R114601
City Council Meeting: September 13, 2022 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11460 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET
FOR OPEN MAIN STREET, OCTOBERFEST
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e) authorizes local authorities,
for those highways under their jurisdiction, to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or
resolution to temporarily close a portion of any street for celebrations, parades, local
special events, and other purposes when, in the opinion of local authorities having
jurisdiction or a public officer or employee that the local authority designates by resolution,
the closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that
portion of the street during the temporary closing; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Main Street Business Improvement Association to co-produce a one-day open
streets event called “Open Main Street, Octoberfest”; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the City’s Director of the Community
Services Department to temporarily close a portion of Main Street, since closure is
necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are using the closed portion of
Main Street during the temporary closing pursuant to Open Main Street, Octoberfest.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Director of the Community Services Department is hereby
authorized to temporarily close the portion of Main Street between Strand Street and Pier
Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on October 22, 2022, because closure of this area
is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are using the closed portion
during the temporary closing for Open Main Street, Octoberfest.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas T. Sloan
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 13th day of September 2022.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11460 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 13th day of September 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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