HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 058-2013RESOLUTION NO. SR -9013
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
APPROVING CLOSURE OF HOWARD AVENUE FROM HIGHLAND AVENUE
TO THE EASTERN END OF THE SAFEWAY PARKING LOT AND PORTIONS
OF LORTON AVENUE AND PRIMROSE ROAD FOR THE 2013 BURLINGAME
ARTZFEST EVENT ON AUGUST 10 AND 11, 2013
WHEREAS, in past years, the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce has
sponsored, in the Burlingame Avenue area of downtown Burlingame, the Burlingame
ArtzFest, a street fair offering gourmet foods and home & garden displays; and
WHEREAS, this year, because of the Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Project,
the Chamber of Commerce is relocating the ArtzFest to Howard Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce has requested permission from the City
to close certain streets in the City's downtown on Saturday August 10 and Sunday
August 11, 2013 to accommodate the 2013 Burlingame ArtzFest; and
WHEREAS, the ArtzFest is a wonderful celebratory community event
benefitting the City and the citizens of Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce has contracted with an event organizer,
TeamProEvents, to produce, coordinate and mange the two-day ArtzFest; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce will pay all costs associated with the
event, will provide insurance and indemnification to the City and will provide a traffic
control plan in connection with ArtzFest.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council approves the closure of the following streets from 2:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 10, 2013 until 10:59 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013:
a. Howard Avenue from Highland Avenue to the eastern end of the Safeway
parking lot;
b. Lorton Avenue between Howard Avenue and the southern end of parking lot
C between Howard and Burlingame Avenue for the full duration of the
Festival;
c. Primrose Road between Howard Avenue and the southern end of the parking
lot between Howard and Burlingame Avenues for the full duration of the
Festival.
d. All public parking lots will remain accessible at all times during all hours of
closure.
2. Further, the City Council directs that the Chamber of Commerce, or its
designee, prepare and submit to the City a traffic control plan in connection with the
Artzfest event; the traffic control plan shall be reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer.
Permission to proceed with the event is contingent on approval of the Traffic Engineer's
traffic control plan as submitted or modified by the Chamber of Commerce.
3. Further, the City Council's approval of the street closure for the ArtzFest event is
specifically conditioned upon the following:
a. The Chamber of Commerce shall obtain all required permits from
appropriate City departments and all other governmental agencies;
b. The Chamber of Commerce shall provide and maintain necessary
certificates of insurance and endorsements naming the City as an additional
insured and shall hold the City harmless against any liability and/or cost arising
from any aspect of the ArtzFest event, including $1M claim and $2M aggregate
coverage.
c. The Chamber of Commerce, or its designee, shall notify all affected
residents and businesses in the greater downtown area of the schedule, dates and
times of the ArtzFest event;
d. The Chamber of Commerce, or its designee, must ensure that the
traffic control plan is implemented and complied with; any changes to the traffic
control plan must be reviewed and approved by the City traffic engineer in
advance.
e. The Chamber of Commerce undertakes to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless the City and its employees and agents for any claim or liability arising
out of the ArtzFest and any work connected thereto'.
Ann Keighr ayor
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council
held on the 17 day of June, 2013, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BAYLOCK,BROWNRIGG,DEAL, REIGHRAN,NAGEL
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
Mary Ellen Kearney, City Cl(*k