HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Marin Endurance Festival Special Event Street Closure____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: September 20, 2021
Disposition: Resolution 14972
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Agenda Item No: 5.b
Meeting Date: September 20, 2021
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Police Department
Prepared by: Lisa Holton, Lieutenant City Manager Approval: ________
TOPIC: MARIN ENDURANCE FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT STREET CLOSURE
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POINT SAN PEDRO ROAD FROM RIVIERA DRIVE TO BISCAYNE DRIVE FOR THE MARIN ENDURANCE FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 30TH AND 31ST, 2021.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the temporary closure of Point San Pedro
Road from Riviera Drive to Biscayne Drive for The Marin Endurance Festival on October 30th
and 31st, 2021.
BACKGROUND:
The Marin Endurance Festival is a fundraising event produced by Mascot Sports on Point San
Pedro Road between Main Drive and China Camp State Park. Advance approval for this two-
day event requires a resolution of the City Council as it will close portions of Point San Pedro
Road.
All street closures for special events are coordinated with the Police Department Traffic Division,
Parking Services and Public Works Department as well as other departments that require input
for the service that is needed. Individual operational planning for the event’s logistics will be
generated by the appropriate staff in each department.
All event organizers are required to submit an Event Application, fulfill insurance requirements
indemnifying the City from liability associated with the event, provide information regarding
operation, logistics and activities included in the event, as well as adhere to any local, state
and/or federal rules and regulations. City staff will ensure event organizers effectively manage
community notifications of the event, as well as associated road closures.
ANALYSIS:
Specific street closure times will be determined by Event Staff and the Traffic Sergeant as
needed for each event day and schedule. The public will be notified in advance of the events.
Road closures will be coordinated in an effort to reduce impact on neighborhood residents. Much
of the traffic control for the event can be accomplished through lane closures only. However, for
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the safety of drivers and event participants, it will be necessary to close portions of Point San
Pedro Road between Riviera Drive and Biscayne Drive intermittently between 8:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2021 and Sunday, October 31, 2021. Traffic control
personnel and vehicle escorts will be provided to assist residents in navigating detours. The
roadways will be re-opened as soon as it can be accomplished safely, but no later than 12:30
p.m.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Merchants, businesses, residents, and general public are notified of the street closures through
a variety of traditional methods which may include but are not limited to mailed public notification,
public service messages, HOA’s websites/newsletters, mobile message boards, event posters,
etc.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to the current City policy, Police, Public Works and Parking Services fees and/or costs
will be assessed and reimbursed by the event organizer unless directed otherwise.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the temporary closure of Point San Pedro Road from Riviera Drive
to Biscayne Drive for The Marin Endurance Festival on October 30th and 31st, 2021.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 14972
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE
OF POINT SAN PEDRO ROAD FROM RIVIERA DRIVE TO BISCAYNE DRIVE FOR THE MARIN
ENDURANCE FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 30TH AND 31ST, 2021
WHEREAS, the Marin Endurance Festival will be held on October 30-31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, temporary road closures are required to facilitate the event; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 21101(e) permits cities to temporarily close a portion of any
street for celebrations, parades, local special events, and other purposes, when, in the city’s opinion, the
closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during
the temporary closing; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 21103 requires the City to place signs giving notice of the
closure at all entrances to the road experiencing temporary closure; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing plans for the events and the traffic patterns, City staff has determined and
recommended that, in the interest of the safety and welfare of pedestrian and auto traffic in the Peacock
Gap area, Point San Pedro Road should be temporarily closed to through traffic for portions of both
October 30 and October 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the specific time periods for the above temporary closures shall be as determined by the City’s
Events Coordinator in consultation with the Police Department, and the Events Coordinator shall give
timely notice to the public of those time periods by signage and/or other appropriate means.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL HEREBY RESOLVES:
1. That all the above findings are true and correct;
2. That, pursuant to the authority of Vehicle Code section 21101(e), for the safety and protection of
persons, both pedestrians and vehicle drivers, the City Council hereby authorizes the temporary
closure of the above listed street as set forth above.
3. That, pursuant to Vehicle Code section 21103, the City shall post notices of the closure at all
entrances of the above listed street.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on
Monday, the 20th day of September 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Pro Tem Bushey
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Mayor Kate
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk