HomeMy WebLinkAboutR14-312RESOLUTION R14 -312
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE PLAINVIEW Y.M.C.A. TO
HOST THE "Y.M.C.A. ANNUAL MINI — TRIATHLON "; AUTHORIZING THE
FILING OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF
STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THIS EVENT; DECLARING THAT THE EVENT
SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE; AND AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH
REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation owns and operates FM Rd
3466 (S.W. 3 Street) and Hwy 194 (Quincy Street) in the corporate limits of the City of
Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Plainview Y.M.C.A.
on February 20, 2014 for police assistance in its annual mini - triathlon; and
WHEREAS, the Y.M.C.A. mini - triathlon will include three events: (i) Swim (inside
of club); (ii) Run (in the Runningwater Draw Regional Park); and (iii) Bike Race (Ennis
Street and S.W. 3 Street). This mini - triathlon will start at the Y.M.C.A. 313 Ennis Street
at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 11:00 a.m. at the Y.M.C.A.; and
WHEREAS, the bike race starts at the Y.M.C.A. after the swimming competition.
The riders will travel south to S.W. 3 Street, then turn east on S.W. 3 Street.
Continuing east they will turn around on the Tommy Lewis Industries parking lot at 208
S. Columbia Street without crossing the intersection of S.W. 4 and Business 1 -27
(Columbia Street). After turning around, the riders will then be going west on S.W. 3rd
Street, making a right on Ennis Street and finishing at the Y.M.C.A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such event 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 Y.M.C.A. annual mini - triathlon be held this
year on Saturday, May 17, 2014 and use the above referenced routes; 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 Hwy 194 (Quincy Street) and FM Rd 3466 (SW 3 Street) in
such public events as this Mini - Triathlon sponsored by the Plainview Y.M.C.A.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council designates Mayor Wendell Dunlap 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:
The request from the Plainview Y.M.C.A. to host their annual mini - triathlon on
Saturday, May 17, 2014, is hereby approved.
The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of physical fitness.
Submission of the completed AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE
OF STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY with the Texas Department of Transportation is hereby
approved.
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 Plainview
"Y.M.C.A. annual mini - triathlon" preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of April, 2014 .
ATT- .T:
Belinda Hinojos. , C' y Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coug hief of Police
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Y.M.C.A. Mini - Triathlon
Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pearce, City Attorney
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