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a i 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 26, 1996 SUBJECT: PYROTECHNICS PERMIT; ORANGE COUNTY SPEEDWAY DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND Public Hearing: No CENTRAL SERVICES Budget Amendment Reqd? No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Letter of request PAM JONES, ext.2650 Checklist License Telephone Number- Site layout for pyrotechnics display Hillsborough 732-8181 Inventory of shells to be used during display Chapel Hill 967-9251 Certificate of Insurance Mebane 227-2031 Permit Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider approving a pyrotechnics permit for Orange County Speedway. BACKGROUND: Orange County Speedway has requested that the County Commissioners approve a pyrotechnics permit for the fireworks display which is scheduled for July 3, 1996 (rain date July 13, 1996) in conjunction with the regularly scheduled race. GS 14-414, indicates that the Board shall consider a fireworks permit for "any and all kinds of fireworks and explosives, which are used for exhibitions or amusement purposes." GS 14-413 empowers the Commissioner to authorize and issue permits for the use of pyrotechnics in connection with "...shows of all descriptions...but only after satisfactory evidence is produced to the effect that said pyrotechnics will be used for the aforementioned purposes and none other." County policy further requires assurance from the sponsoring agency that adequate public safety measures will be exercised; and that the County will be protected as an additional insured on the insurance policy(ies) covering the event. Documents attached satisfy the checklist criteria previously endorsed by the Commissioners. It may be of interest to the Board that the Fire Code, as modified in 1996, allows the local fire official to specify that a plan must be developed to ensure adequate coverage for fire and emergency medical services if he/she believes that the specific public gathering creates a significant impact on public or fire safety. Mike Tapp, the Count Fire Marshal, has indicated that such a plan is required for the Speedway and as a result service contracts were developed between the Speedway and Orange County EMS (for emergency medical services) and Caldwell Fire Department (for fire protection). Both of these agencies are on site during any race event.