File #: 19-765    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/9/2019 In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
On agenda: 1/6/2020 Final action: 1/6/2020
Title: SUBJECT: Approval of Street Closure of 8th Street Between K Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way From West 8th Street to West Main Street as Requested by Tamara Cobb for the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community March and Celebration on January 20, 2020 From 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. REPORT IN BRIEF Considers allowing the use of City Streets and parking lot on January 20, 2020 for annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion approving the street closure of 8th Street between "K" Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Martin Luther King Jr. Way from West 8th Street to West Main Street and to cone off a portion of the City parking lot in the 300 block of W. 18th Street as requested by Tamera Cobb and the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee on Monday, January 20, 2020. The street closure will be between 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. subject to the conditions of the administrative staff report.
Attachments: 1. 2020 Martin Luther King March Street Closure Application.pdf, 2. 2020 Martin Luther King March Certificate of Insurance.pdf, 3. 2020 Martin Luther King March Certificate of Insurance1 .pdf, 4. 2020 MLK March Encroachment application.pdf, 5. 2020MLK March map.JPG
Report Prepared by: Dan Dabney, Police Sergeant, Police Department

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SUBJECT: Approval of Street Closure of 8th Street Between K Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way From West 8th Street to West Main Street as Requested by Tamara Cobb for the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community March and Celebration on January 20, 2020 From 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M.

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers allowing the use of City Streets and parking lot on January 20, 2020 for annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving the street closure of 8th Street between "K" Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Martin Luther King Jr. Way from West 8th Street to West Main Street and to cone off a portion of the City parking lot in the 300 block of W. 18th Street as requested by Tamera Cobb and the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee on Monday, January 20, 2020. The street closure will be between 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. subject to the conditions of the administrative staff report.

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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications recommended by Council; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,

AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200
City of Merced Municipal Code Section 12.42.010
State of California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e)

DISCUSSION
A request was received from Tamara Cobb and the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, to close the following streets for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr March:

* 8th Street between "K" Street and Martin Luther King Jr.
* Martin Luther King Jr. Way/State Highway 59 between West 8th and West Main Street

The parade will start at 11:00 am and will end at approximately 12:00 pm at the West Main Street entrance to the Merced Theatre.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee are requesting two rows of parking slots in the city parking lot located in the 300 block of West 18th Stre...

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