HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14916 (Temporary Street Closure to Support Vaccination Efforts in the Canal Neighborhood)
RESOLUTION NO. 14916
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING SATURDAY STREET CLOSURES TO
SUPPORT CANAL ALLIANCE’S EFFORT TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FROM SATURDAY MAY
1, 2021 THROUGH SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021
WHEREAS, the Corona Virus (Covid-19) has had a dramatic impact on the residents of San Rafael and
especially essential workers and other people that live in the Canal neighborhood of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Canal Alliance, with the support of the Marin County Department of Public Health, has the
capability to administer Covid-19 vaccinations to nearby residents who wish to receive it: and
WHEREAS, the Canal Alliance has requested that the City allow the temporary closure of a portion of Alto Street
on several Saturdays to support their vaccination effort including May 1st, May 22nd, June 5th, June 12th, July 3rd,
and July 10th, 2021; and
WHEREAS, staff additionally seeks the ability to close Alto Street on any other Saturday between May 22 and
July 10, 2021 to accommodate schedule changes, if necessary, and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the request, City staff has determined and recommended that, in the interest of the
safety and welfare of pedestrian and auto traffic in the Downtown area, that Alto Street should be temporarily
closed to through traffic each Saturday from Saturday May 22nd to Saturday July 10th, 2021 from 6:30 am to 3 pm
for scheduled vaccination efforts; and
WHEREAS, under his authority as Director of Emergency Services during the existing state of local emergency,
the City Manager approved the temporary closure of Alto Street on May 1, 2021 to support the vaccination effort;
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 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 Alto Street
for the dates and times described above.
3. The decision of the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services to approve the temporary closure of Alto
Street on May 1, 2021 is hereby ratified and confirmed.
I, LINDSAY LARA, 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
17th day of May 2021 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk