HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14102 (Great Race Rafael Film Center 2016)RESOLUTION NO. 14102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING A STREET CLOSURE FOR THE 2016 GREAT RACE
START CELEBRATION AT THE RAFAEL FILM CENTER ON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15th , 2016 FROM 6:00 P.M. — 9:00 P.M. ON FOURTH
STREET BETWEEN A STREET AND B STREET
WHEREAS, the Great Race organizers have contracted with the City of San Rafael to be the
"Official Great Race Start City" for the 2016 Great Race; and
WHEREAS, on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, a special showing of the original 1965 movie, "The
Great Race," will take place as a hosted event for the Great Race participants at the Christopher B.
Smith Rafael Film Center; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing plans for the event 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
downtown area, the streets listed below should be temporarily closed to through traffic for the date
and times shown below; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Great Race Start Special Event at the Rafael Film Center necessitates the
temporary closure of city streets on June 15th as specified below:
1) 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. on Fourth Street between A Street and B Street
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That all of 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 for the dates and times described above.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, 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 eighteenth day of April, 2016, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk