01-27-1993 RACC MINUTES - Laserfiche WebLink

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RECREATION AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE Wednesday, January 27, 1993 10:00 A.M. CITY COUNCIL BOARD ROOM NOTES 1. DISCUSSION ON UPCOMING PARADES USING DOWNTOWN ROUTE Attending: Terri Thompson, John Tavaglione, Al Mendoza, Gary Barnes, Marvin Lea, Carol Hendrix Rita Norton submitted a letter from the Downtown Division of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce containing several recommendations regarding parade routes. (Attached) These included publishing an annual list of City parades and events in January of each year; noticing businesses potentially affected by an event when the sponsor obtains a permit; setting barricades to block streets as late as possible on the day of the event and removing them promptly upon completion; not allowing postponement due to weather. Two recommendations were also made at the request of business owners on Market Street from 14th to University: 1) Hold parades on Sundays or holidays. 2) Study alternate routes. General discussion followed regarding the preferability of several parade routes from different viewpoints: Economic impact on merchants along the routes; difficulty of policing various routes; accessibility for residents and emergency personnel. Also discussed was the advisability of attempting to schedule various events in different geographical areas of the City in order to both diffuse the economic burden which now falls on one group of businesses, and also to involve various neighborhoods more fully in the social and cultural life of the City. Police Department suggested it might be possible to use street barricades somewhat differently than in current practice. They stated they would place the barricades as late as possible before parade start, as well as remove them promptly upon completion. Also, signage could be mounted to the barricade indicating access to the merchant was available.