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DATE:
November 03, 2015
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police
By: Mike Castro, Lieutenant
SUBJECT:
STREET CLOSURES FOR FESTIVAL OF BANDS PARADE
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
This report requests the City Council approve the closure of specific City streets for the
Arcadia High School Music Club’s 62nd Annual Festival of Bands Parade that will be held
on Saturday, November 21, 2015.
DISCUSSION
Approximately 40 of the top California High School bands have been invited to attend and
compete in the 62nd Annual Festival of Bands on Saturday, November 21, 2015. In order
to provide a safe and enjoyable experience, it is necessary to close the streets affected by
the parade route. Such closures require City Council approval.
As in years past, the proposed parade route will have the bands exit Gate 1 from the
Santa Anita Race Track parking lot onto westbound Huntington Drive to southbound
Baldwin Avenue to eastbound Duarte Road to northbound El Monte Avenue to eastbound
Campus Drive into the disband area (parade route map is attached). Parade awards are
given at the Arcadia High School and then the bands move by vehicle to East Los Angeles
Community College for the field competition.
This request covers the closure of Baldwin Avenue from Huntington Drive to Duarte Road
and Duarte Road from Baldwin Avenue to El Monte Avenue. The closure will be from 8:00
a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. Closure of Campus Drive from Santa Anita Avenue to
Park Avenue is also required from 6:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Additionally, traffic will be
disrupted intermittently on Huntington Drive between Baldwin Avenue and Gate 1 for
bands to exit the staging area.
Street Closures for Festival of Bands Parade
November 03, 2015
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The Arcadia High School Music Club will notify the businesses as well as the affected
residential area by hand-delivering flyers to all who are impacted by this event. The
appropriate insurance binders have been issued to properly protect the City.
Arrangements will be made for the temporary posting of no parking signs on the parade
route and other areas near the parade. Posting will occur several days before the event.
Police Department personnel provide parade route security for the event and Public Works
Services supplies barricades and assistance in preparation for street closure and traffic
diversion. These costs have been included in adopted budgets for the Departments.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for overtime expenses in the amount of $11,824 have been allocated in the Police
Department’s FY2015-16 operating budget.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council approve the closure of specific City streets for the
62nd Annual Festival of Bands Parade on Saturday, November 21, 2015.
Attachment: Parade Route Map
Arcadia High School Festival of Bands
Parade Route
Band Staging Area
GATE 1
GATE 3
CAMPUS DR
Dis-Band Area