Who We Are
Special Events Committee Members
| Agency/Department & Contact Information |
Purpose |
|---|---|
|
Office of Economic Development |
Special Events Chair |
| Dept. of Neighborhoods (DON) Sonny Nguyen (206) 386-1552 |
Neighborhood Notification/Community Outreach |
| FAS/Revenue & Consumer Protection Division Toner Eren (206) 256-5416 |
Admissions Tax Vendors Business licenses, Tradeshow License, inspections for all promoters and vendors. |
| SFD/Fire Department - Fire Prevention Division Capt. Nicolas Crosser Lt. Keith Wyatt (206) 386-1209 |
Assembly/Occupancy, Propane, Open flame, Tent, Fireworks permits. Evaluation/approval of fire lanes and egress/access |
| King County Metro Jonathan Rose (206) 477-9752 |
All events on streets or blocks with bus routes. |
| Parks and Recreation Carl Bergquist (206) 684-4080, ext. 3 |
All events in a City of Seattle Park or which affect a city park |
| SPD/Seattle Police Department Lt. Bryan Clenna, Traffic Unit (206) 684-8753 Lt. Joshua Ziemer, SPOC |
All events requiring police officers including: traffic control, crowd control, security, and harbor patrol |
| SDCI/Department of Construction and Inspections - Noise James Dasher (206) 615-1190 Anthony Jagow (206) 615-1760 Dan Powers (206) 615-1394 |
Noise Abatement, Seattle Noise Ordinance, TNV – Temporary Noise Variance Permit. |
| SDCI/Department of Construction and Inspections – Structures Dean Greenleaf (206) 733-9056 April Bottman-Haase (206) 233-7179 |
Temporary Stages/Pavilions/Structures/Occupancies |
| SDOT/Seattle Department of Transportation Trevor Partap (206) 684-5067 |
Any use of public streets, right-of-way, sidewalks, alleys, and traffic control plans (TCP). |
| Seattle Center Gretchen Lenihan (206) 684-7299 |
Seattle Center Event Schedule & Operations |
|
SKPH/Seattle & King County Public Health - Food Safety |
All food served to the public, all food vendors/trucks/booths. |
| Recycling, composting and waste management. | |
| WSLCB/WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board Lt. Robert Rieder, Enforcement & Education Division (206) 947-1951 Beth Lehman, Licensing & Regulation Division (360) 664-1792 |
All events that involve alcohol being served/provided/sold, beer gardens, alcohol areas. |