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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR17-385RESOLUTION NO. R17-385 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF TEXAS CENTRAL HEMOPHILIA ASSOCIATION STEERING COMMITTEE TO HOST THE WEST TEXAS WALK FOR BLEEDING DISORDERS 5K; 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 State Highway 194 (Quincy Street) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and WHEREAS, the Texas Central Hemophilia Association Steering Committee (Committee) desires to sponsor a 5K walk in the City of Plainview to provide public awareness of bleeding disorders; and WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request on March 8, 2017 from the Committee for police assistance in its event for Saturday, April 22, 2017; and WHEREAS, the Committee's request for a 5K walk will include a street procession beginning at Wayland Baptist University's Hilliard Field, then it will proceed east on West 6th Street crossing Highway 194 (Quincy Street). The return route will involve crossing Highway 194 at W. 8th Street. This event will begin at 8:00 a.m. on April 22, 2017; 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 hemophilia; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best interest for the citizens of Plainview that the Committee's first annual event be held this year, 2017, on April 22nd and use the above referenced routes; 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 Highway 194 at West 6th Street and West 8th Street in such public events; 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: R17-385 WT Walk Bleeding Disorders Page 1 469 470 The request from the Texas Central Hemophilia Association Steering Committee for the April 22, 2017 first annual West Texas Walk for Bleeding Disorders is hereby approved. The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the importance of bleeding disorders. 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 West Texas Walk for Bleeding Disorders. PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of March, 2017. ATTEST: Belinda Hinojosa, City Secreta er��ldell unlap, Mayor Ze.A-1( R17-385 WT Walk Bleeding Disorders Page 2 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Ken Coughlin, Chief Police APPROVED AS TO FORM: Leslie Spear Sch idt, City Attorney R17-385 WT Walk Bleeding Disorders Page 3 471