AgdaPkt 2016-06-13 Interview and Joint SA PFA

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6.3.C. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 13, 2016 SUBJECT Resolution approving the temporary street closures for the Fourth of July Event RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution designating event routes for the Fourth of July Celebration sponsored by the Peninsula Celebration Association and the Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and approve the temporary street closures as designated in Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" for the Fourth of July Celebration BACKGROUND The Peninsula Celebration Association (PCA) in partnership with the Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, has requested permission to conduct the annual Fourth of July Celebration consisting of a "Fun Run", parade, festival, and fireworks display. The annual "Fun Run" will be conducted along the parade route from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The traditional parade will commence at 10:00 a.m. and last until approximately 12:30 p.m. The arts and crafts fair and festival will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Parks, Recreation and Community Services will sponsor live musical entertainment in Court House Square from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A fireworks display will be held at the Port of Redwood City from 9:30 p.m. until approximately 9:50 p.m. On July 4th, the parade route and line-up area will be reserved from 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The arts and crafts fair and festival area will be reserved at 3:00 p.m. on Friday July 3rd through 8:00 p.m. on Saturday July 4th. Court House Square will be reserved on July 4th from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The parade will be conducted in the areas detailed on the map (attached hereto as Attachment 2) provided by the PCA in its letter dated March 30, 2016. Parade staging areas require road closures throughout the Centennial Neighborhood. The festival will be conducted on Middlefield from Broadway to Marshall, Hamilton from Marshall to Middlefield, Jefferson from Marshall to the entrance to the Jefferson parking structure, and Broadway between Main Street and Winslow. Live musical entertainment will take place within Court House Square. Minor alterations to the parade route and festival areas may be required to facilitate these events. Should alterations be required, any change to the parade route and festival area locations will be determined under the supervision and approval of the Police Chief or his designee.