Blair HS Homecoming Parade 2011RESOLUTION NO. 2011- 21
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the City of Blair intends to create a parade route from the Blair High School
at 10 and Jackson to Park Street West to 16 Street, South on 16 Street to Washington, West
on Washington to 18 Street, South Lincoln and back East to the intersection of 16 and Lincoln
for Blair High School annual Homecoming Parade on September 15, 2011 from 2:15 P.M. to
2:45 P.M., and
WHEREAS, closure of roadways along the parade route from 2:15 P.M. to 2:45 P.M. is
necessary to relieve the through traffic from the area in the City of Blair, Nebraska on or near the
parade route, and provide a safe event for participants and spectators;
WHEREAS, the Nebraska Department of Roads, pursuant to LB 589, dictates that if a
parade route includes any portion of the State of Nebraska Highway System, the City of Blair is
required to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the State of Nebraska from all claims,
demands, actions, damages, and liability including reasonable attorney's fees, that may arise as a
result of the event; and thirty (30) days advance written notice of the special event must be
provided which specifies the date and time City of Blair will assume control of the identified
state highway property as well as the date and time the City of Blair will relinquish control of
such property of the State of Nebraska. In addition, the City of Blair is required to provide
beginning and ending locations for the highway closure including sufficient area for the
placement of advance warning and /or detour signing, and include sufficient time for the City of
Blair to prepare and later clean the property prior to returning possession back to the State of
Nebraska.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that said Parade Route and Road Closure
referred to hereinabove is hereby adopted with all requirements of LB 589 to be met as stated
above and such Parade Route and Road Closure is accepted by the City of Blair and the Mayor
and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute same on behalf of the municipality.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HALL. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, KEPHART, RYAN,
CHRISTIANSEN, WOLFF AND HALL VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
NONE VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2011.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
J S REALPH, MAYOR
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BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed at a
regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 28th day of June, 2011.
BRENDA WHEELER, City Clerk