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From YouTube: CityTalk with John McIntire: Brian Katze
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On this episode of CityTalk, John McIntire interviews Brian Katze from the Special Events Office in the Department of Public Safety.
A
A
B
The
office
of
special
events,
we
accept
permit
applications
for
special
events,
block
parties,
things
like
that,
as
well
as
produce
our
own
events.
We
do
concerts,
we
show
the
movies
in
the
park
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
a
little
bit
of
everything
producer
stuff
in
house
for
the
public
and
manage
the
outside
events
that
come
into
the
city.
So.
B
That
comes
to
our
office
needs
public
space
or
public
services.
That's
why
they
come
to
us
for
the
permits,
so
we'll
look
at
what
an
event
needs,
whether
it
needs
police
officers,
medical
coverage,
barricades
from
Public
Works
things
of
that
nature,
and
then,
during
the
summer
weekends
you
can
get
busy.
So
we'll
also
take
a
look
and
see.
Do
we
have
too
many
things
going
on?
Are
we
stretching
resources
too
thin?
B
Do
we
need
to
work
with
some
applicants
to
move
dates
around
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
ever
tax
our
own
resources
or
the
public,
but
too
many
closures
or
things
happening
at
one
time?
So
it's
a
it's
a
delicate
balancing
act,
but
it's
all
in
the
name
of
giving
the
public
things
to
do
and
entertainment.
Well,.
A
B
A
streets
closed
permit
is
needed
in
some
fashion,
whether
it's
for
an
event
or
a
block
party
for
my
office
or
for
construction
or
line
replacement
through
domi
or
Public
Works
anytime.
A
right-of-way
is
closed.
A
permits
needed
so
block
parties
are
typically
an
applicant
lives
on
the
block.
It's
a
residential
neighborhood,
all
of
them
and
their
neighbors
want
to
get
together
and
you
know
have
a
good
time
in
their
neighborhood.
So
it's
a
simple
permit.
B
B
Most
of
the
we
get
the
permits
for
it,
I
mean
people,
call
the
time
and
say:
I
want
to
do
this.
How
do
I
do
it
things
like
that,
and
we
do
write
a
fair
number
per
year
couple
hundred
at
least
so
the
ones
that
do
it
are
tend
to
be
annual.
So
it's
it's
a
known
process
to
a
lot
of
people,
but
we
do
get
requests
of
people
that
are
curious
about
how
to
do
it
and
they
want
to
know
how
and
we
show
them
the
way
I
had.
A
No
idea
how
many
events
you
put
on
until
I
started
going
to
them.
This
summer
went
to
Riverview
Park,
you
had
a
jazz
concert
and
then
a
movie
Dirty
Dancing
went
to
Mellon
Park.
You
had
Bach
Beethoven
and
brunch
featuring
an
excellent
brass
band
and
when
I
look
at
these
brochures
that
you
spread
around
how
many
there's,
like
dozens
and
dozens
of
events
for
the
next
several
months,
yeah.
B
I
mean
just
from
our
office
alone
that
we
produce
internally
you're
talking
over
90
movie
showings
45
concerts.
We
have
160
some
farmers
market
days,
raise
five
yeah
five
five
K's
in
different
neighborhoods.
We
produced
a
great
race
at
the
end
of
September,
and
that's
just
internally.
That's
not
you
know
all
the
things
that.
B
It's
actually
been
more,
this
is
this
is
low,
I
mean
in
the
years
past,
the
office
has
produced
a
4th
of
July
celebration.
We've
been
responsible
for
some,
some
larger
festivals
as
well,
that
have
been
taken
over
by
nonprofits
and
that's
kind
of
the
goal
that
I
like
to
use
from
my
office.
Is
we
help
the
community
get
things
started
with
a
goal
that
in
three
to
five
years,
the
community
can
embrace
it
and
take
it
over
and
and
Shepherd
the
event
forward.
B
B
No
something
I
got
involved
in
and
then
you
know
my
advisors
through
knowing
that
I
did
that
suggested
that
they
they
found
this
internship,
my
junior
year
I
might
like-
and
it
was
with
the
Office
of
Special
Events,
so
I
applied.
Did
the
internship
work
part-time.
My
senior
year
got
a
full
time
job
in
the
office
when
I
graduated
and
ten
years
later,
Here
I
am
but.
A
B
Have
four
full-time
program
coordinators
that
handle
the
bulk
of
the
things
we
do
internally,
that
we
produce
ourselves
and
an
assistant
manager
that
oversees
them
and
two
permits
staff
that
deal
with
accepting
applications
and
dealing
with
applicants
that
then
I
work
more
directly
with
them.
And
then
we
also
have
the
Special
Events
Committee,
which
is
made
up
of
representatives
from
all
the
different
Public
Safety
bureaus
and
departments
and
those
applications
that
our
office
receives.
Once
a
week.
B
We
sit
down
as
a
group
and
we
go
through
everything
and
look
at
what
their
plans
are
and
what
they're
asking
to
do
and
where
they're
looking
to
do
it
and
we
work
with
the
applicants
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
needs
that
they
have
from
each
department.
And
then
we
collectively
decide
whether
an
application
can
move
forward
based
on
how
its
presented
or
if
we
need
to
work
with
the
applicant
to
refine
their
ideas
to
make
it
safer
or
fit
schedules
better.
And
things
like
that
and
get
everyone
to
the
end.
I
wouldn't.
B
From
June
1st,
well
I,
shouldn't,
say
June
1st
now
that
we
have
farmers
markets
starting
on
May
1st
through
the
end
of
September,
is
the
core
of
our
event
season,
where
we're
working
40-hour
weeks,
plus
our
concerts
on
nights
and
weekends
and
our
movies
in
the
evenings,
and
then
once
the
September's
over
the
farmers
markets
continue
through
November.
So
the
staff
down
in
special
events
were
working
45,
50
hours
a
week,
sometimes
covering
all
these
events.
What
do.
B
A
B
I,
do
it's
one
of
those
things
where
you
know
you
look
at
government
and
people
look
at
government
jobs
in
a
certain
way,
but
it's
almost
nothing
like
a
government
job
I
mean
you
come
in
and
you're
dealing
with
mostly
outside
agencies
and
also
internal
agencies,
and
you
get
to
spend
half
your
day
outside
half
the
time.
So
you
know
you
can
spend
the
office
time
doing
the
phone
calls
and
emails
and
getting
things
organized.
B
We
do
have
things
you
know
in
the
in
the
fall
things
like
the
tree
lighting
ceremony
outside
and
Valentine's
and
isagen
the
ice
rink,
but
far
less
than
we
have
from
June
through
October.
So
we
do
get
some
time
to
breathe
at
the
end
of
the
summer.
But
during
the
summer
year
summer
months
it's
almost
non-stop
and.