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File #: Res.07-0113    Version: A Name: Fourth Fest of Great Racine 4th of July Parade
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/20/2007 In control: City Attorney's Office
On agenda: Final action: 3/20/2007
Title: Fourth Fest of Greater Racine 4th of July Parade Resolved, that permission be granted to Fourth Fest of Greater Racine, Inc. to close certain city streets on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to hold the 2007 Independence Day Parade. Further resolved, that the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer be authorized and directed to communicate with the U. S. Coast Guard requesting permission to close the Main Street Bridge to boat traffic on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and both the Main Street and State Street Bridges on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 9:05 p.m. to 10:40 p.m., for the Fourth Fest activities. Further resolved, that in the interest of public safety, the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer and Chief of Police be authorized and directed to close Goold Street, Yout Street, English Street, High Street, St. Patrick Street, Kewaunee Street, and Barker Street, from Main Street to Michigan Boulevard; Michigan Boulevard, from Gool...
Sponsors: Ronald Hart, Jim Kozina
Attachments: 1. Fourth Fest.pdf
Related files: 07-0256
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Aldermen Hart and Kaplan

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Fourth Fest of Greater Racine 4th of July Parade


Resolved, that permission be granted to Fourth Fest of Greater Racine, Inc. to close certain city streets on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to hold the 2007 Independence Day Parade.

Further resolved, that the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer be authorized and directed to communicate with the U. S. Coast Guard requesting permission to close the Main Street Bridge to boat traffic on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and both the Main Street and State Street Bridges on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, from 9:05 p.m. to 10:40 p.m., for the Fourth Fest activities.

Further resolved, that in the interest of public safety, the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer and Chief of Police be authorized and directed to close Goold Street, Yout Street, English Street, High Street, St. Patrick Street, Kewaunee Street, and Barker Street, from Main Street to Michigan Boulevard; Michigan Boulevard, from Goold Street to Hamilton Street; Chatham Street, from north of Yout Street to Hamilton Street; and Hoffert Drive, on Tuesday, July 4, 2007, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., with a rain date of Saturday, July 7, 2007, to provide for a Municipal Band Concert, to be held at North Beach Gazebo, and the fireworks display, as part of the Independence Day festivities.

Further resolved that permission be granted with the following conditions:

A. A hold harmless agreement be executed.
B. Proof of liability insurance be filed prior to the event.
C. Set up and dismantling of barricades are the responsibility of 4th Fest.
D. Set up of barricades be erected no sooner than 24 hours prior to the event and removed no later than 24 hours after the event.

Further resolved, that the Commissioner of Public Works/City Engineer, Chief of Police, and Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services provide limited assistance, in the interest of ...

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