Decision details

2019/440920

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee endorse the temporary road closures of Hill Street, Clare Street, Short Place, Marys Place and Floods Place for the Mardi Gras Laneway Festival from 1am Sunday 1 March 2020 to 2am Monday 2 March 2020, subject to the following conditions:

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as stipulated in Schedule A of this agenda.

(B)      The Applicant must contact the Sydney City PAC and Surry Hills PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the event.

(C)      The Applicant must contact the City’s Venue Management Unit to discuss the event.

(D)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed event and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

(E)      The Traffic Management and Traffic Control Plans are agreed to 'in principal' and to be finalised through the Working Group established by Premiers and Cabinet's Community Engagement and Events Division with representative from the Police, Transport Management Centre (TMC), Road and Maritime Services (RMS), Sydney Buses, Council and Event Organisers.

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee unanimously supported the recommendation.

Background

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Ltd has applied for the temporary road closures of Hill Street, Clare Street, Short Place, Marys Place and Floods Place for the Mardi Gras Laneway Festival from 1am Sunday 1 March 2020 to 2am Monday 2 March 2020.