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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