HomeMy WebLinkAboutR14-315RESOLUTION R14 -315
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE JUNETEENTH
COMMITTEE TO HOST THE "2014 JUNETEENTH PARADE ";
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 U.S.
Highway 70 (5 Street) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Juneteenth
Committee on May 21, 2014 for police assistance in its 2014 Juneteenth Parade; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Juneteenth Parade will be held on Saturday June 21, 2014
and will begin at 9:45 a.m. at the 200 Block of Broadway and ending in Givens Park at
11:00 am; 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 our
history; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest for the citizens of Plainview that the Juneteenth Parade be held this year on
June 21, 2014 and use the above referenced 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 U.S. Highway 70 (5 Street) in such public events as this
Juneteenth Parade; 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that:
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The request from the Juneteenth Committee for the Juneteenth Parade to be
held on June 21st, 2014 is hereby approved.
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The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of our cultural heritage.
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
Juneteenth Parade Committee "Juneteenth Parade" preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10 day of June, 2014.
ATTE T:
Belinda Hinojosa, City retary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coughlin, f of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
IV.
Les Spear Pearc -, City Attorney
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