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HomeMy WebLinkAboutED Street Closure; Blues BBQ 2015carr of n. 1� Agenda Item No: 3. c Meeting Date: June 1, 2015 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: Economic Development Prepared by: Brian Auger Events Coordinator City Manager Approval. SUBJECT: Resolution authorizing temporary closure of Downtown City streets to accommodate Great American Blues & Barbeque Festival event on Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution BACKGROUND: The City of San Rafael has had a variety of renditions of Blues and Barbeque events for over thirty years. The event organizer, Team PRO Event Inc., re -designed the event in 2006 as `The Great American Blues & Barbeque' to become a professional blues music event and national Barbeque competition. In 2014 TeamPro Event applied and received a portion of Target Funding to support this event. In 2015, this event will continue to feature high quality, unique barbequed foods, beer sampling and a top brand musical line up including name Blues recording artists. ANALYSIS: The Great American Blues & Barbeque is a celebration of American roots music featuring Bay Area blues artists and American traditional BBQ'd food. The event will feature a professionally sanctioned BBQ competition. The BBQ competition is a destination contest for many professional BBQ-ists from all over the United States. Guests at the festival will also enjoy tasting beers from unique local breweries. The music stage will feature a day long line up of professional Blues Artists. This year's music will honor B. B. King. There will also be an exhibitor market with a variety of crafts, merchandise and information. Staff is recommending the following streets be closed from 6:30am to 9:00pm on Sunday, July 19, 2015 for event set up and teardown: 1. Fourth Street from Cijos Street to A Street 2. Lootens Place from City parking structure entry to Fifth Avenue This closure has been coordinated with the Police and Fire Departments, the Downtown merchants and the Public Works Department. FOR CITY CLERK ONLY File No.: I I --i of Council Meeting: fir h (-c''./5 Disposition: kO07-(C)A) SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2 FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact as all direct City costs are paid for by the event producer. OPTIONS: Approve Resolution as presented Direct Staff to make changes to the Resolution Do Not approve the Resolution ACTION REQUIRED: Approve Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13934 Resolution authorizing temporary closure of Downtown City streets to accommodate Great American Blues & Barbeque Festival event on Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. WHEREAS, the Great American Blues and BBQ Festival will occur in Downtown San Rafael on July 19th, 2015; 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 streets shown below should be temporarily closed to through traffic for the date and times as specified below: STREET CLOSURE: Streets to be closed on July 19, 2015 from 6:30am to 9:00pm: 1. Fourth Street from Cijos Street to A Street 2. Lootens Place from City parking structure entry to Fifth Avenue 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 June, 2015, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ROUTING SLIP / APPROVAL FORM INSTRUCTIONS: USE THIS FORM WITH EACH SUBMITTAL OF A CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION BEFORE APPROVAL BY COUNCIL /AGENCY. SRRA / SRCC AGENDA ITEM NO. DATE OF MEETING: June 1, 2015 FROM: ci DEPARTMENT: Economic Development DATE: May 21, 2015 TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Resolution authorizing temporary closure of Downtown City streets to accommodate Great American Blues & Barbeque Festival event on Sunday, July 19, 2015 from 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. r I)epqft ment Head (signature) (LOWER HALF OF FORM FOR APPROVALS ONLY) APPROVED AS COUNCIL / AGENCY APPROVED AS TO FORM: AGENDA ITEM: 12 City Manager (signature) City Attorney (signature) NOT APPROVED