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Home My WebLink About8.2 2004 StPatricksDayEvntCITY CLERK File AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 16, 2003 SUBJECT: 2004 St. Patrick's Day Artwork and Road Closures Report by Paul McCreary, Parks and Community Services Manager ATTACHMENTS: Artwork Options Resolution authorizing temporary street closures RECOMMENDATION.~I· Select the'preferred artwork for the 2004 St. Patrick's Day Festival poster or provide Staff with alternate direction. Adopt the resolution authorizing the temporary street closure for the festival, parade and fun run. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: weekend of March 13-14, 2004. begun preparing for the events. The 21st Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration is scheduled for the The St. Patrick's Day Liaison Committee has met once and Staff has FESTIVAL ARTWORK Each year the City commissions an artist to prepare unique artwork for the event poster. The City has been using the same layout for the poster for the past five years which features the festival artwork surrounded by a green border listing the event information. It is important to continue using the same format since people now associate the colorful posters with the St. Patrick's Day Festival. Staff recommends selecting a photo from last year's St. Patrick's Day Celebration and having a local artist from the Senior Center create a watercolor painting of the photo. Attachment 1 contains four photos from past St. Patrick's Day events that are indicative of Dublin's celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Option A depicts a bagpiper in the parade. Option B features two boy's riding a carnival ride at the festival. Option C captures a brother and sister wearing green hats and holding hands while watching the parade. Option D features a young girl dressed in green waving to the passing parade. The St. Patrick's Day Liaison Committee and the Parks and Community Services Commission have both reviewed the artwork. Both groups unanimously recommended Option C, which features the brother and sister watching the parade. The Committee recommended having the artist change the background of the photo to feature parade elements rather than the backsides of other parade spectators. COPIES TO: st. Patrick's Day Liaison Committee J~'2_- . ITEM NO. G:\COUNCI.LXAgenda StatementsX2003.\l 2-16 St Pats Artwork an~Road Closures. doc ROAD CLOSURES The locations of the festival, parade and fun nm will be the same as last year. The festival will be held on Amador Valley Boulevard between Regional Street and Donohue Drive, including the eastern half of the Shamrock Village Shopping Center parking lot. Due to construction of the new Senior Center the former Library parking lot will not be available for the festival. The parade will be staged on Amador Plaza Road between Dublin Boulevard and Amador Valley Boulevard. The parade route will begin on Dublin Boulevard at Amador Plaza, head east to Village Parkway, north to Amador Valley Boulevard, and west to Donohue Drive where it will disperse into the Target parking lot. The Fun Run will start on Amador Valley Boulevard at Regional Street. Runners will head west on Amador Valley Boulevard to San Ramon Road, north to Bellina Drive, and south through the residential neighborhoods to finish in the Shamrock Village Shopping Center parking lot. Pre and post race activities will be held in the Shamrock Village Shopping Center. Each year the City Council adopts a resolution to temporarily close the streets for the 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." Attached is a resolution authorizing the temporary street closure for the festival (Attachment 2). In addition to authorizing the temporary street closure for the festival, the resolution also authorizes the temporary street closures necessary for the St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk. Following the adoption of the resolution, Staff will prepare a direct mailing in early January to all residents and businesses affected by the road closures. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action: 1. Select the preferred artwork for the 2004 St. Patrick's Day Festival poster or provide Staff with alternate direction. 2. Adopt the resolution authorizing the temporary street closure for the Festival, Parade and Fun Run. AT MENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. - 03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES FOR THE 2004 ST. PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL, PARADE AND SHAMROCK 5K 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, these events 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; FESTIVAL Amador Valley Boulevard, from Regional Street to Donohue Drive Start: Friday, March 12, 2004 at 7:00 P.M. End: Monday, March 15, 2004 at 3:00 A.M. PARADE Amador Plaza Road, from Amador Valley Boulevard to Dublin Boulevard Start: Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 7:00 A.M. End: Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 12:00 Noon Westbound Dublin Boulevard, from Village Parkway to Amador Plaza Road Southbound Village Parkway, from Amador Valley Boulevard to Dublin Boulevard Eastbound Amador Valley Boulevard, from Village Parkway to Donohue Drive Start: Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. End: Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 12:00 P.M. FUN RUN Westbound Amador Valley Boulevard, from Regional Street to San Ramon Road One lane of northbound San Ramon Road, from Amador Valley Boulevard to Bellina Street Limited vehicle ingress and egress in the neighborhood east of San Ramon Road including Bellina Street, Deervale Road, Vomac Road, Landale Avenue, Donohue Drive, Hillrose Drive and Starward Drive. Start: Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 7:00 A.M. End: Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 10:30 A.M. ATTACHMENT 2 WHEREAS, signs giving notice of the street closures will be posted at all road entrances; and ~ 6')~ 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 2004 St. Patrick's Day Festival, Parade and Shamrock 5K Fun Run & Walk. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 2003. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk -2-