HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12957 (Twilight Criterium)RESOLUTION NO. 12957
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS
FOR THE SAN RAFAEL TWILIGHT CRITERIUM
ON SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2010 FROM 12 NOON TO 10:00 P.M.
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Twilight Criterium necessitates the temporary closure of city streets as
noted:
1. Fourth Street from Lootens Place to "A" Street (Expo Area) (12 noon to 10:00 p.m.)
2. Fourth Street from "A" Street to "D" Street (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
3. Fifth Avenue from Court Street to "D" Street (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
4. "B" Street from Third Street to Mission Avenue (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
5. "C" Street from Third Street to Mission Avenue (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
6. "D" Street from Third Street to Fifth Avenue (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
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, the
above streets in the Downtown area should be temporarily closed to through traffic for the date and
times described above.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Downtown Vision and by request of the Downtown Business
Improvement District (BID), a limited sidewalk sale could bolster retail activities, promote event
activities and add visual interest Downtown;
THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN RAFAEL FINDS 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.
FURTHER, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that a sidewalk sale be approved for the Downtown
Business Improvement District with the following parameters:
1. Only those merchants with written agreements with the City may have activities on the
sidewalk;
2. Any activity would be associated with the adjacent retail space and not extend in front of
another retail space;
3. The operation of an activity on the sidewalk is limited to the 9th and 10`h of July 2010 from
9am to 9pm and does not confer the right to continue operation beyond that time;
4. Participation in the program does not eliminate the need to secure any other required permit
such as a business license or County Health Department permit.
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 seventeenth day of May 2010, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
Brockbank, Connolly, Heller, Levine & Mayor Boro
None
None
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk