HomeMy WebLinkAboutR13-284RESOLUTION R13 -284
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF PLAINVIEW Y.M.C.A. TO
HOST THE "Y.M.C.A. BEAT THE HEAT MINI — TRIATHLON ";
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 Rd
3466 (S.W. 3rd Street) and Highway 194 (Quincy Street) in the corporate limits of the
City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Plainview Y.M.C.A.
on April 2, 2013 for police assistance in its Beat the Heat Mini - Triathlon; and
WHEREAS, the Y.M.C.A. Beat the Heat Mini - Triathlon will include three
divisions: (I) Swim (inside of club); (II) Run (in the Running Water Draw Regional Park);
and (III) Bike Race (Ennis Street and S.W. 3 Street). This event will start at the
Y.M.C.A. (313 Ennis Street at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 11:00 a.m. at the Y.M.C.A.); and
WHEREAS, the bike race starts at the Y.M.C.A. after the swimming competition.
The riders will travel south to S.W. 3 Street, then turn east on S.W. 3 Street.
Continuing east they will turn around on the Tommy Lewis Industries parking lot at 208
S. Columbia Street without crossing the intersection of S.W. 4 and Business 1 -27
(Columbia Street). After turning around, the riders will then be going west on S.W. 3rd
Street, making a right on Ennis Street and finishing at the Y.M.C.A; 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 physical
fitness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest for the citizens of Plainview that the Y.M.C.A. Beat the Heat Mini - Triathlon be
held this year on May 11, 2013 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 State Highway 194 (Quincy Street) and FM Road 3466 (SW 3rd
Street) in such public events as this Mini - Triathlon sponsored by Plainview Y.M.C.A.;
and
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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 Plainview Y.M.C.A. to host the "Beat the Heat Mini -
Triathlon" for May 11, 2013 is hereby approved.
The public purpose of this event is to increase the public awareness in the
importance of 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.
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 Plainview
Y.M.C.A. "Beat the Heat Mini - Triathlon" preparation process.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23 day of April, 2013.
ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secret
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Y.M.C.A. Mini - Triathlon
Wendell Dunlap, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
William Mull, Chief of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Pe. rce, City Attorney
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