HomeMy WebLinkAboutED American Blues & BBQ Road Closure 2009CITY OF
SAN RAFAEL
AGENDA ITEM NO.: 13
MEETING DATE: May 18, 2009
REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Closure of City Streets for
American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30a
SUBMITTED BY:— APPROVED BY:
t"ancy Ma e, cono Dev opment Director Ken ordhof
DATE: May 14, 2009
e 4th Annual Great
to 9:00pm.
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION: Approve resolution authorizing closure of City streets for the 4th Annual
Great American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30am to 9:00pm.
BACKGROUND: The City of San Rafael has had a variety of Blues and Barbeque events for several
years. This revised and fourth rendition produced by Team Pro Event Inc. continues to grow on the
success of the prior three years and has become an important annual event for the City. The focus of this
event is a celebration of American roots music featuring Bay Area blues artists and American traditional
BBQ'd food. In addition, this musical gala will promote the Downtown and the merchants. Guests at the
festival will also enjoy tasting beers from unique local breweries. The feature of a professionally
sanctioned BBQ competition is a delectable, unique treat during the festival. The BBQ competition,
growing from it succession of success in 2006, 2007 and 2008 is a destination contest in 2009 for many
professional BBQ-ists. There will also be a music market with a variety of alluring, unique and historical
merchandise and information. The event benefits Prader -Willi Syndrome Research which now has
created a full time local office due to the success of the prior Blues and BBQ Festivals.
Streets to be closed 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 proposal has been coordinated with the Police, Fire, Downtown merchants and Public Works.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Police Department costs will be paid for by the event. Event staff will be
posting the "No Parking" signs and putting out crowd control barricades. Cleanup is being handled by
the event.
ACTION REQUIRED: Approve resolution authorizing closure of City streets for the 4th Annual Great
American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30am to 9:00pm.
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
File No.:
City Council Meeting:
Disposition:
CITY OF AGENDA rI'EM NO.: 13
SAN RAFAEL MEETING DATE: May 18, 2009
REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Closure of City Streets for
American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30a
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
t"ancy Ma e, cono Dev opment Director Ken ordhof
DATE: May 14, 2009
e 4th Annual Great
to 9:00pm.
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION: Approve resolution authorizing closure of City streets for the 4th Annual
Great American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30am to 9:00pm.
BACKGROUND: The City of San Rafael has had a variety of Blues and Barbeque events for several
years. This revised and fourth rendition produced by Team Pro Event Inc. continues to grow on the
success of the prior three years and has become an important annual event for the City. The focus of this
event is a celebration of American roots music featuring Bay Area blues artists and American traditional
BBQ'd food. In addition, this musical gala will promote the Downtown and the merchants. Guests at the
festival will also enjoy tasting beers from unique local breweries. The feature of a professionally
sanctioned BBQ competition is a delectable, unique treat during the festival. The BBQ competition,
growing from it succession of success in 2006, 2007 and 2008 is a destination contest in 2009 for many
professional BBQ-ists. There will also be a music market with a variety of alluring, unique and historical
merchandise and information. The event benefits Prader -Willi Syndrome Research which now has
created a full time local office due to the success of the prior Blues and BBQ Festivals.
Streets to be closed 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 proposal has been coordinated with the Police, Fire, Downtown merchants and Public Works.
FISCAL UVIPACT: The Police Department costs will be paid for by the event. Event staff will be
posting the "No Parking" signs and putting out crowd control barricades. Cleanup is being handled by
the event.
ACTION REQUIRED: Approve resolution authorizing closure of City streets for the 4th Annual Great
American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6:30am to 9:00pm.
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
File No.:
City Council Meeting:
Disposition:
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY
CLOSURE OF CITY STREETS FOR THE 4th ANNUAL
GREAT AMERICAN BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
FROM 6:30AM TO 9:OOPM
WHEREAS, the 4th Annual Great American Blues & BBQ Festival on Saturday, September 12,
2009 from 6:30am to 9:OOprn necessitates the temporary closure of City streets as specified below:
1. Fourth Street from Cijos Street to A Street
2. Lootens Place from City parking structure entry to Fifth Avenue;
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 streets 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, ESTIIER 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 eighteenth day of May, 2009, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk