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RESOLUTION R12- 278
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE PLAINVIEW CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TO HOST THE 2012 ANNUAL PLAINVIEW CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE CHRISTMAS PARADE; AUTHORIZING THE FILING
OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF STATE
RIGHT -OF -WAY WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THIS ANNUAL PARADE; 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 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 intersections of U.S. Highway 70 and Broadway Street is the
critical vein for parade use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview has received a request from the Plainview
Chamber of Commerce dated November 5, 2012 to host the annual Plainview Chamber
of Commerce Christmas Parade on December 6, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such parade
serves a public purpose in that the parade celebrates the holiday season as well as
recognizes the significance of the local business community in this area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest for the citizens of Plainview that the annual Plainview Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Parade be held this year on December 6, 2012, and use the traditional
parade route on Broadway Street, which originates at Broadway Park (Broadway at S.E.
1st Street), and goes north, crossing U.S. Highway 70, and concludes at Santa Fe
Depot (Broadway at 12 Street); 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 a 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:
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I .
The request from Plainview Chamber of Commerce to host the annual Plainview
Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade for December 6, 2012 is hereby approved.
II.
The public purpose of the parade is to celebrate the holiday season as well as to
recognize the significance of the local business community in this area.
III.
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 parade
preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27 day of November, 2012.
ATT :
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secreta
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Eric Turner, Main Street Coordinator
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pe. ce, City Attorney
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Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
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