HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13195 (Food & Wine Festival)RESOLUTION NO. 13195
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF
MISSION AVENUE BETWEEN C STREET AND E STREET FOR THE
SAN RAFAEL FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
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 13, 2011, from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing plans for the event and traffic patterns, City staff has
determined and recommended that, in the interest of safety and welfare of pedestrian and
auto traffic in the downtown area, the above street should be temporarily closed to
through traffic on the date and time described above, on an intermittent basis as
determined to be appropriate by the City's Events Coordinator with input from the
Festival producer; and
WHEREAS, Mission Avenue has been closed in the same manner in past years with
success for this and similar events
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 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.
I, 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 eighteenth day of July, 2011, by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Brockbank, Connolly, Heller, Levine & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk
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