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420 Protest Event at Sunset Beach Report Back Regular Park Board Meeting Monday, June 5, 2017 Event Overview Sunset Beach Park Estimated Numbers: 40,000 participants at peak 600 vendors 1 in 3 were selling non- marijuana

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Regular Park Board Meeting Monday, June 5, 2017

420 Protest Event at Sunset Beach – Report Back

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  • Sunset Beach Park
  • Estimated Numbers:
  • 40,000 participants at peak
  • 600 vendors
  • 1 in 3 were selling non-

marijuana products

  • Largest 420 to date

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Event Overview

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  • Organizers allowed to set-up large

infrastructure day prior to the event

  • Decrease impact to adjacent

residents

  • Decrease wear and tear to park
  • Safer load-in on event day
  • Load-in monitored by Park

Rangers

  • Overnight security provided

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Pre-Event Day Set-Up

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  • Overall better event execution

than in 2016

  • Comprehensive public safety

plan by supporting agencies in effect

  • Well-behaved crowd
  • Decrease in medical calls

versus previous years

  • 2017 - 39
  • 2016 - 56

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Event Day

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  • Early morning set-up
  • Evening shut down
  • Music ended earlier than

scheduled

  • Vendors exited without issue
  • Managing the large crowds
  • Post-event garbage/clean-up
  • Improved effort compared to 2016
  • Designated garbage locations

made for more efficient clean-up

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Key Event Components

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  • Turf damage at Sunset Beach

Park

  • Wet weather leading up to the

event day

  • No turf protection put down
  • Field restoration expenses ~

$9,200

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Post Event Impact

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  • Congestion/access restrictions
  • Noise/loud music
  • Smoke
  • Service disruptions/closures:
  • Vancouver Aquatic Centre
  • Sunset Beach Concession
  • Resident feedback:
  • 20 calls/emails prior to 420 event
  • 60 calls/emails on 420 event

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Neighbourhood Impacts

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  • Total impact ~ $66,800
  • Lost revenue (Sunset Beach

Concession, VAC, Event Permit Fees) ~ $8,000

  • Incremental expenses (Event Day,

Post Event Field Restoration) ~ $26,700

  • Non-incremental expenses (Staff

Wages) ~ $32,100

  • Organizers have been invoiced

for total amount

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Financial Impact to Park Board

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  • Debriefs
  • Cross-departmental/inter-agency
  • Vancouver 420 organizers
  • Working with organizers and

City to relocate future 420 events

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Next Steps