DEPARTMENT: Public Services and Revenue Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Application For Assemblage Of Large Numbers Of People License For Tunnel To Towers Foundation
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve application for Assemblage of Large Numbers of People License submitted by Tunnel to Towers Foundation for the Tunnel to Towers Twin Cities 5K on May 16, 2026, at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W, Farmington, in Castle Rock Township, as recommended and authorized by the Public Services and Revenue Division to issue the license.
SUMMARY
The application has been submitted by Tunnel to Towers Foundation to hold the Tunnel to Towers Twin Cities 5K. The event will be held May 16, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. each day at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W, Farmington, in Castle Rock Township.
Dakota County Ordinance No. 112 requires that not person shall permit, maintain, promote, conduct, advertise, act as entrepreneur, undertake, organize, manage, sell or give tickets to an actual or anticipated assemble of 300 or more persons for an exhibition or show of any nature, whether on public or private property, unless a license to hold such an assembly has first been secured. The application has been reviewed for compliance with the ordinance and has been approved by the Public Services and Revenue Division, Public Health Department, Risk Management Department, Transportation Department, and the Sheriff's Office. Castle Rock Township reviewed the application on April 14, 2026.
Under the Dakota County Ordinance, security and traffic controls must meet local and State requirements. Such controls shall include, but not be limited to, law enforcement officers having jurisdiction in Dakota County and any additional security officers sufficient to provide adequate security for the maximum number of people assembled, as recommended by the Dakota County Sheriff.
License holders are required to obtain a $10...
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