HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 22-039RESOLUTION NO. 22-039
WHEREAS, Mardi Gras Southeast Texas has requested permission from the
City of Beaumont to operate golf carts during the 2022 Mardi Gras Event; and,
WHEREAS, Operation would be limited to Mardi Gras activities in and around the
Event Centre on City streets within the area; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Code, Sec. 551.404 states that a
governing body of a municipality may allow an operator to operate a golf cart on all or
part of a highway that is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality and has a
posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour; and.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the citizens of
Beaumont to allow the limited and temporary use of golf carts on City streets
commencing on February 21, 2022 and ending on February 28, 2022 in conjunction
with Mardi Gras Southeast Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the limited and temporary use of golf carts by Mardi Gras Southeast Texas
on City streets commencing on February 21, 2022 and ending February 28, 2022 in
conjunction with Mardi Gras Southeast Texas be and is hereby authorized.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 1st day of
February, 2022
- Mayor Robin Mouton -