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RESOLUTION R17-390
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF PLAINVIEW RODEO
ASSOCIATION TO HOST THE PLAINVIEW RODEO ASSOCIATION
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 Hwy 70 (5th Street) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Highway 70 crosses Broadway Street within the corporate
limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Broadway Street is the critical
vein for parade use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Plainview Rodeo
Association for police assistance in its rodeo parade to be held Saturday, July 15, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, the Plainview Rodeo Association Parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. at
the Santa Fe Depot and will proceed south on Broadway Street, crossing U.S. Highway
70, and will be ending in Broadway Park.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such event serves
a public purpose in that it increases community involvement and 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 Plainview Rodeo Association Parade be held
this year, 2017, on July 15th 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 in such public events as the Plainview Rodeo
Association 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that:
The request from the Plainview Rodeo Association for the 2017 Rodeo Parade is
hereby approved.
The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of our cultural heritage and community involvement.
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 Plainview Parade.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of June, 2017.
/e(C.LI-
Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secr `a
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Coughlin, ief of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Schmidt, ity Attorney
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