HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11949 (Summer Sale Sidewalk Pilot Program)RESOLUTION NO. 11949
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SUMMER SALE SIDEWALK
PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE WEST END VILLAGE
WHEREAS, Our Vision of Downtown San Rafael describes Downtown as
having a healthy retail sector and busy, active streetscapes and
WHEREAS, limited business or other activities on the sidewalk could bolster
retail activities and adding visual interest Downtown; and
WHEREAS, merchants in the West End Village have requested permission to
conduct four sidewalk sales on the second Saturday of June, July, August and September
from 10 am to 5 pm to attract additional customers to the Village during the summer
months; and
WHEREAS, no street closure is required; and
WHEREAS, each merchant participating in the event would be required to enter
into an agreement with the City in a form to be approved by the City Attorney, and have
workers compensation and comprehensive liability insurance in a minimum amount of
$ 1,000,0000 per occurrence, naming the City as an additional insured; and
WHEREAS, a pilot program will provide an opportunity to assess this event and
the issues that must be addressed for events of this type; and
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that a pilot program be
established for this event. The Economic Development Department will monitor the
event and provide a report to the City Council if requested. The parameters of the
program are:
1. Only those business that have met the requirements of the program, including
insurance coverage, may have activities on the sidewalk;
2. The operation of an activity on the sidewalk is limited to the duration of the
program and does not confer the right to continue operation beyond that time;
3. Participation in the program does not eliminate the need to secure any other
required permit such as a business license.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, 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 Council of said City held on the first day of May, 2006, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Jeanne M. Leoncim, City Clerk