RESOLUTION NO. 6646-2025
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 26, 2025 AND THE USE OF THE SOUTH HIGH STREET PARKING LOT FOR THE 2025 APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL AND SUSPENDING SECTION 201 OF ORDINANCE NO. 696 DURING THE 2025 APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 26 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025 WHEREAS, the Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce has requested the Council to designate Saturday, April 26, 2025 for the Apple Blossom Parade and to procure necessary approval to allow a parade to be held and conducted on April 26, 2025, 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 26, 2025; and
2. Sebastopol City Council requests that Caltrans 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 26, 2025; 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 26 and Sunday, April 27, 2025; and
4. The licensing of solicitors, street peddlers, and vendors shall be suspended on April 26 and 27, 2025, 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 Caltrans.
Docusign Envelope ID: 9BBA5CC2-E8E9-4482-B386-DF98480F289F IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 4th day of February, 2025. VOTE:
Ayes: Councilmembers Carter, Hinton, Maurer, Vice Mayor McLewis and Mayor Zollman Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
APPROVED: _______________________________________
Mayor Stephen Zollman
ATTEST: ______________________________________________________________________________ Mary Gourley, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________________________________________ Alex Mog, City Attorney
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