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RESOLUTION R16-363
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN
AND THE JUNETEENTH COMMITTEE TO HOST THE "2016
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 Main Street Downtown
on behalf of the Juneteenth Committee on May 10, 2016 for police assistance in the 2016
Juneteenth Parade; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Juneteenth Parade will be held on Saturday June 18, 2016
and will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Broadway Park and will end at the Santa Fe Depot at
approximately 8:30 a.m.; 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
18, 2016 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 18, 2016 is hereby approved.
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 24th day of May, 2016.
ATT T:
elinda Hinojosa, Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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K n Coughlin, C of of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Leslie Spear Sch idt, City Attorney
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Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
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