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RESOLUTION R15-337
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 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. 3rd 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 May 8, 2015 for police assistance in its annual triathlon; and
WHEREAS, the adult race starts at the Y.M.C.A at 8:30 a.m. They will travel south
to S.W. 3rd Street, then turn east on S.W. 3rd 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. 4th and Business 1-27 (Columbia Street). After turning around, the
racers 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 youth portion of the race will begin at 9:15 a.m. at the YMCA and
continue south to Kirchwood Street, then turn west on Kirchwood Street to the IH 27
access road and there reverse directions to retrace the route back to the YMCA; 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 triathlon be held this year
on Saturday, May 16, 2015 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 3rd Street) in such public
events as this 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 triathlon on
Saturday May 16, 2015 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.
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 Plainview
Y.M.C.A. triathlon preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of May, 2015.
ATT' •T:
Belinda Hinojosa, Cit Q:cretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coughlin, C 'ef of Police
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Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear, City Attorney
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