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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.
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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
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SRRA / SRCC AGENDA ITEM NO.
DATE OF MEETING: June 1, 2015
FROM:
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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.
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APPROVED AS COUNCIL / AGENCY APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Manager (signature) City Attorney (signature)
NOT APPROVED