R-05-02-24-9E3 - 2/24/2005RESOLUTION NO. R -05-02-24-9E3
WHEREAS, the El Amistad Club has requested that East Main Street
from Mays Street to Burnet Street, Lampasas Street from Bagdad Avenue
to Liberty Avenue, and Sheppard Street from Bagdad Avenue to Liberty
Avenue be closed from 2:00 o'clock p.m. on May 28, 2005 until 2:00
o'clock a.m. on May 30, 2005, for the organization's annual event known
as El Amistad Fiesta, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to grant such request, Now
Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That East Main Street, Lampasas Street, and Sheppard Street be
closed as set forth above.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
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DATE: February 16, 2005
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - February 24, 2005
ITEM: *9.E.3. Consider a resolution authorizing the closing of a portion of
Main Street, Lampasas Street, and Sheppard Street from May
28, 2005 through May 30, 2005 for the annual El Amistad Club
Fiesta.
Department: Police Department
Staff Person: Bryan Williams, Chief of Police
Justification: Road closures for special events require a resolution of the City
Council. This is an annual event conducted by El Amistad Club of
Round Rock. Approving the resolution will allow the club to conduct
this annual community event.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: None
Background Information:
El Amistad Club is a nonprofit organization created in 1968 to support education and
community services, as well as to encourage awareness of the Hispanic culture. The
three-day El Amistad Fiesta is the club's main fund-raiser, and the club has awarded
more than $500,000 in scholarships during the past three decades. This year's road
closure includes the 300 block of East Main Street, which last year's request did not
include.
Public Comment: None