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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />= —fin% <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 29, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: FIREWORKS PERMIT; TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL JULY 4 CELEBRATION <br />DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING & CENTRAL SRVS. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: XX <br />ATTACHMENT(S): - - -- INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br />EXT- 2650 <br />LETTER OF REQUEST Telephone Number - <br />FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY PLAN Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />SITE LAYOUT Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Mebane - 227 -2Q31 <br />LICENSE FOR SOUTHERN INTERNATIONAL Durham -688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a fireworks permit for the <br />July 4, 1992 fireworks exhibition in Chapel Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: The Town has requested a permit to allow fireworks in <br />conjuction with the fourth of July Celebration. The event will be held <br />at Kenan Stadium on the evening of July 4, 1992. <br />GS 14 -414, indicates that the Board shall consider a fireworks <br />permit for "any and all kinds of fireworks and explosives, which are <br />used for exhibitions or amusement purposes." <br />GS 14 -413 empowers the Commissioners to authorize and issue permits for <br />the use of pyrotechnics in connection with "...shows of all <br />descriptions ... but only after satisfactory evidence is produced to the <br />effect that said pyrotechnics will be used for the aforementioned <br />purposes and none other ". <br />County policy further requires assurance from the sponsoring agency <br />that adequate public safety measures will be exercised; and that the <br />County will be protected as an additional insured on the insurance <br />policy /policies covering the event. <br />Documents attached provide evidence that these criteria have been met. <br />