARR," <br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2023-08 the Council lifted the prohibition of the sale and <br />consumption of alcoholic beverages at the North Olmsted Park in order to allow for the Summer <br />Concert Series based in part upon the successful extension of similar events of limited duration <br />at the North Olmsted Park, such as the Homecoming Festival; and <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2019-48, the Council extended and permitted sales to be at the <br />North Olmsted Party in the Park as an annual event; and <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2018-51, the Council extended the permitted sales of alcoholic <br />beverages to include The North Olmsted Party in the Park held in July as a one-time event; and <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2016-78, the Council extended the permitted sales to include <br />wine and removed obsolete references to past permitted events; and <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2013-20 the Council extended the exceptions to the <br />prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on public grounds, based in part <br />upon the successful extension of similar events of limited duration, and to allow for similar <br />events at Barton -Bradley Park, such as the Gaelic Games Festival; and <br />WHEREAS, in Ordinance 2011-33 the Council lifted the prohibition of the sale and <br />consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Community Cabin, based in part upon the successful <br />extension of similar events of limited duration at the North Olmsted Park, such as Labor Day and <br />Homecoming Festival; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of Council to extend and again permit sales of alcoholic <br />beverages at the Gaelic Games to be conducted at Barton -Bradley Park on August 5' and 6th, <br />2023, as a one-time event based upon the success of such event previously held at Barton - <br />Bradley Park. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That Section 957.01 of Chapter 957 (Alcoholic Beverages on Public <br />Grounds) of the Codified Ordinances, which currently reads as follows be amended and, as <br />amended, shall read in its entirety with additional language in boldface type and removed <br />language stricken: <br />957.01 PERMITTED CIRCUMSTANCES. <br />The possession, use, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted despite <br />