DEPARTMENT: Public Services and Revenue Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of Application For Assemblage Of Large Number Of People License For Farmington Area Enhancement Group
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve application for Assemblage of Large Numbers or People from Farmington Area Enhancement Group for parade line up during the annual Farmington Top the Tater Days Festival Parade at the Dakota County Fairgrounds 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 Farmington Area Enhancement Group to hold the Top the Tater Days Festival parade line up on June 29, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. (noon) until 2:30 p.m. at the Dakota County Fairgrounds 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 8, 2025.
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 $10,000 bond payable to Dakota County and commerci...
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