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1b. Private Fireworks Display at Lake Minnewashta on July 4, 2012 MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager CITY OF FROM: Mark Littfin, Fire Marshal CHANHASSFN DATE: May 29, 2012 7700 Market Boulevard P Box 147 SUBJ: Private Fireworks Display at Lake Minnewashta on July 4, 2012 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone: 952.2271100 PROPOSED MOTION: Fax: 952.2271110 Building Inspections "The City Council approves the fireworks display permit from Americana Phone: 952.2271180 Fireworks Display Company, on behalf of the Lake Minnewashta Fireworks Fax: 952.2271190 Committee, to conduct a fireworks display from Minnewashta Regional Park on July 4, 2012, with the conditions noted in the staff report." Engineering Phone: 952.2271160 Approval of this request requires a simple majority vote of the City Council. Fax: 952.2271170 Finance Phone: 952.2271140 Staff has received a request from Americana Fireworks Display Company, on Fax: 952.2271110 behalf of the Lake Minnewashta Fireworks Committee, to conduct a fireworks display from Minnewashta Regional Park on July 4 This application is similar Park & Recreation to what has occurred for the past ten years and meets Fire Code regulations. Phone: 952.2271120 Fax: 952.2271110 The following conditions have been communicated and agreed to by all Recreation Center concerned parties. 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone: 952.2271400 1. If the wind is blowing from a northerly or westerly direction, or points in Fax: 952.2271404 between (where it could blow debris over the swamp area), the show will Planning & be cancelled or re- scheduled to a pre- assigned rain date. This Natural Resources information will be included in a flyer that is mailed to lake residents by Phone: 952.2271130 Beth Ginther, coordinator of the fireworks. The fireworks company will Fax: 952.2271110 be responsible for making the decision if the display should be cancelled. I will make this condition very clear to them. Public Works 7901 Park Place 2. Carver County Parks Director, Marty Walsh and I will walk/drive the Phone: 952.2271300 site prior to July 4 to inspect the drop down zone. We will reach a Fax: 952.2271310 unified decision that if the swamp land did burn, we (county parks and Senior Center fire department) would let it burn itself out. There are natural fire breaks Phone: 952.2271125 already present. We would patrol the perimeter and just observe. Fax: 952.2271110 Actually the park would benefit from the dead grass and weeds being burned. Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow • Mr. Todd Gerhardt May 29, 2012 Page 2 3. Staff will require the Fire Department to have a standby crew at the launch site. Additionally, a boat from either the Carver County Sheriff s Department Water Patrol Division or the Chanhassen Fire Department will be required on the lake to secure the fireworks drop -down zone. I will coordinate this as we get closer to July 4 Additionally, the group has provided a $2 million liability insurance policy covering this event. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the request from Americana Fireworks Display Company for a fireworks display permit on July 4, 2012 at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park with the conditions noted above. Approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council. ATTACHMENT 1. Letter from Leonard Bonander, Americana Fireworks Display Company dated April 19, 2012. 2. Application for Display of Fireworks g:\ safety \ml \mwshtati reworkdisplaymemo.doc • Americana Fireworks Display Co. P.O. Box 700 Sandstone, MN 55072 -0700 612- 378 -7515 320 - 279 -2098 Fax 320 - 245 -5344 April 19, 2012 Chanhassen Fire Marshal Mark Littfin City of Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard P.O. Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Fire Marshal, Attached please find a permit application for a fireworks display at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park on July 4, 2012. The proposed display would be the same format as in previous year's. A copy of this permit application has been sent to the City Clerk and a copy of this letter has been sent to the director of the Lake Minnewashta Regional Park. Our insurance certificate will be forwarded to all parties at the earliest it is available. Please contact me with any questions you may have. The community contact is Ms. Beth Ginther, her name and address are listed below. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Leonard Bonander cc: Chanhassen Fire Marshal Mark Littfin cc: Director of Lake Minnewashta Regional Park, cc: Ms. Beth Ginther, Lake Minnewashta Fireworks Committee 3611 Ironwood Road, Excelsior, MN 55331 952 -470 -1150 APPLICATION FOR DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS This form is for the convenience of the issuing body, other forms and , or letters may be acceptable. Name of applicant (Sponsoring Organization): Ms. Beth Ginther Lake Minnewashta Fireworks Committee / KA BOV M 3 611 Ironwood Road Excelsior, MN 55331 Name of authorized agent of applicant: AMERICANA FIREWORKS DISPLAY CO. P.O. Box 700 Sandstone, MN 55072 -0700 PHONE 320 - 279 -2098 612 - 378 -7515, FAX 320 - 245 -5344 Date of display: July 4, 2012 Time of display: 10:00 P.M. Location of display: Lake Minnewashta Regional Park Manner and place of storage of fireworks prior to display: NO STORAGE, DELIVERED DAY OF THE EVENT. Type and number of fireworks to be discharged: UP TO 6" AERIAL DISPLAY SHELLS. Name of supervising operator: Leonard Bonander OR OTHER LICENSED OPERATOR Certificate No.: B0161 p Signature of applicant (or agent) ��`' , 6 // /artl4. Date: 1 17 1 -17/ Included: 1.) Proof of certificate of insurance (to be suppled in June) 2.) Diagram of grounds 3.) All assistants will be 18 years of age or older --4 Date 51/ r�1d Signa ure aral . uthority COPY MAIL OR FAX TO: AMERICANA FIREWORKS FAX 320 - 245 -5344 P.O. Box 700 ba.v S Sant Wl �1 S3Z) - / DIAGRAM OF FIREWORKS DISPLAY SITE - LAUNCH SITE AREA TO BE MAINTAINED iliPA CLEAR OF PEOPLE DISTANCE FROM CROWD 420' FOOT RADIUS (A) LARGEST DIAMETER SHELL 6" A f /