Re: Japantown Farmer's Market (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 07:41:09 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:17:17 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.rs.email.nextdoor.com/~reply>
 >  > 
 >  > Nextdoor Nextdoor Japantown
 >  > 
 >  > Re: Japantown Farmer's Market
 >  > 
 >  > Tamiko Rast, Japantown 
 >  > 
 >  > Hi John, the first option we explored was on the street.  However, this is 
 >  > why
 >  > that idea fell through:  1. Cost for street closure: $6K/annual in permits.
 >  > $11-17K/annual for police staffing (as required).  $14K/annual to bring in a
 >  > porta-potty per weekend (as required).  The Japantown Business Association
 >  > (which runs and funds the Farmer's Market), could not afford these 
 >  > additional
 >  > costs, and is already operating the market with low margins and an unpaid,
 >  > volunteer staff.  2. We were permitted for a temporary street location on
 >  > Jackson Street (as it was 10 years ago), but the Fire Department/Police 
 >  > would
 >  > not permit any longer than 3 months (which would necessitate a second 
 >  > location
 >  > and move, and double application for permits through City and County).    
 >  > The
 >  > reason is because Jackson is a major thoroughfare.  10 years ago, the booths
 >  > were set up to allow emergency services to pass through if needed.  Because
 >  > people are now using cars as weapons, the street closure would require 
 >  > boxing
 >  > off the area to fully protect pedestrians

This is just unbelievable, and stupid.  The probabilities of such an
attack is minuscule.

 >  > -- and therefore, remove the 
 >  > ability
 >  > of emergency services to pass.  3. All other private, open lot locations
 >  > within the core of Japantown are parking lots used by churches on Sundays 
 >  > and
 >  > unavailable.  Our vendors requested not to change the Farmer's Market day 
 >  > and
 >  > time, since they're committed to other markets on Saturdays.  Folks, please
 >  > ask away if you have any other questions.  I can guarantee you we've run
 >  > through every possible scenario over the last year.