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CITY CLERK
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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 20, 2009
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
2009 St. Patrick's Day Festival & Street Closures
Report Prepared by Lorri Polon, Recreation Coordinator
1. Resolution authorizing Temporary Street Closures
RECOMMENDATION:.. Adopt the Resolution authorizing temporary street closures for the
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The 2009 St. Patrick's Day Festival will take place at the Dublin Civic
Center on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2009. Staff facilitated an initial Festival Logistics
Committee Meeting on December 10, 2008 with representatives from the Alameda County Firefighters,
Dublin Library, Dublin Police Department, Dublin Lions Club and MCE to review last year's event. The
consensus from the Committee, based on the success of last year's event, was for all components of the
Festival to remain the same as in 2008. Therefore, the Firefighter's Pancake Breakfast will remain at Station
# 16, the Parade will be staged on Amador Plaza Road in front of the Target Shopping Center and the Fun
Run route will be staged on westbound Dublin Boulevard near the bridge adjacent to the Alamo Canal.
Each year the City Council adopts a resolution to temporarily close the streets for the St. Patrick's Day
events. Vehicle Code section 21101, subdivision (e), provides that local authorities may, by ordinance or
resolution, temporarily close a portion of any street under their jurisdiction for "celebrations, parades, local
special events, and other purposes" as long as the authorities determine that the closing is "necessary for the
safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing."
Attachment 1 is a resolution authorizing the temporary street closures for the Parade and Fun Run.
Following the adoption of the resolution, Staff will prepare a direct mailing to all residents and businesses
affected by the road closures.
PARADE ROUTE
The St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 9:30 A.M. The parade
entrants will line up on Amador Plaza Road between Dublin Boulevard and Amador Valley Boulevard. The
route starts on Dublin Boulevard at Amador Plaza Road. Entries will head east on Dublin Boulevard, north
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on Village Parkway, then west on Amador Valley Boulevard to Donohue Drive where the parade route ends.
The participants will disperse into the parking lot by the Dublin Senior Center.
Amador Plaza Road between Dublin and Amador Valley Boulevards will be closed from 7:00 A.M. to
approximately 11:00 A.M. Westbound lanes on Dublin Boulevard from Village Parkway to Amador Plaza
Road will be closed from 9:00 A.M. to approximately 11:30 A.M. Eastbound lanes on Amador Valley
Boulevard from Starward Drive to Village Parkway will be closed from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
Southbound lanes on Village Parkway from Amador Valley Boulevard to Dublin Boulevard will be closed
from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
During the parade, traffic heading westbound on Dublin Boulevard will detour north on Village Parkway,
west on Amador Valley, then south on Regional Street to Dublin Boulevard. Traffic heading southbound on
Village Parkway will detour either east or west at Amador Valley Boulevard. Traffic heading eastbound on
Amador Valley Boulevard will detour south on Regional Street, then east on Dublin Boulevard. Traffic
heading south on Donohue Drive will detour west on Amador Valley Boulevard. Traffic heading
northbound on Amador Plaza Road, south of Dublin Boulevard, will detour either east or west on Dublin
Boulevard.
At all detours, signs will be posted in advance of the closures to properly warn drivers.
FUN RUN COURSE
The Shamrock SK Fun Run and Walk will be held on Sunday, March 15, beginning at 8:30 A.M. Runners
will line up for the start on westbound Dublin Boulevard near the bridge over the Alamo Canal. They will
head west on Dublin Boulevard, then north on Village Parkway, east on Amador Valley, south on York then
around the bend and north on Penn. When the runners meet up with Amador Valley they will head east
again, past the Iron Horse trail to the Alamo Creek Trail entrance on the south side of Amador Valley. The
runners will take that trail to the Alamo Canal Trail then south to the finish line behind the Dublin Library.
The road closures for the Fun Run will be in effect from 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. and include:
• Westbound Dublin Boulevard from Sierra Court to Village Parkway
• Northbound Village Parkway from Dublin Boulevard to Amador Valley Boulevard
• Eastbound Amador Valley Boulevard from Village Parkway to Wildwood Road
• Southbound side of York Drive and northbound side of Penn Drive
No parking zones will be posted along northbound Village Parkway, eastbound Amador Valley, southbound
York Drive and northbound Penn Drive. The portion of the course that is on the trails is not included in the
road closure resolution, as it is approved under a permit from the East Bay Regional Park District.
During the Fun Run, westbound Dublin Boulevard traffic will detour north on Sierra Court, then east on
Sierra Lane, north on Dougherty Road, west on Amador Valley and then south on Village Parkway to Dublin
Boulevard. Northbound Village Parkway traffic will be detoured west on Dublin Boulevard, north on
Amador Plaza and then east on Amador Valley to Village Parkway. Eastbound Amador Valley traffic will
detour south on Village Parkway, then east on Dublin Boulevard, and north on Dougherty to Amador Valley.
Traffic in the neighborhoods accessible to York and Penn Drives will have limited ingress and egress, but
residents and visitors will be able to drive on the opposite side of the road from the Fun Run course. This
will be monitored by volunteers as has been done in the past in the residential areas of the Fun Run.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the Resolution
authorizing temporary street closures for the 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade and Shamrock SK Fun Run
and Walk.
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RESOLUTION NO. XX - 09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES FOR THE
2009 ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AND
SHAMROCK SK FUN RUN & WALK
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code section 21101, subdivision (e) provides that local
authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, temporarily close a portion of any street under their jurisdiction
for "celebrations, parades, local special events, and other purposes: as long as the authorities determine that
the closing is "necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street
during the temporary closing"; and
WHEREAS, the City annually celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a Festival, Parade and Fun Run; and
WHEREAS, the Parade and Fun Run are held on City streets; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is necessary for the safety and protection of the public to
temporarily close City streets as follows;
PARADE
Amador Plaza Road, from Amador Valley Boulevard to Dublin Boulevard
Start: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:00 A.M.
End: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:00 A.M.
Westbound Dublin Boulevard, from Village Parkway to Amador Plaza Road
Start: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 9:00 A.M.
End: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:30 A.M.
Eastbound Amador Valley Boulevard, from Donohue Drive to Village Parkway
Start: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 9:00 A.M.
End: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:30 A.M.
Southbound Village Parkway, from Amador Valley Boulevard to Dublin Boulevard
Start: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 9:00 A.M.
End: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:30 A.M.
FUN RUN
Westbound Dublin Boulevard, from Sierra Court to Village Parkway
Northbound Village Parkway, from Dublin Boulevard to Amador Valley Boulevard
Eastbound Amador Valley Boulevard, from Village Parkway to Wildwood Road
Southbound York Drive and Northbound York Drive
Start: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 7:00 A.M.
End: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 10:00 A.M.
WHEREAS, signs giving notice of the street closures will be posted at all road entrances; and
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WHEREAS, traffic control devices erected by the City to effectuate the road closures will conform
to the uniform standards adopted by the State Department of Transportation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby
authorize the aforementioned temporary street closures for the 2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade and Shamrock
SK Fun Run & Walk.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of January 2009.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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