HomeMy WebLinkAboutR15-338RESOLUTION R15-338
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE JUNETEENTH
COMMITTEE TO HOST THE "2015 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 (5th Street) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the traditional parade route in Plainview is on Broadway Street and
includes the U.S. Highway 70 (5th Street) and Broadway intersection; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Juneteenth
Committee on May 6, 2015 for police assistance in its 2015 Juneteenth Parade; and
WHEREAS, the 2015 Juneteenth Parade will be held on Saturday June 20, 2015
and will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot at 109 Broadway and ending in Givens Park
at 10:00 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
20, 2015 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 (5th 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 20, 2015 is hereby approved.
II.
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.
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
Juneteenth Parade Committee's "Juneteenth Parade" preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of May, 2015.
ST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City ice, -tary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Coughlin, hief of
Ken Coug Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear, Ci Attorney
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endell Dunlap, Mayor
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