RESOLUTION NO. 6400-2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL APPROVING THE CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 116) AND REQUESTING THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY BE CLOSED FOR A PARADE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 AND THE USE OF THE SOUTH HIGH STREET PARKING LOT FOR THE 2022 APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL AND SUSPENDING SECTION 201 OF ORDINANCE NO. 696 DURING THE 2022 APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 23 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022
WHEREAS, the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce has requested the Council to designate Saturday, April 23, 2022 for the Apple Blossom Parade and to procure necessary approval to allow a parade to be held and conducted on April 23, 2022, by said Chamber upon MAIN STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 116); and WHEREAS, the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce has requested that Main Street, between Healdsburg Avenue and Calder Avenue, be closed for the annual Apple Blossom Parade; and WHEREAS, the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce has requested the use of the South High Street parking lot for the Apple Blossom Festival; and
WHEREAS Section 201 of Ordinance 696 provides among other things, the suspension of street vendors / solicitation licensing during time of special events in the City of Sebastopol where the circumstances would otherwise result in a substantial increase in the use of City streets or other public facilities; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sebastopol finds that that it is in best interest of the community and the city that the annual Apple Blossom Parade and Festival event proceed.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Sebastopol City Council grants permission to the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce to hold and conduct a parade (Apple Blossom Parade) on Saturday, April 23, 2022; and
2. Sebastopol City Council requests the Department of Transportation grant permission to hold a parade on Main Street, State Highway Route 116 {04-Son-116) between Healdsburg Avenue and Calder Avenue from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, April 23, 2022; and
3. Sebastopol City Council grants permission to the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce to use the South High Street parking lot for the Apple Blossom Festival, Saturday, April 23, 2022 and Sunday, April 24, 2022; and
4. The licensing of solicitors, street peddlers, and vendors shall be suspended on April 23 and 24, 2022, for the area designated as Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, with the inclusion of the Jewell Avenue Island and that during the period of such suspension, such licenses shall not be issued by the City of Sebastopol. Such suspension shall not apply to sales or other activities directly pertaining to the Apple Blossom event itself, when sanctioned by the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce; and
5. The Council does hereby order that the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce work with the Sebastopol Police and Sebastopol Public Works Departments for control or detour of public traffic as may be necessary for the safe and expeditious movement of public traffic and for the safety of the participants in the parade; and
6. That certified copies of this resolution, together with other necessary transmittal documents, are directed to be forwarded to the Department of Transportation of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL, COUNTY OF SONOMA, of STATE OF CALIFORNIA on this 1st day of February 2022.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by City of Sebastopol City Council following a roll call vote:
VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Glass, Gurney, Rich, Vice Mayor Hinton and Mayor Slayter Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
APPROVED:
Mayor Patrick Slayter
ATTEST: ______________________________
Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
Larry McLaughlin, City Attorney
SEBASTOPOL
Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
December 8, 2021
Larry McLaughlin
City Manager
P.O. Box 1776
Sebastopol, CA 95473
Re: Apple Blossom Parade and Festival April 23, & 24, 2022 Dear Mr. McLaughlin,
The Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center does hereby request permission for the following items regarding the Apple Blossom Festival and Parade.
• Permission to hold the parade on Saturday, April 23, 2022 on Main Street from 10am to 12 pm. We will file the appropriate encroachment papers with Cal Trans through the Police Department.
• Permission to hold a two day festival on Saturday and Sunday April 23 & 24, 2022 to be held at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and Ives Park.
We will continue to work closely with City Hall, the Police, Fire and Public Works Departments. We will also provide the City with the insurance certificate naming the city of Sebastopol as additionally insured. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call us at (707) 823-3032.
Thank you for your consideration of the above requests.
Sincerely,
Linda Collins
Executive Director
Paul Butkus
Board President
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