HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14972 (Marin Endurance Festival Special Event Street Closure)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