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RESOLUTION NO. 14464
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE
OF PORTIONS OF CITY STREETS FOR THE SEASONAL DOWNTOWN SAN RAFAEL MARKET O N
THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM APRIL 26TH, 2018 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2018,
5:00 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
WHEREAS, the San Rafael City Council has determined that it is in the interests of public safety to
establish a modified Traffic Plan and Road Closure to operate a weekly Downtown event; and
WHEREAS, the seasonal Downtown San Rafael Market occurs on Thursday evenings from April through
September each year. The 2018 Market will run from April 26th, 2018 through September 27th, 2018 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:
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, by the San Rafael City Council that:
1. All of the above findings are true and correct; and
2. 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, LINDSAY LARA, Interim 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 20th day of
February 2018 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Colin, McCullough & Mayor Pro Tem Bushey
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Gamblin & Mayor Phillips
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LINDSAY LARA, Interim City Clerk