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RESOLUTION R15-344
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS, APPROVING THE REQUEST OF THE PLAINVIEW HERALD TO
HOST THE COWBOY DAYS 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 70, in the corporate limits of the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview received a request from the Plainview Herald on
August 24, 2015 for police assistance in its Cowboy Days Parade; and
WHEREAS, the Cowboy Days Parade will begin 10:30 a.m. at 12th and Broadway,
crossing U.S. Highway 70, and ending at Broadway Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview finds that such an event
serves a public purpose in that the parade celebrates Hale County's heritage; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas finds it in the best
interest for the citizens of Plainview that the Cowboy Days Parade be held this year on
Saturday, September 19, 2015 and use the above stated 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 public events as this Cowboy
Days 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:
The request from the Plainview Herald to host the Cowboy Days Parade for
Saturday, September 19, 2015 is hereby approved.
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II.
The public purpose of this event is to celebrate Hale County's heritage.
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 preparation
process for this parade.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of September, 2015.
Wendell Dunlap, Y ayor
ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Se, tary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ken Coughlin,
c714--<, ' f of Police
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leslie Spear Schmidt, City Attorney
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