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SAN RAFAEL
AGENDA ITEM NO.: 3E
MEETING DATE: August 1, 2011
REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Closure of City Streets for Andy's Sun Valley Market Grand
Opening Neighborhood Block Party, Monday, September 5, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: 21 i r
Stephanie Lovette, Acting Economic Development Director Nancy Mackle, City Manager
DATE: July 27, 2011
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Resolution authorizing closure of California Avenue from Fifth Avenue to Humboldt St.
(one block) for Andy's Sun Valley Market Grand Opening Neighborhood Block Party on
September 5, 2011. from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
2. Approve posting "No Parking" on east and west sides of California Avenue between Fifth Avenue
and Humboldt Street.
BACKGROUND:
Sun Valley. Market will reopen and the market owner, Andy Bachich, has proposed to celebrate the
occasion with a block party for the surrounding neighborhood on Labor Day, September 5, from 10 a.m..
to 7 p.m. The proposal is to close California Avenue from Fifth Avenue to Humboldt St. (one block)
which is the area around the Market. The celebration is being called "Take II: The Sun Valley Market
Sequel" and will have a theme of commemorating the pre -Hollywood era when Charlie Chaplin and the
California Picture Company filmed in the Sun Valley neighborhood.
The Market has partnered with Sun Valley Neighborhood Association and the Sun Valley Elementary
School to have a traditional Labor Day picnic and parade with BBQ, live music, and carnival games in
front of Andy's Sun Valley Market. The street closure will start at 10 a.m. to allow for event set up, and a
parade will open the celebration at 1:30 p.m. The event will include the sale of beer and wine, and the
sale proceeds will benefit local schools thru Andy's School Foundation. Management of the beer and
wine sales will follow the guidelines provided by City staff and the Police Department.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.. Costs for Police and City services will be paid for by the event producers.
ACTION REQUIRED: Approve Resolution.
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
File No.:
City Council Meeting:
Disposition:
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN RANFAEL AUTHORIZING CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS
SPECIFICALLY CALIFORNIA AVENUE FROM FIFTH AVENUE TO HUMBOLT
STREET FOR ANDY'S SUN VALLEY MARKET GRAND OPENING NEIGHBORHOOD
BLOCK PARTY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 FROM 10 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
WHEREAS, the celebration and block party of the Grand Re -opening of Andy's Sun Valley
Market requires the closure of California Avenue between 5ch Avenue & Humboldt Street;
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
Sun Valley neighborhood the above street should be temporarily closed to through traffic for the
date and times described above.
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 date 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 first day of August, 2011 by the following vote, to
wit: 11
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk