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RESOLUTION NO. R2017- 9 2 <br /> RESOLUTION REGARDING TEMPORARILY <br /> CLOSING SOME DOWNTOWN SIDEWALKS <br /> -DECATUR CELEBRATION- <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the many benefits, economic and other, that <br /> the annual Decatur Celebration brings to the City of Decatur and surrounding area; and, <br /> WHEREAS,there is substantial public interest in supporting, financially and otherwise, <br /> the Decatur Celebration; and, <br /> WHEREAS,there is substantial public benefit in supporting, financially and otherwise, <br /> the Decatur Celebration; and, <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council recognizes that temporarily closing some of the <br /> downtown sidewalks for the Decatur Celebration will substantially benefit the Decatur <br /> Celebration and serve the public interest; and, <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Decatur's downtown public sidewalks serve legitimate public <br /> interests including pedestrian travel and access to public and private property, including for <br /> business, employment, and recreational purposes; and, <br /> WHEREAS,temporarily closing some downtown Decatur sidewalks to all but paid <br /> attendees of the Celebration, downtown residents, and persons legitimately engaged in <br /> employment and/or business activities downtown will substantially benefit the Decatur <br /> Celebration; and, <br /> WHEREAS, temporarily closing some downtown Decatur sidewalks to all but paid <br /> attendees of the Celebration, downtown residents, and persons legitimately engaged in <br /> employment and/or business activities downtown will not unreasonably infringe upon other's <br /> rights to enjoy the said sidewalks, access public or private property, or engage in protected <br /> speech; and, <br /> WHEREAS,temporarily closing some downtown Decatur sidewalks to all but paid <br /> attendees of the Celebration, downtown residents, and persons legitimately engaged in <br /> employment and/or business activities downtown is a legitimate exercise of municipal <br /> authority: <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> DECATUR, ILLINOIS: <br /> Those portions of the City of Decatur downtown sidewalks located within the"footprint"of <br /> the Decatur Celebration, as identified on the attached Exhibit"A", shall be temporarily closed, <br />