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RESOLUTION R17-402
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF PLAINVIEW DOWNTOWN
COMMITTEE AND PLAINVIEW YMCA EVENT DIRECTOR TO HOST THE
TURKEY TROT 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 FM 3466
(SW 3rd) and Hwy 70 (5th St) in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Main Street
downtown Plainview committee and the Plainview YMCA for the 5K Run committee for
police assistance in its Run; and
WHEREAS, the Plainview Turkey Trot 5K Run will include a Run from the Hale
County Courthouse down East 6th Street and Broadway to cross at HWY 70 then proceed
South on Broadway until it crosses FM 3466. It will then continue on 2nd until it reaches
Baltimore and Hwy 70 crossing a second time at FM 3466 and HWY 70 and return to the
Courthouse. The Run will be from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on November 17, 2017.
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 health and
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 Turkey Trot 5K Run be held this
year on November 17, 2017 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 FM 3466 and Hwy 70 in such public events as this 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that:
The request from the 2017 Plainview Downtown Committee and the Plainview
YMCA for their Run 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 and 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 Plainview Turkey Trot 5K run.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of October 2017
endell Dunlap, Mayor
ATTEST:
/c/___
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secr‘y
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
g of Police
hli Chief
Ken Cou
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