SUBJECT: Approval of Street Closure Request #20-03 (Lao Association, with United Way of Merced) for Use of West Main Street Between H and M Streets, Canal Street Between Arbor Lane and West Main Street, and Bob Hart Square, for the Lao New Year Celebration Event on April 18, 2020 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM REPORT IN BRIEF The Lao Association, with co-sponsor United Way of Merced, is requesting the closure and use of West Main Street between H and M Streets, Canal Street between Arbor Lane and West Main Street, and Bob Hart Square for a celebration of the Lao culture, to include a procession, on Saturday, April 18, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion approving the street closures of West Main Street, between H and M Streets (including Canal Street between West Main Street and Arbor Lane and Bob Hart Square), from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Vendor Fair event, and West Main Street, between H Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (approximately) for the float parking and set-up, on Saturday, April 18, 2020, subject to the details and conditions outlined in the administrative staff report.

Committee

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority

Requested by

Development Services Department

Introduced

February 24, 2020

On agenda

March 16, 2020

Passed

March 16, 2020