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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS Food & Wine Festival Road Closure 2009CITY OF�� Agenda Item No: Meeting Date: July 20, 2009 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: Community Services, Falkirk Cultural Center Prepared by: Cory Bytof, Falkirk Programs City Manager Approval: SUBJECT: Resolution Approving the Temporary Closure of Mission Avenue Between C Street and E Street on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to Accommodate Pedestrian Traffic to the Third Annual San Rafael Food and Wine Festival at Falkirk Cultural Center. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve recommendation to close Mission Avenue between C and E Streets to allow for pedestrian traffic to the San Rafael Food and Wine Festival between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2009. BACKGROUND: The San Rafael Food and Wine Festival at Falkirk is produced by Steven Restivo Productions, the producer of the San Rafael Parade of Lights and many other Bay Area events. This event features live entertainment, food and wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, and arts and craft booths. Approximately 1000 people attended last year's event, and the producer expects approximately the same amount to attend again this year. The Special Events Committee, comprised of members of SRPD, SRFD, Public Works and Redevelopment, has determined in the past that the street be closed for safety reasons. ANALYSIS: Street closure will ensure safe access to the event by pedestrians coming from parking areas downtown. It will have minimal impact on automobile traffic since the event is on a Saturday. Street closure was successful in past years for this event. FISCAL IMPACT: None. OPTIONS: None ACTION REQUIRED: Adopt Resolution approving temporary street closure. Enclosure: Resolution FOR CITY CLERK ONLY File No.: Council Meeting: Disposition: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MISSION AVENUE BETWEEN C STREET AND E STREET ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009, BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND 8:00 P.M., TO ACCOMMODATE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC TO THE THIRD ANNUAL SAN RAFAEL FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL AT FALKIRK CULTURAL CENTER WHEREAS, the San Rafael Food and Wine Festival at Falkirk Cultural Center necessitates the temporary closure of Mission Avenue between C Street and E Street on Saturday, August 15, 2009, 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 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; 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 twentieth day of July, 2009, by the following vote to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk