HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12j - Street Closures for Arcadia High School Music Club's 65th Annual Festival of Bands Parade
DATE: November 6, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police
By: Mike Castro, Lieutenant
SUBJECT: STREET CLOSURES FOR ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC CLUB’S
65TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BANDS PARADE, HELD ON SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 17, 2018.
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The Police Department requests that the City Council approve the closure of specific City
streets for the Arcadia High School Music Club’s 65th Annual Festival of Bands Parade,
which will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
DISCUSSION
Approximately 40 of the top California High School bands have been invited to attend and
compete in the 65th Annual Festival of Bands. We have confirmed with the City Attorney’s
Office that the appropriate insurance binders have been issued to properly protect the City.
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 High
School and then the bands move by vehicle to another venue for the field competition.
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 will supply barricades and assistance in preparation for street closure and traffic
diversion.
Street Closures for the Festival of Bands Parade
November 6, 2018
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IMPACT AREA
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.
This year’s parade route will be the same as last year. 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.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”), and it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the
environment. Thus, this matter is exempt under CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Police Department has allocated $12,500 in the FY2018-19 Operating Budget under
Traffic Overtime to cover the expenses for this event.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the closure of specific City streets for the
Arcadia High School Music Club’s 65th Annual Festival of Bands Parade, held on
Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Attachment: Parade Route Map
Arcadia High School Festival of Bands
Parade Route
CAMPUS DR
GATE 1
GATE 3
Dis-Band Area
Band Staging Area