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RESOLUTION R16-370
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF WEST TEXAS TEJANO
CONJUNTO GROUP TO HOST THE DIEZ Y SEIS DE SEPTIEMBRE
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 Hwy 70
in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from WEST TEXAS TEJANO
CONJUNTO GROUP (WTTCG) for police assistance in its Diez y Seis de Septiembre
Parade; and
WHEREAS, the Parade will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Broadway Park and conclude at
Millenium Park, crossing Hwy 70 at Broadway; 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 Diez y Seis de Septiembre Parade be held
this year on September, 16th 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 Hwy 70 at Broadway in such public events as this 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:
The request from the WEST TEXAS TEJANO CONJUNTO GROUP for their
Parade 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 Diez y Seis
de Septiembre parade preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of August, 2016.
ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secret
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coughlin, C of of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Schmidt, City Attorney
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