HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13888 (Farmers' Market)RESOLUTION NO. 13888
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CITY
STREETS FOR THE SEASONAL DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET'
FESTIVAL ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM APRIL THROUGH
SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR STARTING APRIL 2015 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 2016.
WHEREAS, Resolution authorizing the temporary closure of City streets, Fourth Street from
Lincoln Avenue to B Street, for the seasonal Downtown Farmers' Market Festival on Thursday
evenings from April through September each year starting April 2015 through September 2016; 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 above 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.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL HEREBY RESOLVES
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, the City Council hereby
authorizes the temporary closure of the above listed streets 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 sixteenth day of March, 2015, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Bushey
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk