HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14277 (Downtown Market Street Closure 2017)RESOLUTION NO. 14277
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF CITY STREETS FOR THE
SEASONAL DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL MARKET ON THURSDAY
EVENINGS FROM APRIL 6TH, 2017 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2017,
5:00 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
WHEREAS, the SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL has determined that it is in the best
interest for public safety to engage a modified Traffic Plan and Road Closure to operate a weekly
Downtown event, such as the seasonal Downtown San Rafael Market; and
WHEREAS, the seasonal Downtown San Rafael Market occurs on Thursday evenings
from April through September each year, and the 2017 Market will run from April 6tH, 2017 through
September 28th, 2017 on Fourth Street from Cijos Street to B Street; 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 below streets should be temporarily closed to through traffic
for the times shown below on the Thursdays of the seasonal Downtown San Rafael Market from
April 6, 2017 through September 28, 2017:
1. Fourth Street from "B" Street to Cijos Street from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
2. "A" Street between Fifth Avenue and the entry to the Parking structure, Lootens Place
between Fifth Avenue and Commercial Place, and Cijos Street from Fourth to Commercial
from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that all of the above findings are true and correct.
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 streets for the dates and times
described above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall take immediate effect upon adoption.
I, ESTHER BEIRNE, City 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 held on the 21St day of February 2017 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin, McCullough & Vice -Mayor Bushey
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Gamblin and Mayor Phillips
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk