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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF WAYLAND BAPTIST
UNIVERSITY TO HOST THE "WAYLAND WELLNESS 5K AND FUN
WALK AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY WITH THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THIS ROAD
RACE; DECLARING THAT THE EVENT SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE;
AND AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation owns and operates Hwy
194 (Quincy Street) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Wayland Baptist
University on January 19, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the "Wayland Wellness 5K and Fun Walk will follow a route which
includes State owned and operated streets within the corporate limits of the City of
Plainview: this event will start at the Wayland Bowl and proceed south on Xenia Street
to West 7 Street, turn east on West 7 to Vernon Street, then turn south on Vernon
Street and progress to West 6 Street, turn east on West 6 Street, across Quincy
Street State Highway 194) to Milwaukee Street, then proceed south on Milwaukee
Street to the intersection with Parkway Drive. Then progress northeast on Parkway
Drive to West 7 Street, east on West 7 Street to the intersection with Houston Street,
progress north on Houston Street to West 8 Street, west on West 8 Street across
Quincy Street (State Highway 194) to Xenia Street, turn north to the Wayland Bowl
where it will conclude; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such race serves
a public purpose in that it increases the public awareness in the importance of physical
fitness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest for the citizens of Plainview that the "WAYLAND WELLNESS 5K AND FUN
WALK" be held this year on March 19, 2011 and use the above stated route; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation requires the Local
Government to submit a completed Agreement for the Temporary Closure of State
Right of Way for use of State Highway 194 (Quincy Street) in such public events as this
5K and Fun Walk sponsored by the Wayland Baptist University; and
WHEREAS, the City Council designates Mayor John C. Anderson as the City's
authorized official. The authorized official is given the power to apply for or terminate
such Agreement on behalf of the City.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that:
I
The request from Wayland Baptist University to host the "WAYLAND
WELLNESS 5K AND FUN WALK" for March 19, 2011 is hereby approved.
II.
The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of physical fitness.
III.
Submission of the completed AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE
OF STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY with the Texas Department of Transportation is hereby
approved.
IV.
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute, respectively, on behalf
of the City of Plainview, all necessary documents, including the AGREEMENT FOR
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY, to complete the 5K and
Fun Walk preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22 day of February, 2011.
ATT T:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Se
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Eric Turner, Main Street Coordinator
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Leslie Spear Pearce City Attorney
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John C. Anderso Mayor
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