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RESOLUTION R16-374
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF PLAINVIEW YMCA IN
COORDINATION WITH MAIN STREET TO HOST THE 2016 TURKEY
TROT 5K WALKING TOUR AND RUN; 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 City of Plainview received a request on October 4, 2016 from
Main Street, whom is coordinating with the YMCA, for police assistance in its Turkey Trot,
which is a combination of a downtown walking tour and a 5K run; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Turkey Trot will follow a route which includes a State-owned
and operated street within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview. The 5K Run will
start at the northeast corner of the Hale County Courthouse and will follow the route
indicated: West to Broadway, Left (S) on Broadway to 2"d; Right (W) on 2nd and Baltimore;
Right (N) on Baltimore to 9th; Right (E) on 9th to Broadway; Left (N) on Broadway to 12th;
Right (E) on 12th to Ash; Right (S) on Ash to 6th; Right (W) on 6th to Austin; Right (N) on
Austin to 9th; Right (E) on 9th to Broadway; and Right (S) on Broadway to 6th to the finish
line; 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 2016 Turkey Trot 5K Run be held this year
on Friday, November 11, 2016, starting at 5:00 p.m. and use the above referenced routes;
and
WHEREAS, the r 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 Highway 70 in such public events as this Turkey Trot 5K Run; 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 Main Street, whom is coordinating with the YMCA, for police
assistance in its Turkey Trot, which is a combination of a downtown Walking Tour and a
5K walking tour and run, to be held November 11, 2016 beginning at 5:00 p.m. is hereby
approved.
The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of our cultural heritage and 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 preparation
process for the 2016 Turkey Trot 5K walking tour and run.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of October, 2016.
ATTEST:
Be in: a Hinojosa, City Se
Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
CcYL-
Ken Coughlin, hief of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Sc midt, City Attorney
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