SUBJECT: Approval of Street Closure Request #21-01 by the City of Merced and the Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Host a Monthly Farmers Market Event (El Mercado) on Thursdays (with the Exception of May 5), Located on W. Main Street Between M Street and Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Way, Canal Street Between Main Street and W. 18th Street, and Bob Hart Square on Wednesday, May 5, Thursday, June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, and October 7, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving a request by the City of Merced and the Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the closure and use of City streets and Bob Hart Square on Wednesday, May 5, Thursday, June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, and October 7, 2021, for a monthly Farmers Market Event (El Mercado). The request seeks approval to close W. Main Street, between M Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Canal Street between Main Street and W. 18th Street, and Bob Hart Square from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion approving the street closure of W. Main Street between M Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Canal Street between Main Street and W. 18th Street, and the use of Bob Hart Square on Wednesday, May 5, Thursday, June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, and October 7, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., 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

March 17, 2021

On agenda

April 5, 2021

Passed

April 5, 2021