HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13580 (Food & Wine Festival)RESOLUTION NO. 1380
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MISSION AVENUE
BETWEEN C STREET AND E STREET FOR THE 7T" ANNUAL SAN RAFAEL FOOD
AND WINE FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2013, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
8:00 A.M. AND 8:00 P.M.
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Food and Wine Festival at Falkirk Cultural Center
necessitates the intermittent temporary closure of Mission Avenue between C Street and
E Street on Saturday, August 10, 2013, from 8:00 AM — 8:00 PM: 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 street should be intermittently
temporarily closed to through traffic for the date and time described above: and
WHEREAS, Mission Avenue has been closed in the same manner in past years with
success for this and similar events.
CITY COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL HEREBY RESOI.,VES AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That all of the above findings are true and correct,
2. That, pursuant to the authority of the Vehicle Code section 21101 (e), for the
protection of persons, both pedestrians and vehicle drivers, the City Council
hereby authorizes the temporary closure of the above listed street for the date
and time described above.
L ESTHER C. 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 of said City held on Monday, the fifth day of August, 2013, by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCII.,MFMBERS: Colin, Connolly & Vice -Mayor Heller
NOES: C't)tIFNC'ILMEMBERS. None
ABSENT -1 COUNCII,MEMBERS: McCullough &. Mayor Phillips
FSTIIER C, BEIRNI , City Clerk
Exhibit B
ClTV OF��
Date: July 20, 2013
Re: Parking/Traffic Plan — Falkirk Event — San Rafael Food and Wine Festival
Event Date: August 10, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION
Event: 1 pm — 5pm
Activities: Wine & Food Sampling / ambient live music
Attendance: estimated 1500+ during full hours of event
Contacts: Beth Goldberg & Mike Davis (Falkirk) — 485-3328
Sarah Tipple (SR Productions) — 456-6455
Steve Restivo (SR Productions) - 415-456-6455
Brian Auger — 415-720-7160
Street Closure: 8am — 8pm / Mission Street — C Street to E Street
*Elks Club will be allowed to exit east bound on Mission Street
**All traffic control barricades, cones and signage will be pre-set Thursday PM, August 9th by
Brian Auger. Warning/detour/directional signage will be placed at all approaches to event area.
Will use event parking signage to direct public to near -by parking lots.
PARKING
Vendors: Vendors located on Falkirk grounds will park in Menzies Lot
Public & ADA: Public will be directed to park in 5th & D Street lot and C Street lot as well as
remaining City Hall spaces (entering from 5th Ave.). Disabled Parking will take place in the front
of Menzies as well as behind the Greenhouse on Falkirk grounds. No other public parking will
take place in Menzies. Church and Library to be notified by Beth.
*Library staff will park in the City Hall lot, and we ask that parking officers be notified to allow
staff with Menzies parking stickers to not be ticketed on the day of the event in the City Hall lot
since we are taking their Menzies lot spaces.
Menzies lot (58 spaces, 2 of which are handicap designated) will have clearly posted ADA and
vendor parking only signs (promoter) and will have an ADA sensitive attendant day of event
staffed by promoter. Vendors will have vehicle ID tags provided by promoter. Additional ADA
signs for Greenhouse parking provided by Falkirk.
Citv Hall lot will be open after vendor set-up and public will be allowed to park in available
Visitor spaces.