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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE HALE ON WHEELS
EVENT DIRECTOR TO HOST THE HALE ON WHEELS CYCLING EVENT;
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 Business
I H 27, I H 27 Frontage Road, and FM 3466 (Southwest 4th Street) in the corporate limits
of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Hale on Wheels
Event Director for police assistance in its Hale on Wheels Cycling Event; and
WHEREAS, this event will require the closure of Business I H 27, I H 27 Frontage
Road, and FM 3466 for the use of the various cycling courses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such event serves
a public purpose in that it is in conjunction with the annual Cowboy Days' event which
increases 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 Hale on Wheels Cycling Event be held this
year on Saturday, September 17, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m.; 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 the closure of Business I H 27, I H 27 Frontage Road, and FM 3466 at
Broadway in such public events as this Hale on Wheels Cycling Event; 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:
The request from the Hale on Wheels Event Director to host the 2016 Hale on
Wheels Cycling Event for Saturday, September 17, 2016 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.
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 Hale on
Wheels Cycling Event's preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of September, 2016
en Du lap, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Belinda Hinojosa, City Sec,
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coughlin, ief of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Lesli - Spear Sc mid', City A ttorney
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