HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 10533 (Town Center Construction St. Closure)RESOLUTION NO. 10533
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSING
OF COURT STREET BETWEEN FOURTH STREET AND
FIFTH AVENUE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIAN AND
VEHICLE TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE
RAFAEL TOWN CENTER
WHEREAS, the construction of Rafael Town Center necessitates the excavation of the site
at Fourth and Court Streets, and will require the use of numerous pieces of heavy construction
equipment including large semi -trucks; and
WHEREAS, the construction of Rafael Town Center in the middle of the City's downtown
requires that certain precautions be taken to ensure the public health safety and welfare in this
congested area; and
WHEREAS, the City's Director of Public Works and the City's Traffic Engineer, after
reviewing plans for the construction of Rafael Town Center and the traffic patterns of the large
equipment to be used in the construction process, have determined and recommended that, in the
interest of the safety and welfare of pedestrian and auto traffic in the downtown area, Court Street
between Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue should be temporarily closed to through traffic.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
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, using the Court Street vicinity in the
downtown area, the City Council hereby authorizes the temporary closure of a portion of Court
Street between Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue during the construction of the Rafael Town Center.
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I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, 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 6 h day of December, 1999, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Heller, Miller and Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: P h i 11 i p s
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JEAN�N�E M. LEONCINI, City Clerk